• The Supervisory Board of Daimler Truck Holding AG has appointed Yvonne Bettkober as Member of the Board of Management, responsible for Human Resources and serving as labor director, effective October 1, 2026
• Jürgen Hartwig, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler Truck Holding AG since December 2021, will leave the company at his own request after more than 30 years at the end of November 2026

Leinfelden-Echterdingen – The Supervisory Board of Daimler Truck Holding AG has appointed Yvonne Bettkober as a new Member of the Board of Management, effective October 1, 2026. She will assume responsibility for Human Resources across the Daimler Truck Group and as Labor Director. Her initial term extends until September 30, 2029. Bettkober joins the company from Audi AG, where she most recently served as Chief Transformation Officer.

Jürgen Hartwig, responsible for Human Resources at Daimler Trucks since 2016 and Member of the Board of Management of Daimler Truck Holding AG since December 2021, will leave the company at his own request after more than 30 years at the end of November 2026.

Joe Kaeser, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler Truck Holding AG: “With Yvonne Bettkober, we are appointing a proven leader in transformation and performance management. In her years at Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, she has also gained vast experience in process optimization, reshaping organizations at speed, and leading people through change. We look forward to having her serve on the managing board of Daimler Truck. After a long and truly exceptional career at Daimler Truck, Jürgen Hartwig has decided to leave the company. He has been instrumental in developing the company into a strong standalone company. His dedication and commitment to Daimler Truck has been outstanding. We thank him sincerely for his contribution and dedication.”

Karin Rådström, President, CEO and Chair of the Board of Management of Daimler Truck Holding AG: “Jürgen has been a defining force in shaping our culture at Daimler Truck. His leadership was critical during our spinoff and launch as an independent company. Juergen’s deep commitment to our people, his calm leadership through change, and his belief in our purpose have left a strong and lasting mark on me and across the organization. As we thank Jürgen for everything he has built, we are also energized for the future. I am excited to welcome Yvonne Bettkober to our Board of Management. With our strategy set and our simpler, faster, stronger culture taking hold, her international experience, strategic clarity, and execution strength will be key as we move forward. Yvonne delivers real change and brings people with her - exactly the leadership we need as we continue progress on our journey towards becoming the best truck and bus company in the world.”

Michael Brecht, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the General Works Council of Daimler Truck: “Jürgen Hartwig has shaped the way we work at Daimler Truck in a very special way. His deep commitment to our people, his ability to listen, and his continuous focus on making HR a true partner to the workforce have earned him great respect across the organization. It is thanks to our close collaboration with him that many groundbreaking decisions have been made possible. On behalf of the General Works Council, I sincerely thank him for his constructive, fair, and trustworthy cooperation over many years. With Yvonne Bettkober, we welcome a leader whose experience will help drive and shape the transformation of Daimler Truck.  Her team-oriented mindset and her credible commitment to working together with employee representatives convinced us from the very first conversation. We are looking forward to working with her in partnership as we navigate this historic transformation together.”

Juergen Hartwig, Member of the Board of Management responsible for Human Resources: “This company has been my professional home and passion for more than three decades. While the last five years have clearly been the highlight of my career, this is the right moment for the company and for me to prepare an orderly handover at the end of 2026.  I am deeply grateful to our people worldwide and proud of what we have built together. I congratulate Yvonne Bettkober on her appointment and warmly welcome her to the Board; with her experience in organizational development and transformation across global tech and automotive, I’m confident the company is in excellent hands.”

Yvonne Bettkober, Member-Elect of the Board of Management responsible for Human Resources: “For me, transformation above all means enabling adaptability. I am excited to become part of the Daimler Truck family and to drive our strategic direction forward together with the Board and the team. In an increasingly volatile and complex global environment, ambitious goals require an organization that unites innovation, speed, performance orientation, and consistent execution.”

About Yvonne Bettkober

Before joining Daimler Truck, Bettkober served as Chief Transformation Officer at Audi AG, where she led company-wide efficiency and organizational transformation programs. Her earlier career includes leadership roles in the IT and telecommunications sectors at Microsoft, Tibco Software, and Telesens. In 2019, she joined Amazon Web Services as General Manager/CEO for the Switzerland and Austria region. In 2023, she moved to the Volkswagen Group’s software unit, CARIAD, where she assumed responsibility for transformation, organizational development, and advisory functions for both the Board of Management and Supervisory Board. She later took on an expanded role overseeing Group-level organizational development and transformation at Volkswagen AG.

About Jürgen Hartwig

Jürgen Hartwig has been a member of the Board of Management of Daimler Truck Holding AG since December 2021, responsible for Human Resources. In addition, he has been the Labor Director of Daimler Truck Holding AG since June 2022. After studying business education at the University of Mannheim, he began his professional career in 1993 at the former Daimler-Benz AG in the Human Resources and Organizational Development at the Gaggenau Plant. Subsequently, he held numerous Human Resources senior leadership roles within the Daimler Group, including leading HR for Research and Development and overseeing HR for Daimler’s operations in China. In 2016, he was appointed Head of HR for Daimler Trucks. Over more than three decades, he has played a key role in shaping the company’s HR strategy, culture and transformation.

The Supervisory Board’s appointment of Bettkober applies equally to Daimler Truck Holding AG and Daimler Truck AG.