Dieter Zetsche
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"Dieter Zetsche" is a Germany/German businessman and the Chairman of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars since 2006 as well as member of the company's Board of Management since 1998.

He was born while his father, Herbert Zetsche, a civil engineer, was temporarily in Turkey for a dam construction project. The family returned to Germany in 1956. Dieter Zetsche attended school in Oberursel (near Frankfurt am Main) and studied electrical engineering from 1971 to 1976 at the University of Karlsruhe; he graduated as an engineer. He completed his doctorate in engineering in 1982 at the University of Paderborn.

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Management has to be where the action is.

We want to have the board where the action is.

Our objective is to create a lean, agile structure, with streamlined processes that will unleash DaimlerChrysler's full potential.

Energy and fuel prices continue to rise, triggering fuel consumption concerns in the United States.

There's no politics. It's very straight-forward. This is the kind of culture we want to have - no (expletive), no politics - just working together to improve this company as fast as we can.

I feel it is correct to publish the salaries.

We're sticking to the timetable for the moment.

DaimlerChrysler made significant progress in 2005. But our earnings are still not where we want them to be.