After today’s announcement of my new role as CEO Mercedes-Benz Trucks, starting December 1st, I would like to reach out to share my excitement both for my new role and for Mercedes-Benz Trucks!
I am a trucker at heart. Since the start of my career two decades ago, I was always sure that I am in exactly the right industry. And I was always sure that I am in exactly the right company. I am proud every day to work for Daimler Truck.
In my various roles over the past years, I have always tried to make a difference. And it was clear to me that this is only possible with strong, empowered teams. It has always been important to me to create a culture of mutual trust and high performance based on diverse individual strengths.
Over the years, my great teams have achieved a number of things that we can be proud of. Most recently, this applies to Brazil and Latin America, where our business is now back on track and can grow profitably again on a healthy base. I would therefore like to extend my gratitude to my entire team at Mercedes-Benz do Brasil: Thank you for your great commitment!
Looking ahead, I am excited to continue the successful path of recent years at Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Yes, it will require further measures to make the business in Europe as resilient as it needs to be. But I am convinced that as a team we will be successful. We will let the star – our star – shine brightly everywhere!
Exciting times ahead for Daimler Truck AG with Achim Puchert on board. Looking forward to the future of Mercedes-Benz AG- Trucks!