<![CDATA[On 1 January 2018 Volker Hansen will become the new General Manager of Fleetboard GmbH, the world's most successful provider of connected services for commercial vehicles. In this position he also becomes Head of Digital Solutions & Services at Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Responsibility for both areas was previously held by Dr Daniela Gerd tom Markotten, who moved on to become General Manager of moovel GmbH on 1 November 2017.
Since 2014, as part of the corporate CASE activities, Volker Hansen has been responsible for the development of electric powertrains at Mercedes-Benz Cars. CASE stands for Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Service and Electric Drive – the future strategic fields for Daimler AG.
“I am very pleased that in Volker Hansen, we have gained an experienced and ideally suitable colleague for digital and connected services in the truck sector. These activities are a central component of the business system and success of Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Volker Hansen and his team will effectively expand the innovative Fleetboard products and digital services for our customers,” says Stefan Buchner, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks.
Volker Hansen began his career at Daimler AG in Berlin in 1995. After various positions in Germany and abroad, he became responsible for the innovation strategy and project portfolio for research and predevelopment at Mercedes-Benz Cars from 2004. Between 2006 and 2011 he was Head of Innovation Strategy and Key Account Research and Development at Mercedes-Benz Cars. From 2011 to 2014 he was responsible for strategic project management for the localisation of the Vito in the NAFTA and Latin