Name Ernst Lieb | Spouse Petra Lieb | |
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Born June 22, 1955 (age 68) ( 1955-06-22 ) Stuttgart, Germany Children Katja Lieb, Daniel Lieb, and Christopher Lieb | ||
Ernst lieb mercedes benz usa
Ernst Lieb assumed the roles of President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA on September 1, 2006, replacing Paul Halata. He was removed from the position, effective immediately, on October 18, 2011 for spending more than $US100,000 of company money to upgrade his American home which was owned by Mercedes at the time. Lieb sued the company in Germany for wrongful dismissal, but lost the case. He returned to Australia and became a part owner of a company called Motorworld, which owns Jeep-Chrysler dealerships. He had previously been President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler's Australia & Pacific division. Prior to his role in Australia, he had been President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada since July 1, 1995. He has a long history with Mercedes-Benz, starting in 1975 as a spare-parts specialist.
Mercedes-Benz placed third in the 2010 J.D. Power and Associates Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study and surpassed Lexus. [1]
