Change of management at Mercedes-Benz Schweiz AG
Marcel Guerry, currently Head of Mercedes-Benz Switzerland AG, is leaving the company and will become Head of Mercedes-Benz Italia S.p.A. as of October 1, 2017. He will be succeeded by Marc Langenbrinck, currently Head of Mercedes-Benz France SAS. This rotation is part of Mercedes-Benz's management strategy, as Marcus Breitschwerdt, Head of Region Europe Mercedes-Benz Cars explains: "With double-digit growth, Europe was [...]
This rotation is part of Mercedes-Benz's management strategy, as Marcus Breitschwerdt, Head of Region Europe Mercedes-Benz Cars, explains: "With double-digit growth, Europe was the largest sales region for Mercedes-Benz in 2016. This success story must be continued in any case, also by further developing and focusing strategies, processes and procedures. The exchange and joint alignment within the region and between the markets are of great importance for this. By rotating the heads of our local organizations, we ensure a profound exchange of experience and knowledge transfer."
Marcel Guerry (1962) is leaving the Swiss subsidiary after 17 years and will become Head of Mercedes-Benz Italia S.p.A. as of October 1, 2017. Guerry began his professional career at Daimler in 2001 at Mercedes-Benz Schweiz AG as After Sales Director and was appointed Head of the company in 2011. A trained auto mechanic, he has held management positions at various automakers throughout his career. Since 2011, he has also championed Switzerland as an automotive business location as a board member of the auto-schweiz association. Since he took over as head of Mercedes-Benz Schweiz AG, the company has almost doubled its market share in the passenger car business within six years.
