Christian Schüler has succeeded Gero Götzenberger as CEO of Athlon International with immediate effect.

Christian Schüler, CEO of Athlon International

Schüler was most recently president & CEO of Banco Mercedes-Benz do Brasil; a role he’s held since 2017. He has been with Daimler Mobility since 1996 and has held various management positions all around the globe in Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Schüler said: “Athlon has a tradition of over 100 years and I am very excited to join the fleet and mobility business at this point in time. I am looking forward to shaping our business together with the team to serve our customers in the best way.”

He assumes the Athlon CEO role as Gero Götzenberger joins Daimler Mobility in Stuttgart, Germany, as global head of strategy and transformation.

Peter Zieringer, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler Mobility, responsible for the region Europe, commented: “We thank Gero Götzenberger for his great contributions to integrate Athlon into Daimler Mobility and grow our multi-brand fleet business in the last four years. Christian Schüler will continue the success story of Athlon. His broad international leadership expertise and his customer focus will ensure to continue our success in the fleet business.”