Daimler Truck Finance Chief Dies in ‘Tragic Incident,’ Company Says

The chief monetary officer of Daimler Truck has died in a “tragic incident,” the corporate mentioned Sunday.

Jochen Goetz, 52, died Saturday, based on an organization assertion that did not specify what occurred to him.

Goetz spent greater than three many years working on the Daimler Group, the Stuttgart, Germany-based automotive big greatest generally known as the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxurious automobiles.

The corporate mentioned Sunday he was “decisively chargeable for the profitable spin-off” in 2021 of Daimler’s truck division, which is the world’s largest maker of vans, from the remainder of the corporate that renamed itself Mercedes-Benz Group AG.

“The dying of Jochen Goetz is an incredible loss for Daimler Truck, each personally and professionally,” mentioned an announcement from Martin Daum, chairman of the corporate’s board of administration, of which Goetz was additionally a member.

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