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Ola Kaellenius
Age: 46
Nationality: Swedish
Education: Master's degree in international management and finance and accounting from the Stockholm School of Economics and the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Joined Daimler-Benz AG as trainee in 1993.
Key positions:
• On Jan. 1, 2017, will become the Board of Management member responsible for group research and Mercedes-Benz Cars development
• Since Jan. 1, 2015, board member responsible for Mercedes-Benz marketing and sales
• 2010: Vice president, managing director, Mercedes-AMG
• 2009: CEO, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• 2005: Managing director, Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines, Brixworth, Great Britain
Source: Daimler
NEW YORK -- At Mercedes-Benz's stand at the New York auto show, there were murmurs: Ola Kaellenius, the poised, youthful-looking Swede who runs Mercedes' global sales, has the inside track to succeed Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche.
