Stuttgart, Germany – Today, Daimler AG’s Supervisory Board elected Michael Brecht to be its new Deputy Chairman and therefore the foremost of the workforce representatives on the board, effective from May 1, 2014. He is taking over from Erich Klemm, who is entering the passive phase of part-time phased early retirement and stepping down from Daimler AG’s Supervisory Board on April 30, 2014, after 44 years at the company and 26 years on the Supervisory Board.
“Erich Klemm was a responsible Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and stood up for the interests of the workforce as Chairman of the General Works Council,” said Dr. Manfred Bischoff, Chairman of Daimler AG’s Supervisory Board, in praise of Mr. Klemm’s merits. He also congratulated Michael Brecht on his appointment as Deputy Chairman. “We have another experienced workforce representative at my side to lead the Supervisory Board in the form of Michael Brecht. I would like to wish Mr. Brecht all the best, and look forward to working together productively for the good of our company.”
“In the many years of collaboration, we have been able to do more than simply arrive at reasonable compromises,” summarized Dr. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. “On behalf of the Board of Management and the whole company, I would like to thank Erich Klemm for 44 years of dedication.”
Michael Brecht was appointed to Chairman of Daimler AG’s General Works Council on April 2, 2014. He has been a member of the Works Council for the Mercedes-Benz plant in Gaggenau since 1990, and its Chairman since 1998. Mr. Brecht joined the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG in 2012, since when he has also been a member of the Audit Committee.
Today, Mr. Brecht was also elected as Deputy Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Brecht’s appointment as Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board means that he is now also Deputy Chairman of the Mediation Committee as well as the Presidential Committee.
Ergun Lümali succeeds Erich Klemm as an ordinary member of the Supervisory Board. He had already been elected to replace Erich Klemm in the Works Council elections held in March 2013. Mr. Lümali was also elected Deputy Chairman of the General Works Council on April 2, 2014, having previously been appointed Chairman of the Works Council of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, of which he has been a member since 1994, in March 2014.
