Ola Kallenius grew up at Daimler AG doing what most people associate with German car manufacturers: developing driving machines with powerful engines and aggressive styling that zoom down the autobahn. In his new job as chief executive officer of the company, he’ll need to embrace a different challenge: cars without gasoline.
Ola Kallenius
Photographer: Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg
Born in Sweden, Kallenius spent his entire working life at the Mercedes-Benz maker and world’s biggest truck producer, rising through the ranks since 1995 in a career that climaxed Sept. 26, when the company appointed him as CEO from May next year.
His most enduring assignment was ...
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