Jurgen E. Schrempp TITLE Chairman, CEO Daimler Benz AG AGE 53 BACKGROUND A career Daimler man, Schrempp has done tours of duty in the U.S. and South Africa during his 31 years at the company. The former auto mechanic and engineer is outspoken, flamboyant, and speaks fluent English. He also is a shrewd corporate politician. After winning the CEO job at Daimler in 1995, Schrempp engineered the ouster of his rival Helmut Werner, who had been credited with reviving Mercedes-Benz. Return to main story

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