"We sincerely thank Rainer Genes, who has helped to decisively shape the fortunes of our company for almost two decades. He has played a key role, among other things, in purchasing, as a plant manager in Bremen and as head of production planning at Mercedes-Benz Cars," said Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG with responsibility for Trucks and Buses. "Since 2013, Rainer Genes has been in charge at Mercedes-Benz Türk and now leaves that company in excellent shape, with our truck market share at a record level and production booming. Also in the bus business, Rainer Genes has played a key part in recent years – among other things due to the new product projects and the expansion of our product sites. We thank Rainer Genes for his long-standing commitment and wish him all the best for the future," continued Dr. Bernhard.