Mercedes-Benz Trucks Names Head of Marketing, Sales, Service
Andreas von Wallfeld was named as the new head of marketing, sales, and services for Mercedes-Benz Trucks as of May 1.
by Staff
April 11, 2018
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Andreas von Wallfeld was named as the new head of marketing, sales, and services for Mercedes-Benz Trucks as of May 1. He succeeds Till Oberwörder, who started his new assignment as head of Daimler buses on April 1.
Andreas von Wallfeld, head of marketing, sales, and service for Mercedes-Benz Trucks, photo courtesy of Daimler AG.
Since Jan. 1, 2014, von Wallfeld has been a member of the Mangement Board of the Mercedes-Benz Sales and Marketing Organization Germany with responsibility for passenger car sales. He started his career at Daimler AG in the international management associate program.
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After occupying several positions in the areas of product management and sales strategy at the group’s headquarters in Stuttgart, he managed the company-owned Mercedes-Benz sales and service outlet in Fulda from 2006 to 2011.
In this function, he was responsible for the cross-divisional sales operations for cars, vans, and trucks. Starting in 2011, he headed brand experience communication for the Mercedes-Benz Cars unit in Stuttgart, which is responsible for the division’s auto show participation, exhibitions, events, retail presentations, customer centers, and other brand platforms all over the world.
The successor of Andreas von Wallfeld as head of sales and marketing of Mercedes-Benz Cars Germany will be announced at a later date.
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