Dieter Zetsche
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Dieter Zetsche at IAA 2009
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| Born |
5 May 1953 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Residence | Stuttgart |
| Other names | Dr. Z (Doctor Zee) |
| Alma mater |
University of Karlsruhe, University of Paderborn |
| Occupation | Chairman of Daimler AG Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars |
| Predecessor | Jürgen E. Schrempp |
Dieter Zetsche (German pronunciation: [̩diːtɐ ˈt͜sɛt͡ʃə]; born on 5 May 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a German businessman and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars since 2006 as well as member of the company's Board since 1998.
He was born while his father, Herbert Zetsche, a civil engineer, was temporarily in Turkey for a dam construction project. The family returned to Germany in 1956. Dieter Zetsche attended school in Oberursel (near Frankfurt am Main) and studied electrical engineering from 1971 to 1976 at the University of Karlsruhe; he graduated as an engineer. He completed his doctorate in engineering in 1982 at the University of Paderborn.
He joined Daimler-Benz in 1976, working in the research department. In 1981, he became Assistant Development Manager at the Vehicles business unit. He became a member of DaimlerChrysler's Board of Management in 1998 and served as the President/CEO of Chrysler Group from mid-2000 to 31 December 2005, where he was credited with a turnaround of DCX's American operations. Since 1 January 2006 he succeeded Jürgen Schrempp as Chairman of DaimlerChrysler (now Daimler AG), being succeeded in the position of Chrysler Group CEO by Thomas W. LaSorda.
He was the main influence behind the demerger of Daimler and Chrysler in 2007, which ended in the newly formed Daimler AG.
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