Britta Seeger
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{{Short description|German business executive}}
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| name = Britta Seeger
| image = Britta Seeger 2018 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Seeger at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|09|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bonn, West Germany{{cite web|title=Britta Seeger – Biography|periodical=|publisher=Mercedes-Benz Group|url=https://group.mercedes-benz.com/company/corporate-governance/board-of-management/seeger/|url-status=|format=|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}
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| occupation = Business executive
| known_for = Daimler AG executive
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Britta Seeger (born 25 September 1969) is a German business executive. She is currently the second female member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG alongside Renata Jungo Brüngger{{cite web|title=Zwei von acht – Britta Seeger wird zweite Frau im Daimler-Vorstand|periodical=|publisher=manager-magazin.de|url=https://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/personalien/britta-seeger-zieht-in-daimler-vorstand-ein-a-1104211.html|url-status=|format=|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=22 July 2016|language=|pages=|quote=}} and, after her predecessor Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, the third woman in the history of Daimler AG to be appointed to the Board of Management.
Early life and education
Seeger was born in Bonn, West Germany. After attending the Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium in Fellbach, Seeger graduated with a BA in business administration from the University of Cooperative Education in Stuttgart.{{Cite web |title=Britta Seeger on building a 28-year career with Daimler AG |url=https://www.optionstheedge.com/topic/people/britta-seeger-building-28-year-career-daimler-ag |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=www.optionstheedge.com |language=en}}
Career
Seeger began working at Mercedes in 1989, working in retail and marketing before being named head of the eBusiness Unit in 2000.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-23 |title=Eurostars - Britta Seeger |url=https://europe.autonews.com/awards/2022-eurostars-britta-seeger |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Automotive News Europe |language=en}}
After several positions at the corporate headquarters, Seeger switched to the commercial vehicle division in 2013, where she was initially responsible for the South Korean and then for the Turkish market. In South Korea, she was the first woman to hold a management position at a foreign automobile manufacturer.{{cite web|title=Magazin – 10 Fragen an: Britta Seeger – Goethe-Institut Korea|periodical=|publisher=goethe.de|url=https://www.goethe.de/ins/kr/de/kul/dos/frg/20446802.html|url-status=|format=|access-date=24 March 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}
In 2016, she was named the head of global sales and marketing of Mercedes-Benz (succeeding Ola Källenius), and was appointed to the Group's Executive Board on January 1 2017.{{Cite web |last=Tim |date=2017-08-08 |title=Mercedes names Britta Seeger as global sales head |url=https://www.globalfleet.com/fr/https%3A//www.fleeteurope.com/en/connected/news/mercedes-names-britta-seeger-global-sales-head |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Global Fleet |language=en}}
Seeger also holds other positions within Daimler, including board of directors of Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team and Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix.{{cite web|url=https://www.daimler.com/documents/investors/reports/annual-report/daimler/daimler-ir-annual-financial-statements-entity-2017.pdf|title=Annual Financial Statements 2017 Daimler AG|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190216075656/https://www.daimler.com/documents/investors/reports/annual-report/daimler/daimler-ir-annual-financial-statements-entity-2017.pdf|archive-date=16 February 2019}}
Personal life
References
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Category:Women corporate executives
Category:Mercedes-Benz Group executives
Category:20th-century German businesspeople
Category:21st-century German businesspeople
Category:Businesspeople from Bonn