Mercedes-Benz Group
Vera Schmidt is an accomplished designer specializing in advanced experience design within the automotive industry. Currently serving as Director of Advanced Experience Design at Mercedes-Benz AG since June 2015, Vera leads the development of innovative user experiences for next-generation vehicles. Prior to this role, Vera held the position of Sr. Manager of Advanced UX Design at Mercedes-Benz R&D North America, where strategic direction and futuristic concepts like the F015 and S-Class 2020 were shaped. Vera's extensive experience includes working as an Interface Designer at Daimler AG, where instrumental display graphics for various Mercedes-Benz models were created, and as a Designer of Visual Communications at Concept & Design, contributing to UI applications for multiple clients. Vera's educational background includes a Master of Arts in Visual Communications from the Savannah College of Art and Design and a Diplom in Visual Communications from Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt.
Mercedes-Benz Group
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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.