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- Stuttgart / Portland, Oregon, Mar 22, 2017 - Roger Nielsen (56) has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and its affiliated companies Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and Detroit Diesel Corporation effective as of April 1, 2017.
- Stuttgart, Germany, Dec 8, 2016 - The Supervisory Board of Daimler AG has nominated Dr Clemens Börsig for re-election as a shareholder representative on the Supervisory Board. His election for a further term of office spanning five years is to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting in Berlin on March 29, 2017.
- Stuttgart, Germany, Sep 22, 2016 - With effect from 25 August 2016, Sibylle Wankel (born in 1964) has been appointed to the Daimler AG Supervisory Board as an employee representative. She studied law at the universities in Berlin and Freiburg. Sibylle Wankel has been active in trade unions since 1991 and has worked for IG Metall since 1997. iIn May 2016, she became General Counsel of the IG Metall Board of Management in Frankfurt.
- Bremen, Apr 25, 2016 - Am 27. und 28. April hat die Bildungsinitiative „Genius – die junge WissensCommunity von Daimler“ 130 Lehrerinnen und Lehrern im Mercedes-Benz Werk Bremen die Unterrichtseinheit „Antriebstechnik – Verbrennungsmotor, Elektroantrieb, Brennstoffzelle“ vorgestellt. Die Fortbildung richtete sich zum ersten Mal an Lehrkräfte aus der Hansestadt Bremen und Niedersachsen, die in Grundschulen und der Sekundarstufe I (Klassen fünf bis zehn) in den sogenannten „MINT“-Fächern unterrichten. „MINT“ steht für die Disziplinen Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaft und Technik.
- Kassel, Apr 18, 2016 - Am 18. April beginnen sechs Flüchtlinge und Asylbewerber ein sogenanntes Brückenpraktikum im Mercedes-Benz Werk Kassel. Die Teilnehmer wurden von der Bundesagentur für Arbeit und dem Jobcenter Kassel ausgewählt. Sie stammen aus Syrien und dem Irak und sind zwischen 21 und 36 Jahre alt. Neben einem praktischen Teil in der Ausbildungswerkstatt, der mechanischen Fertigung und Montage sowie der Logistik besuchen die Praktikanten täglich einen Deutschkurs. Ziel ist, die Teilnehmer nach dem Brückenpraktikum an Unternehmen, Zeitarbeitsfirmen oder in eine Berufsausbildung zu vermitteln.
- Stuttgart, Apr 10, 2016 - How do health and mobility fit together? Will autonomous cars become moving fitness rooms? How do smart homes communicate with our cars? At the first Daimler hackathon this year around 50 students worked on the topic health & mobility as well as smart home & mobility. The aim of the party for coders and web designers was to develop and program innovative ideas within 24 hours and verify their potential with the jury. The term hackathon combines the words „hacking“ and „marathon“ what explains why fun with coding, perseverance, team spirit and little sleep are part of the program.
- Stuttgart, Mar 4, 2016 - The bridge internship at Daimler for refugees and asylum seekers is a success. Nearly all 40 participants of the first program will receive offers from temporary employment agencies for continued employment in industry or in a particular trade or craft or will get a vocational training opportunity at Daimler. "We are highly satisfied with the result of the first bridge internship. We achieved our goal of paving people's way into the labor market for almost all participants. This success reaffirms our decision to offer more bridge internships.
- Stuttgart, Feb 4, 2016 - Daimler is sharing the reward of the successful 2015 financial year with its employees by paying the highest profit-sharing bonus in the company's history. The Board of Management and General Works Council resolved to pay a profit-sharing bonus of up to EUR 5,650 to all qualifying tariff-scale employees. Thus, the highest profit-share, which was paid in the last year, with 4,350 euros, will be clearly surpassed.
- Brüssel, Jan 27, 2016 - At their joint conference today “Digital working world: opportunities and challenges for companies and personnel”, the Association of German Employer Confederations (BDA) and Daimler AG together with European guests turn their gaze to increasing digitalisation: what can be digitalised will be digitalised. Not only are production and manufacturing processes changing, but also the work environment of employees.
- Germersheim, Dec 16, 2015 - On January 1, 2016, Eckhart von Sass will hand over responsibility for the Mercedes-Benz Global Logistics Center to Klaus Ziemsky. After two years in charge of the central warehouse in Germersheim and the German and European logistics centers, and after nearly 30 years at Daimler AG, Eckhart von Sass will leave the company at his own request and by mutual agreement at the end of this year. Holger Suffel, Head of Global Service & Parts Operations Mercedes-Benz Cars:
- Stuttgart, Nov 9, 2015 - Forty refugees and asylum seekers have started a so-called 'bridge internship' at Daimler. The participants who come from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Gambia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria are between 20 and 51 years old. In the program Daimler is working with the German Federal Employment Agency and Job Centers.
- Stuttgart, Oct 23, 2015 - Change of leadership after almost 10 successful years: With effect from 1 December, Michael Bock, Director of Mercedes-Benz Classic and Customer Centre, will take over the management of Sport and Lifestyle Marketing at Mercedes-Benz. Bock will be succeeded by Christian Boucke, the previous Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmbH.
- Stuttgart, Oct 16, 2015 - The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG, Hans Dieter Pötsch, has asked the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG, Dr. Manfred Bischoff, to release the Member of the Board of Management for Integrity and Legal Affairs of Daimler AG, Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, from her current contract, which is scheduled to run until February 28, 2017. She is to move to the Volkswagen Group as Member of the Board of Management for Integrity and Legal Affairs on January 1st, 2016.
- Stuttgart, Oct 13, 2015 - Daimler is launching so called `bridge internships´ for refugees. As of November 9, about 40 participants will be starting fourteen-week `bridge internships´ at the Mercedes-Benz Plant in Stuttgart. The internships are organized with the German Federal Employment Agency and the Stuttgart Job Center. The refugees will learn basic practical skills for work in industrial production and will attend German courses every day. The participants will be selected at the end of October by the German Federal Employment Agency and the Stuttgart Job Center.
- Beijing/Stuttgart, Sep 30, 2015 - The Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Center in Beijing is under new leadership as of October 1, 2015. Prof. Dr. Hans Georg Engel follows Klaus Mannsperger as the head of Daimler’s Chinese R&D facilities. In his new position, Engel will oversee a growing number of departments and functions with a broad range of research and development activities: apart from the current responsibilities, this new role now also includes program management, procurement, and supplier quality management, which are essential levers in successful product development.
- Stuttgart, Sep 4, 2015 - The Press Department at Mercedes-Benz is under new management. On 1 August Bettina Fetzer assumed responsibility for the global Product and Brand PR for Mercedes-Benz Cars. This includes the passenger car brands of Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Maybach, Mercedes-AMG and smart. She has taken over from Christoph Horn, who on 1 September moved to ZF Friedrichshafen AG.
- Stuttgart, Aug 14, 2015 - In September 2015 Daimler AG will be holding job application days for highly qualified graduates and specialists who would like to help develop the future of connected driving. The “Connected Car” job application days will be held on 15 and 16 September at the research and development facility in Sindelfingen. Daimler will offer entry-level positions in five IT-related fields of work:
- Stuttgart, May 22, 2015 - The global employee representation of Daimler AG is becoming even more international. The World Employee Committee (WEC) will have 23 members from 15 countries in the future. The Group's Management and the employee representatives have signed a corresponding agreement. Previously, the WEC represented Daimler employees from six countries with 13 members.
