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Board of management, DaimlerChrylser; chief executive officer and president, Chrysler Group

Nationality: German.

Born: May 5, 1953, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Education: University of Karlsruhe, MS, 1976; Technical University of Paderborn, PhD, 1982.

Family: Married Gisela (maiden name unknown); children: three.

Career: Daimler-Benz, 1976–1981, research division; 1981–1984, assistant to chief engineer, commercial-vehicle division; 1984–1986, coordinator, commercial-vehicle development activities; 1986–1987, senior manager, chief engineer of cross-country vehicle unit; 1987–1988, head of the development department and...