Manfred Bischoff

Manfred Bischoff (born 22 April 1942) is a German businessman who has been the chairman of the supervisory boards of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz.

[1] He earned a degree in Economics, and a PhD from Heidelberg University in 1973.

[2] He was a member of the Daimler supervisory board since 2006, and its chairman from 2007[3][4] to 2015.

[5] Bischoff was expected to be replaced by Dieter Zetsche in 2021 until Bernd Pischetsrieder was chosen as his successor instead.

[6][7] In 2007, Bischoff was one of several EADS senior executives who were questioned by French financial regulator AMF as part of an investigation into alleged insider trading.