Mercedes-Benz appoints Paul Gao to new Chief Strategy Officer role
By Bradley Osborne - 9th July 2022
Paul Gao, Chief Strategy Officer at Mercedes-Benz
Germany – Mercedes-Benz Group AG, an automotive corporation based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, has announced the creation of a new executive role – ‘Chief Strategy Officer’ – which will be filled by Paul Gao from 1 July.
Gao was most recently a Senior Partner at global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company in Hong Kong and has decades of experience working in the automotive sector. He will direct the global strategy of Mercedes-Benz, in particular leveraging his knowledge of Asian growth markets such as China. “This makes Paul the right choice to further enhance the international profile of our brand, our management and our company,” according to Chief Executive Ola Källenius.
