"With Klaus Rehkugler, we have succeeded in gaining a highly experienced international sales colleague for Mercedes-Benz Vans," said Marcus Breitschwerdt, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans. "I am looking forward to working with him. Thanks to his extensive experience in sales, with responsible positions in product management, in the operational fleet customer business, as a branch manager and in marketing and sales management in important international markets, I am sure that he will also quickly provide impetus in the van sector."

Rehkugler studied European Business Studies in Reutlingen before joining the then Mercedes-Benz AG in 1994 via the international trainee program. After holding various specialist and management positions at Mercedes-Benz Cars in fleet and used car sales and as product manager for Mercedes-Benz compact cars, Rehkugler took over as head of market planning and order management at smart GmbH. From 2005 to 2011, he held various management positions in marketing and in Mercedes-Benz Canada's own Toronto Retail Group. From fall 2011, Rehkugler was responsible for product management of the S-Class, E-Class and C-Class and their derivatives as well as MB Guard, before assuming his current position as Head of Sales Operations and Marketing for the European region at Mercedes-Benz Cars in October 2014.

Breitschwerdt continued: "Klaus Rehkugler is a salesman who has learned his trade from the ground up and reacts quickly and flexibly to new challenges. He is also a real team player who will work with his team to meet the needs of our customers and always plays to win."

After more than 30 years in various specialist and management roles within the Daimler Group, Klaus Maier (58), Head of Sales & Marketing Mercedes-Benz Vans, is leaving the company at his own request. Maier took on his current role in 2013. "On behalf of Mercedes-Benz Vans, I would like to thank Klaus Maier for the very trusting cooperation, his high level of commitment and the new sales records he has set every year. His achievements continue and form an excellent basis for the further development of the van business into a dynamic future," Breitschwerdt continued. "I wish Klaus all the best for his professional and personal future."