Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Achim Puchert succeeds Karin Rådström
He succeeds Karin Rådström, who was named head of Daimler Truck AG on 1 October. Rådström, for her part, succeeded Martin Daum (64). Puchert is currently still CEO and President of Mercedes-Benz do Brasil and Latin America. It is therefore fitting that he will continue to be responsible for the Latin America region at Daimler Truck level.
The 45-year-old is a Daimler native. He began his career in 2002 after completing two Master’s degrees (Economics and Business Administration for International Business and International Management) at the former Daimler Group. During this time, he gained a lot of experience abroad, for example in Russia. In 2015, Achim Puchert took over the management of cooperations and international industrialisation projects at Mercedes-Benz Trucks as Director International Operations. In 2019, he was appointed Senior Vice President Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Daimler Truck Asia and one year later also took over as Senior Vice President Daimler Truck Overseas – until he took up his current position in Brazil in 2022.
“With the appointment of Achim Puchert, the Supervisory Board promptly decides on the succession for the management of Mercedes-Benz Trucks,” says Joe Kaeser, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler Truck Holding AG. “Decisive criteria were team spirit, leadership strength and relevant experience in restructuring and profitable development of businesses. Achim Puchert brings together all these attributes in a convincing manner and has demonstrated this particularly in his current role as CEO of Mercedes-Benz do Brasil. The Supervisory Board looks forward to working with him.”
Rådström explains what Kaeser is referring to with Puchert’s activities in Brazil: ” In less than three years, he has worked with his team to bring a previously challenging business with below-average margins back on track. I look forward to working with Achim in his new responsibility.” The the new Daimler Truck CEO describes her successor as an “experienced strategist and transformation expert, but even more importantly, Achim is a manager who leads through empowerment, motivating his teams to perform at their best.”
Michael Brecht, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the General Works Council, also emphasised that the employee side had supported his appointment and described the appointment as “very good choice.”
“We from the General Works Council have known Achim Puchert for a long time through his various positions at the Wörth plant and in Brazil, among others,” says Brecht. “Given the challenges at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, we expect to be involved in the new direction early on and that the interests of employees, as well as shareholders are considered.”
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