Mercedes-Benz USA has named Christian Struwe to the position of Vice-president & CFO. Struwe replaces Harald Henn who left the company for a position with Mercedes-Benz UK.

In his new role, Struwe will lead finance and operations, oversee finance & controlling, risk management, treasury, payroll, procurement, information technology, taxes, and facility management.

A 22-year employee of the Daimler AG family, Struwe comes with an extensive international business experience in various leadership positions with a financial focus across the globe. His most recent role was Director of controlling for Mercedes-Benz Cars in Stuttgart, Germany.

Struwe, who is an alumnus of London Business School, began his career in the associate program with Daimler in Berlin in 1997. After several stations in operations at Juiz de Fora (Brazil) and corporate controlling at MBUSI (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), he assumed responsibility for production strategy and the key account Mercedes-Benz within corporate strategy in Stuttgart. In 2005, he was appointed CFO of Mercedes-Benz high-performance engines in Brixworth (UK) and returned to Stuttgart four years later to take over the responsibility for development controlling powertrain.