Wolfgang Bernhard

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Wolfgang Bernhard (born September 3, 1960) is a member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG.[1] He served as the former President and COO of Chrysler from 2000 to 2004.[2]

Early life

Bernhard was born Wolfgang Ayerle in September 3, 1960 in Böhen, Germany.[3] He grew up as one of nine children and later took his mother's maiden name. He earned a masters degree in electrical engineering and economics from Technical University of Darmstadt in 1986, and MBA from Columbia Business School in 1988, and a doctorate in economics from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in 1990.[4]

Career

After 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.

References

  1. ↑ Board of Management - Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard | Daimler > Company > Corporate Governance > Bodies > Board of Management
  2. ↑ "Executive Profile-Wolfgang Bernhard". Businessweek. Retrieved 31 January 2013. 
  3. ↑ About Columbia Business School : Board of Overseers
  4. ↑ Wolfgang Bernhard Biography - children, name, school, mother, old, born, college, time, year - Newsmakers Cumulation
  5. ↑ Wolfgang Bernhard's Rehabilitation at Daimler
  6. ↑ WOLFGANG BERNHARD - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com
  7. ↑ Wolfgang Bernhard will take key post at Mercedes-Benz - AutoWeek Magazine
  8. ↑ Wolfgang Bernhard returns to Daimler - AutoWeek Magazine
  9. ↑ Daimler's Bernhard Trades Tomahawk for Mercedes Assembly Lines - Bloomberg
  10. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/11/business/worldbusiness/11iht-VW.4174914.html


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