Mercedes-Benz Malaysia today announced a new senior leadership appointment. Bettina Plangger joins as Vice President, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia and Head of Marketing & Sales Mercedes-Benz Cars Malaysia & SEA II effective 17th April 2023.
Bettina Plangger, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Mercedes-Benz Cars Malaysia & SEA II said, “This is indeed an opportune time as the Malaysian automotive industry is undergoing a dynamic progress, especially with the country steering towards electric mobility.
I’m excited and truly geared up in engaging with our leadership team locally and globally, aligning with our Ambition 2039 towards the future of mobility, in support of the sustainable and digitisation of the Malaysian automotive market.”
Bettina’s last position was the Head of Sales Passenger Cars for Munich in Germany. She started her career in 2000 at Daimler AG and worked in product management. Subsequently she held various positions in Marketing & Sales including market management responsibility for the Eastern European markets Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Serbia.
In 2016, she was appointed to the role of Head Sales at Fleetboard, where she was responsible for 35 markets globally.
In 2018, Bettina took over Mercedes-Benz‘s owned retail in Augsburg and was instrumental in implementing the new retail brand concept at all customer touchpoints.
During her tenure, Bettina was instrumental in operationalizing the brand’s luxury strategy and led her team to top ranking positions in sales and customer satisfaction.
Bettina’s appointment comes into effect as the incumbent, Michael Jopp, had completed his tenure in Malaysia since his appointment in Mercedes-Benz Malaysia in 2019.
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