Mercedes-Benz Group
Olaf Koch was born in Bad Soden am Taunus (Germany) in 1970. He began his professional career as a writer in the technology sector. After completing a degree in business administration from the University of Cooperative Education in Stuttgart in 1994 and a brief occupation at Daimler-Benz AG, he founded the IT Networks GmbH. In 1998, he returned to Daimler-Benz AG, where he headed the Corporate Situation Center and the development of the Corporate e-Business within the Group Development.
In September 2002, he was appointed Vice President Finance & Controlling and joined the Divisional Board of Management of the Mercedes Car Group. In this function, he also assumed responsibility for the strategy department, starting from 2006.
In October 2007, Olaf Koch joined Permira Beteiligungsberatung as Managing Director Operations. There, he worked in the Industrial Products and Services area as well as in Portfolio Management. During this time, he was actively involved in various holdings, among others, at Hugo Boss AG, where he headed the audit committee of the supervisory board for several years.
In October 2009, Olaf Koch was appointed Chief Financial Officer of METRO AG and two years later, in November 2011, Chief Executive Officer. He left METRO AG at the end of 2020 in order to promote start-ups, among other things.
Olaf Koch is a member of the advisory board of Creative Hive - The Company GmbH.
In May 2021, he and his partners founded Zintinus GmbH, a growth capital fund that invests in innovative concepts and more sustainable solutions in the food sector.
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Mercedes-Benz Group AG is one of the world's most successful automotive companies. With Mercedes-Benz AG, the Group is one of the leading global suppliers of premium and luxury cars and vans. Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG offers financing, leasing, car subscription and car rental, fleet management, digital services for charging and payment, insurance brokerage, as well as innovative mobility services. The company founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history by inventing the automobile in 1886. As a pioneer of automotive engineering, Mercedes-Benz sees shaping the future of mobility in a safe and sustainable way as both a motivation and obligation. The company's focus therefore remains on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior vehicles that both captivate and inspire. Mercedes-Benz continues to invest systematically in the development of efficient powertrains and sets the course for an all-electric future: The brand with the three-pointed star pursues the goal to go all-electric, where market conditions allow. Shifting from electric-first to electric-only, the world’s pre-eminent luxury car company is accelerating toward an emissions-free and software-driven future. The company's efforts are also focused on the intelligent connectivity of its vehicles, autonomous driving and new mobility concepts as Mercedes-Benz regards it as its aspiration and obligation to live up to its responsibility to society and the environment. Mercedes-Benz sells its vehicles and services in nearly every country of the world and has production facilities in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Africa. In addition to Mercedes-Benz, the world's most valuable luxury automotive brand (source: Interbrand study, 20 Oct. 2021), Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, Mercedes-EQ and Mercedes me as well as the brands of Mercedes-Benz Mobility: Mercedes-Benz Bank, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and Athlon. The company is listed on the Frankfurt and Stuttgart stock exchanges (ticker symbol MBG). In 2021, the Group had a workforce of around 172,000 and sold 2.3 million vehicles. Group revenues amounted to €168.0 billion and Group EBIT to €29.1 billion.