Marc Llistosella to head Daimler Trucks Asia

CHENNAI: Former head of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) Marc Llistosella (47) will be the new head of Daimler Trucks Asia (Fuso and BharatBenz). He will assume charge on April 1, 2015.
Llistosella is currently head of marketing, sales and after-sales, Trucks Asia and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV).
Albert Kirchmann (58), currently Head of Daimler Trucks Asia, will become chairman of Daimler Trucks Asia on April 1, 2015.In this position, he will consult and support the company's strategic development and will continue to represent Daimler on the political level as well as in industry associations in Japan.
DICV, the wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, together with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) are partners under the umbrella of Daimler Trucks Asia (DTA).
Llistosella has been leading DICV right from the planning phase as a greenfield project. He built the organization, the plant and led the development of a whole new product range under the brand BharatBenz for the Indian market as well as Fuso trucks for markets in Asia and Africa.
In his current function, he leads all marketing, sales and aftersales-related areas of Daimler Trucks Asia and oversees DICV's Indian operations by bringing in his passion and deep understanding of the Asian truck industry.
His successor at DICV Erich Nesselhauf remains CEO and managing director of DICV and continues to report directly to Marc Llistosella also in the new role.
"Within a very short time, Marc Llistosella has firmly established the BharatBenz brand in the Indian commercial vehicle industry. Developing a tailored product portfolio, he proved that he understands the customers' demands very well. Along with Albert Kirchmann, he is one of the architects of Daimler Trucks Asia", Wolfgang Bernhard, member of the Daimler board of management with responsibility for Daimler Trucks & Buses, said.
Michael Kamper (49), currently managing director, trucks, at Mercedes-Benz UK, will become new Head of marketing, sales & customer services of Trucks Asia as of March 1, 2015.
In the company since 1995, Kamper has proven his expertise in truck business in various leading positions in international sales and customer experience.
The management changes were decided by the board of management, Daimler AG, and are subject to approval by the board of directors and the shareholder's meeting of MFTBC.