Mercedes restructures top management

Management Mercedes Restructures Top Management

2025-12-19 From Thomas Günnel | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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Mercedes restructures positions in top management. Among others, the current head of design and the head of e-drives are leaving the company.

Gorden Wagener will leave Mercedes-Benz at the end of January 2026.(Image: Mercedes-Benz) — Gorden Wagener will leave Mercedes-Benz at the end of January 2026.
(Image: Mercedes-Benz)

Mercedes-Benz is restructuring several positions below the Group Executive Board. Starting February 2026, Bastian Baudy, currently Head of Design AMG, will succeed Gorden Wagener as Head of Design. Gorden Wagener will leave the company at his own request on January 31, 2026.

Yanni von Roy-Jiang will be responsible for Procurement & Supplier Quality starting January 2026, succeeding Gunnar Güthenke. Gunnar Güthenke will hand over his responsibilities to Yanni von Roy-Jiang by February. Mercedes plans to announce Gunnar Güthenke's new role at a later date.

The position of Yanni von Roy-Jiang as Head of Operations Supply Chain will be taken over by Stefanie Choritz in April 2026. Choritz is currently Head of Finance & Controlling for Top-End Vehicles & Mercedes-AMG GmbH.

Head of Electrified Drives Leaves Mercedes

Torsten Eder, Head of Electrified Drive Systems, will leave the company in May 2026 at his own request. His successor will be Jörg Bartels, currently President & CEO of Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd., BBAC. Jens Bühler, who currently heads production in Kecskemét and Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary, will succeed Jörg Bartels.

Torsten Eder, currently Head of Electrified Drive Systems, will leave Mercedes in May 2026 at his own request.(Image: Mercedes-Benz Group) — Torsten Eder, currently Head of Electrified Drive Systems, will leave Mercedes in May 2026 at his own request.
(Image: Mercedes-Benz Group)

Rosa Maria Conde Diez, currently Head of Group Research, Sustainability & RD Functions, will take over the Body & Safety division in January 2026. She succeeds Thomas Hellmuth, who will leave the company at his own request at the end of December. Ida Wolf, currently Head of Chief of Staff & Corporate Office, will succeed Rosa Maria Conde Diez starting February 2026.

Mercedes points out that some division names will change with the upcoming personnel changes.

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