Encouraging everyone present to stay in touch since emails in the organisation don't change, he also wished Dr. Claus Weidner as the successor all the best. Weidner will officially assume the role in October 2015.
Dr Weidner will bring to Mercedes-Benz Malaysia over 20 years’ experience. Under the Mercedes-Benz banner, he has held different positions in Sales and Marketing and Corporate Strategy at the headquarters in Germany. Dr Weidner has also been the Head of Sales/Marketing Passenger Cars in China and leading the entire Mercedes-Benz business in Hong Kong and Macau, and most recently, Indonesia.
During his time as President and CEO of P.T. Mercedes-Benz Distribution Indonesia, Dr Weidner successfully maintained the Mercedes-Benz brand as a market leader with sustained positive sales volume. In addition, he focused on increasing the network and after-sales business significantly.
Under Folger’s leadership since 2011, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has evolved into the leading premium brand in the Malaysian market and the company has become the number one premium automotive manufacturer. The emphasis of Folger’s tenure has been cross-functional cooperation, training, process optimisation and employee satisfaction.Spearheading the ‘Employer of Choice 2014’ project, Folger has led Mercedes-Benz Malaysia to win a regional HR award making it one of the best companies to work for in 2014.
With his dynamic background, Folger will move on to spearhead Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd as its Managing Director and CEO.
