Mercedes-Benz Australia CEO Horst von Sanden announces retirement

The head of Mercedes-Benz Australia, Horst von Sanden, has announced that he will retire at the end of this year. He will be replaced in the top job by Florian Seidler, who previously served as the CEO of Mercedes-Benz South Africa. Mr von Sanden arrived in Australia in 2000 to take the position of General Manager of Marketing. He became Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific Managing Director in July 2003, and took on the role of CEO in 2014.