Dr. Tobias Brandis will be Daimler Truck's new chief legal and compliance officer effective Oct. 1. He succeeds Dr. Florian Hofer, who left the company to pursue other opportunities.
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"Tobias Brandis combines a strong business mindset with an empowering leadership style and strong communication skills," says Karin Radstrom, CEO of Daimler Truck. "He has spent more than 20 years leading businesses and shaping corporate functions across strategy, operations, finance, M&A, and legal and compliance. I am confident that Tobias will lead the legal and compliance team with clarity, focus and a strong spirit of collaboration, helping to take our company to the next level."
Brandis will also take the position of human rights officer. He studied law in Germany and Switzerland and earned his doctorate in Munich. He was most recently president of Wacker Chemie AG's global polysilicon business unit.
