Markus Schäfer (manager)

Markus Schäfer (born 11 May 1965) is a German manager and member of the board of directors of the Mercedes-Benz Group. As chief technology officer, he is responsible for the development and purchasing departments.[1]

Markus Schäfer
Born (1965-05-11) May 11, 1965
NationalityGermany German
CitizenshipGerman

Career

Markus Schäfer grew up in Niederlaasphe and graduated from the municipal high school in Bad Laasphe. In 1990 he graduated from the Technical University of Darmstadt with a degree in mechanical engineering and started his career at what was then Daimler-Benz AG. Among other things, he was plant manager of an assembly plant in Cairo, Egypt, and CEO for Mercedes-Benz U.S. International at Tuscaloosa (USA).[2] In 2014 he became Head of Production and Purchasing at Daimler AG. He has been a member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG since 2019 and is responsible for Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development on the Board of Management. Since June 1, 2019, he has also been responsible for global purchasing at Mercedes-Benz Cars.

In July 2019 he was appointed chairman of the supervisory board of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd., which controls the Mercedes AMG F1 Team in Formula One. He succeeds Niki Lauda.[3]

References
  1. "Markus Schäfer". Mercedes-Benz.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. Azok, Dawn Kent (2010-11-28). "Markus Schaefer returns to Alabama to lead Mercedes plant in Vance". al. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. "Mercedes: Markus Schäfer wird Lauda-Nachfolger im Aufsichtsrat". Motorsport-total.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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