Martin Schwenk has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India. He will take charge of the India operations from November 1, 2018. Schwenk replaces Roland Folger, who will head Mercedes-Benz Thailand.
Martin Schwenk has an Engineering degree from the University of Stuttgart. He joined Daimler in 1992, through the Mercedes-Benz Training Program. Since 2015, he has been the CFO at Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Co. Ltd. (BMBS).
In the past, Schwenk has been the CFO of Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. and Mercedes-Benz G GmbH (Graz, Austria). He has also served as the Head of Finance & Controlling at Mercedes-Benz South Africa as well as at Daimler AG.