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C | INTERIM MANAGEMENT REPORT 19
Workforce
At the end of the first quarter of 2020, the Daimler Group
employed 298,611 people worldwide (end of 2019: 298,655).
Of that total, 172,936 were employed in Germany (end of 2019:
173,813), 25,798 in the United States (end of 2019: 25,788),
11,376 in Brazil (end of 2019: 11,128) and 11,380 in Japan (end
of 2019: 10,056). Our consolidated companies in China
employed 4,326 people at the end of March 2020 (end of 2019:
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Employees by division (as of March 31, 2020)
Daimler-Group 298,611
Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans 173,854
Daimler Trucks & Buses 101,366
Daimler Mobility 12,384
Group Functions & Services 11,007
Important events
Daimler AG proposes Timotheus Höttges for election to
the Supervisory Board
On the basis of a recommendation by the Nomination Committee,
the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG decided on February
19 to propose at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting that Timotheus
Höttges be elected to the Supervisory Board as a representative
of the shareholders. Paul Achleitner will step down
from the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG after ten years.
Supervisory Board of Daimler AG extends contract with
Hubertus Troska
In the same meeting, the Supervisory Board extended the contract
of service of Hubertus Troska, Member of the Board of
Management of Daimler AG responsible for Greater China, until
December 31, 2025. Hubertus Troska has been a member of
the Board of Management of Daimler AG since December 13,
2012. He is CEO and Chairman of Daimler Greater China Ltd.,
and thus responsible for all strategic and operating activities of
Daimler in China.
Daimler shortens decision-making paths and streamlines
organizational structure
As announced on February 20, our company has further developed
its organizational structure with the goal of improving the
development and production processes for vehicles, technologies
and services through closer and more efficient collaboration.
Several restructuring measures took effect on April 1,
2020. For the area of Mercedes-Benz Cars, the position of
Product Strategy and Steering has been newly created. Furthermore,
Ola Källenius has assumed overall responsibility for
the Mercedes-Benz Vans division. Markus Schäfer, currently
Member of the Boards of Management of Daimler AG and
Mercedes-Benz AG responsible for Group Research and
Mercedes-Benz Cars Development, Procurement and Supplier
Quality, will in the future at Daimler AG level as Chief Operating
Officer also manage the technical value-added process of
Mercedes-Benz Cars – from development and materials purchasing
to production. Harald Wilhelm, Member of the Board of
Management of Daimler AG responsible for Finance & Controlling
and Daimler Mobility, is also Board of Management Member
for Finance at Mercedes-Benz AG.
Daimler postpones Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
After consideration of all aspects, especially the health of all
participants and the instructions of the responsible public
health office, the Board of Management decided on March 13
not to hold the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting as planned on
April 1, 2020, but to postpone it until later in 2020. This inevitably
results in the corresponding postponement of the resolution
on the appropriation of profit and the dividend payment.
We aim to hold the Annual Meeting on July 8 and to send out
new invitations to the 2020 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
Measures adopted against the COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, Daimler AG decided
on March 17 to suspend most of its production and work in
selected administrative areas in Europe for an initial period of
two weeks. The suspension affected the company’s European
car, van and truck plants. Wherever operations have to be
maintained, the company has taken appropriate precautions to
protect its employees against infection. With these measures,
the company is helping to protect the workforce, to interrupt
chains of infection and to contain the spread of this pandemic.