Karin Rådström today took up her position as member of the Board of Management of Daimler Truck AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Rådström was most recently responsible for sales and marketing at Scania as a member of the Board of Management.
“We are very pleased to welcome Karin to our global leadership team. She has a wealth of international experience in the commercial vehicle industry and great success in building a customer-focused sales organization and associated brand presence,” said Martin Daum, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler Truck AG and Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG.
A native of Sweden, Rådström started as a trainee at Scania in 2004 after completing her Master of Engineering in Industrial Management at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Since 2007, she has held various senior positions within Scania’s sales and service organization, including managing the company’s bus business and building the digital and connected vehicles business.
Rådström succeeds Stefan Buchner, who retired effective October 2020.