Martin Daum

Biography

Martin Daum was born on October 28, 1959, in Karlsruhe, Germany. After attending school and obtaining Abitur (university entrance examination) in 1978 he made an apprenticeship as a banker. 1980 he started his economics studies at the University of Mannheim, Germany, and finished with a master degree in Economics in 1985. After 2 years working as a Management Consultant Martin Daum joined the then Daimler-Benz AG in 1987. Previous positions in the company:   Executive Vice President, President & CEO, Daimler Trucks North America LLC, 2009 Vice President, Operations Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Daimler AG, 2006 Vice President, Product Unit Unimog, Special Vehicles & Controlling, Daimler AG, 2003 Director, Controlling Mercedes Benz Trucks, Daimler AG, 2002 Director, Strategy CVD, DaimlerChrysler AG, 2001 Director, General Manager Finance and Administration, Sterling Corporation, Willoughby, Ohio USA, 1997 Director, Project Manager Controlling Light Truck Concept, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Portland, USA, 1996 Senior Manager, Commercial Director, debis Marketing Services GmbH, 1992 Senior Manager, Assistant to the Board Member Trading and Marketing Services, debis AG, 1990 Manager, Sales organization Overseas/Sales Companies Overseas, Daimler-Benz AG, 1988 International Management Associate Program, Daimler-Benz AG, 1987

Research Interest

Interested in business