Commercial vehicle giant Traton Group and its subsidiary Scania are merging the chief executive roles with Christian Levin appointed to lead the group.
Effective October 1, Levin takes on the changed role which merges his current role as president and chief executive of Scania with the role as president and chief executive of Traton.
Current chief executive of Traton Group, Matthias Gründler, and chief financial officer Christian Schulz, will both leave the company on September 30.
Annette Danielski, currently head of corporate finance at Traton, will become the new chief financial officer as of October 1.
“I am honoured to take on the role as CEO of the Traton Group while continuing on as CEO of Scania,” Levin says.
“Looking ahead focus will be on transforming business into new technology areas and geographies, whilst leveraging further synergies through modularisation and scalability.
“The evolution of the Traton Group continues and builds on the Traton strategy which the current management team established and which is now pushed into a different gear.
“The strategy includes a stronger focus on sustainability not the least through e-mobility, digitalisation and connectivity; continued integration of Navistar and growth in the North American market, as well as continued investments in China over the next few years.
“This change will comprise of several steps over time and by the end of the year a fuller plan will be presented,” Levin says.
Gründler says the task ahead for Traton Group is for a “sustainable future beyond conventional business models and ways of thinking”.
“With Christian Levin at the helm, the Traton Group can now benefit even more from its lead brand Scania.
“Christian Levin is exactly the right person for this task and I wish him and the entire Traton team every success,” Gründler says.
Traton Group, is a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group and one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, with its MAN, Scania, Navistar, and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus brands.
