Jürgen E. Schrempp
Jürgen Erich Schrempp | |
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Jürgen E. Schrempp in 1993 | |
| Born | 15 September 1944 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | CEO of Daimler-Benz |
| Term | 1995–2005 |
| Predecessor | Edzard Reuter |
| Successor | Dieter Zetsche |
Jürgen Erich Schrempp (born September 15, 1944, in Freiburg) is the former CEO of Daimler-Benz from May 1995 to December 31, 2005, which became DaimlerChrysler, a German-American car and truck manufacturer. Following a decision of the board taken on July 28, 2005, he was succeeded on January 1, 2006, by Chrysler frontman Dieter Zetsche. Schrempp was the architect of the merger joint venture between Daimler Benz and Chrysler, which ultimately ended in failure when Chrysler was sold in 2007.