Wolfgang Bernhard (born 3 September 1960) is a former member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG.[1][2] He served as the former President and COO of Chrysler from 2000 to 2004.[3]
Early life
editBernhard was born Wolfgang Ayerle on 3 September 1960 in Böhen, Germany. He grew up as one of nine children and later took his mother's maiden name. He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering and economics from Technische Universität Darmstadt in 1986, an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1988, and a doctorate in economics from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in 1990.[4]
Career
editAfter obtaining his doctorate degree, Bernhard joined McKinsey & Company in 1990 as a management consultant. In this capacity, he was assigned to Mercedes-Benz. In 1992, he joined Mercedes-Benz AG. Bernhard became CEO of Mercedes-AMG in 1999. Following the merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler in 1998, Bernhard was appointed President and COO of the Chrysler division in 2000.[5] He continued in the position until he was slated to become the head of the Mercedes-Benz group in May 2004, but was passed over for the job just a day before his official switch. Bernhard subsequently resigned.[6] Bernhard then served as the CEO of the Volkswagen brand for Volkswagen AG from 2005 to 2007.[7] He was ousted from this position in January 2007 by Ferdinand Piech.[8][9][10] Bernhard then rejoined Daimler in April 2009, and was on the Board of Management member responsible for commercial vehicles[11] since February 18, 2010. He became Head of Daimler Trucks and Buses Division on April 1, 2013.[citation needed]
On 9 February 2017, Wolfgang Bernhard announced that he would not renew his contract with Daimler in January 2018. On 10 February, Daimler let him go.[12][13]
In February 2019 Bernhard replace Franz Gasselsberger on the supervisory board of Austrian aluminium group AMAG.[14][15][16]
References
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- ^ "Executive Profile-Wolfgang Bernhard". Businessweek. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Wolfgang Bernhard Biography – children, name, school, mother, old, born, college, time, year – Newsmakers Cumulation
- ^ Wolfgang Bernhard's Rehabilitation at Daimler Archived March 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "wolfgang bernhard – Wheels Blog – The New York Times". wheels.blogs.nytimes.com. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ Wolfgang Bernhard will take key post at Mercedes-Benz – AutoWeek Magazine
- ^ Wolfgang Bernhard returns to Daimler – AutoWeek Magazine
- ^ Reiter, Chris. "Daimler's Bernhard Trades Tomahawk for Factory Lines". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Dougherty, Carter (2007-01-11). "Wolfgang Bernhard to step down at VW - Business - International Herald Tribune". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ Ewing, Jack (2015-09-23). "Volkswagen C.E.O. Martin Winterkorn Resigns Amid Emissions Scandal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- ^ Lkw-Vorstand Bernhard will offenbar Daimler verlassen, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, 9. Februar 2017
- ^ Lastwagen-Chef Bernhard muss Daimler verlassen[1], Süddeutsche Zeitung, 10 February 2017
- ^ "Amag's board: Bernhard will replace Gasselsberger". Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ AG, AMAG Austria Metall. "Vorstand / Aufsichtsrat der AMAG Austria Metall AG". Vorstand / Aufsichtsrat der AMAG Austria Metall AG. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ "Preparations underway for new appointments to the Management Board and Supervisory Board" (PDF). AMAG. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.