Europe Rising Stars

FRANK KLEIN

July 06, 2011 05:00 AM
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PROFILE

NAME: Frank Klein

TITLE: CEO Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary

COMPANY: Daimler

LOCATION: Kecskemet, Hungary

AGE: 39

FAMILY: Wife; 3 children

BORN: Mainz, Germany

NATIONALITY: German

LANGUAGES: German, English, French, some Hungarian

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Berufsakademie, Stuttgart

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

(all with daimler) 2010 to present: CEO, Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary; project leader, assembly plant build up

2007-2009: Head of assembly for S class, CL class, Maybach, SLS AMG, B class fuel cell, seat production / subassembly set-up, Sindelfingen plant

2005-2007: Executive assistant to the COO of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Stuttgart

2004-2005: Head of assembly and bodyshell for CL class, Sindelfingen plant

2002-2004: Head of electrics & electronics assembly, Sindelfingen plant

1999-2002: Executive assistant to Mercedes-Benz Cars head of vehicle research, Stuttgart

1996-1999: Head of electric & electronic tools and processes team, Portland, Oregon, USA

1994-1996: Bodyshell engineer, Sindelfingen plant

As the customer can buy any car, never forget that you carry a great responsibility to the people who buy the cars and drive them.

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