Andreas Renschler

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Andreas Renschler (born March 29, 1958 in Stuttgart ) is a German manager. Since February 1, 2015, he has been a member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, responsible for the Commercial Vehicles division. He is also chairman of the Latin America Committee of German Business (LADW), which is part of the Federation of German Industries . Before that, he was a member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG from October 2004 to March 2013 and was responsible for the truck business and from April 2013 to January 2014 he was responsible for the production and purchasing of Mercedes-Benz Cars as well as for the entire Mercedes-Benz Vans division. Until July 2020 he was the CEO of Traton AG .

Life

After completing his apprenticeship as a banker, Renschler studied industrial engineering in Esslingen am Neckar from 1979 to 1983 with a degree in industrial engineering. From 1984 to 1987 he studied business administration at the University of Tübingen , where he also obtained a degree in business administration. He wrote his diploma thesis at the computer company Hewlett-Packard .

In 1988 Renschler joined Daimler-Benz AG in the organization and IT department . In 1989 he worked on the staff of Mercedes-Benz CEO Werner Niefer and then took over the management of project teams in the corporate planning area. In 1992 he was assistant to the designated chairman of the board, Helmut Werner . In 1993 he took over the AAV (All Activity Vehicle) project. The task was to develop a new type of luxury SUV and to select and set up a production site in the USA. The result was the newly developed Mercedes-Benz M-Class, which has been built since 1997 at the plant in Vance in Tuscaloosa County , Alabama , which Renschler had built since 1993 .

After managing the M-Class division and as head of the production subsidiary Mercedes-Benz US International Inc. (MBUSI), Renschler moved to the Stuttgart headquarters in 1999 and became head of personnel development in the AG, which has now merged with the American company Chrysler to form the DaimlerChrysler group.

From 1999 to 2004 Renschler was head of smart GmbH.

In spring 2004, in addition to his role at smart, Renschler was employed at Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) in Tokyo to examine strategic and operational options for MMC within the Daimler Group. The result was Daimler's withdrawal from MMC.

From October 1, 2004, Andreas Renschler was a member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and from October 2004 to March 2013 he was responsible for Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses .

From April 1, 2013, he was responsible for Production and Purchasing Mercedes-Benz Cars and for the entire Mercedes-Benz Vans division.

On January 28, 2014, he surprisingly announced his resignation.

In February 2014, Volkswagen AG announced that Renschler had been appointed to its Board of Management for the Commercial Vehicles division on February 1, 2015. Since February 2015, Andreas Renschler has been entrusted with the management and stronger networking of commercial vehicle brands on the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG. On May 5, 2015 it was announced that the truck and bus brands of Volkswagen AG will now be bundled under one roof, Truck & Bus GmbH. Andreas Renschler is the head of this holding company.

In May 2016, his unusually high VW pension came under fire. After five years at Volkswagen, Renschler will receive a VW pension of around € 60,000 per month in addition to his Daimler pension.

Current and completed engagements

  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board of MAN SE , since 2015
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Messe AG , since 2005
  • Chairman of the University Council of Reutlingen University , since 1999
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of the Tognum Group, 2008 to 2013
  • President of the commercial vehicle manufacturers in the European Automobile Manufacturers Association ( ACEA ), 2008
  • Member of the University Council of the University of Applied Sciences Esslingen , 2000 to 2006
  • Head of the executive committee for commercial vehicles of the VDA (Association of the Automotive Industry), 2004

Others

After Renschler built the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1993, the region has become a center of the automotive industry in the southern United States. Other manufacturers also later settled in Alabama - e. B. Toyota, Honda and Hyundai. Today, Tuscaloosa is still considered the temporary home of many Germans who, as so-called expatriates, often work for Daimler for a few years in Tuscaloosa / Vance. The Mercedes-Benz plant is the largest employer in the region. It produces the Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) GLE , GLE Coupé and GLS and, since 2014, the C-Class for the North American market. In addition, Renschler has set up a study foundation.

Awards

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Renschler takes over the chairmanship . ( bdi.eu [accessed on April 3, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Reorganization of the TRATON board of directors - Andreas Renschler hands over management to Matthias Gründler. Traton Group, July 7, 2020, accessed July 15, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Daimler: Production manager Renschler resigns surprisingly. In: Spiegel Online . January 28, 2014, accessed February 24, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Andreas Renschler becomes board member for the commercial vehicles division of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft. (No longer available online.) Volkswagen AG , February 21, 2014, archived from the original on February 27, 2014 ; accessed on February 24, 2014 (press release).
  5. ↑ Volkswagen: "Trucker" Renschler is supposed to northward the VW commercial vehicle world. Stuttgarter Zeitung , February 21, 2014, accessed on February 24, 2014 .
  6. ↑ FAZ.NET: Millions for doing nothing. In: FAZ.net . May 15, 2016, accessed December 26, 2016 .
  7. ↑ asc: Andreas Renschler: VW board of management collects millions for doing nothing. In: Spiegel Online . May 15, 2016, accessed December 26, 2016 .
  8. ↑ MBUSI - Products . In: MBUSI . ( mbusi.com [accessed July 24, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Renschler, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German manager
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart