After completing his training as a banker, Renschler studied business engineerin g from 1979 to 1984 at the Technical College

in Esslingen, where he obtained a D iplom degree in Business Engineering. From 1984 to 1987 he studied business admi nistration at the University of Tbingen, where he also earned a Diplom degree. He wrote his thesis at the Hewlett-Packard computer company. In 1988 Renschler join ed Daimler-Benz AG, where he initially worked in the Organization and Data Proce ssing department. In 1989 he worked on the staff of Mercedes-Benz Chairman Werne r Niefer, after which he managed project teams at the Corporate Planning unit. I n 1992 he was Executive Assistant to the designated Board of Management Chairman Helmut Werner. In 1993 he was appointed to manage the All Activity Vehicle (AAV ) project, whose aim was to develop an all-new luxury SUV and to select and buil d a corresponding production facility in the U.S. The result was the newly devel oped Mercedes-Benz M-Class, which has been manufactured in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since 1997. The luxurious SUV defined a new segment and was a market success. Th e vehicle has also been delivered to customers in Germany since 1998. After managing the M-Class unit and serving as President and CEO of the producti on subsidiary Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. (MBUSI), Renschler switched to the corporate headquarters in Stuttgart, where he was appointed Senior Vice P resident, Executive Management Development at DaimlerChrysler, the company that had recently been formed through the merger of Daimler and Chrysler. Renschler w as President of smart GmbH from 1999 to 2004. He stabilized the small car brand, cut costs, and opened up new markets in Asia. Today, the smart brand is the mar ket leader in Germany s micro-car segment and an integral part of the Daimler divisi on Mercedes-Benz Cars. In addition to his responsibilities at smart, Renschler was assigned to the Mits ubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) in Tokyo in spring 2004 in order to assess the s trategic and operational options for MMC within the Daimler Group. As a result o f this assessment, Daimler terminated its involvement in MMC. On October 1, 2004 , Andreas Renschler was appointed a member of the Daimler AG Board of Management , where he is responsible for Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses. Daimler Trucks i s the world s largest truck manufacturer. With the help of the Global Excellence Pro gram launched in late 2005, Renschler aims to make the world s largest commercial ve hicle manufacturer also the most profitable one. The program concentrates on sho rt, medium, and long-term goals that are based above all on boosting efficiency and making the most of economies of scale. Daimler Buses has the highest sales a nd returns of any bus manufacturer in the world.