Mr. Markus Schäfer is a Chief Operating Officer at Daimler AG, a Non-Executive Chairman at Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd., a Chairman at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Ltd. and a Member-Management Board at Mercedes-Benz AG (Germany). He is on the Board of Directors at Mercedes Benz Formula E Ltd. and Sandown Motor Holdings Pty Ltd. Mr. Schäfer was previously employed as a President, Chief Executive Officer & VP by Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc., an Engineering Director by Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc., a Cost Controller by Mercedes-Benz AG, and a Non-Executive Director by Mercedes-Benz South Africa Ltd. He received his graduate degree from Technische Universität Darmstadt.