Dietmar Exler

Dietmar Exler became president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA in 2016, responsible for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and the Smart brand for the U.S. and NAFTA regions. He oversees more than 1,500 employees and 373 dealers in the U.S., plus 1,240 employees in Canada and Mexico. Exler’s career spans nearly two decades of international business experience in various leadership roles. He began at McKinsey & Co. in 1997 in Germany and later moved to its Midwest office in Detroit. The Austria native subsequently joined (then) DaimlerChrysler Financial as senior manager of program development, and was promoted to vice president of marketing the same year. In 2010, he became vice president for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA. Education: Johannes Kepler University Linz (JD), University of Chicago Law School (LLM)