Daimler Truck finance chief Jochen Goetz, credited with its spinoff from Mercedes-Benz maker, dies

Jochen Goetz, the chief monetary officer of Daimler Truck and credited with its profitable spinoff from the automotive large that makes the Mercedes-Benz, has died, the corporate stated Sunday. He was 52.

Goetz spent greater than three many years working on the Daimler Group, the Stuttgart, Germany-based firm finest often known as the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxurious automobiles.

Daimler Truck stated he was “decisively responsible” for the spinoff in 2021 of Daimler’s truck division, which is the world’s largest maker of vans, from the remainder of the corporate that renamed itself Mercedes-Benz Group AG.

The firm’s assertion stated Goetz died in a “tragic incident” on Saturday however did not give particulars.

“The death of Jochen Goetz is a tremendous loss for Daimler Truck, both personally and professionally,” stated a press release from Martin Daum, chairman of the corporate’s board of administration, of which Goetz was additionally a member.