Wilfried Porth to Succeed Guenther Fleig as Member of the Daimler AG Board of Management for Human Resources and Labor Relations Director

STUTTGART, Germany – December 11, 2008: In its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG appointed Wilfried Porth (49) as Member of the Board of Management for Human Resources and Labor Relations Director effective as of the end of the 2009 Annual Meeting. Porth will succeed Guenther Fleig, who will be 60 years old in February 2009 and whose period of office will expire at the end of the Annual Meeting on April 8, 2009.

Wilfried Porth has been appointed until April 30, 2012. In his position until now, he has been in charge of Daimler’s Vans business unit.

Guenther Fleig has been responsible for Human Resources in the Board of Management of Daimler AG since October 1, 1999; he is also the company’s Labor Relations Director.

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars: “Guenther Fleig has made crucial contributions to Daimler’s excellent position in all aspects of human resources policy. In addition to the globalization of our effective human resources function as part of Daimler’s worldwide networking, he also succeeded in significantly improving the international competitiveness of the jobs at our German sites.

Guenther Fleig’s involvement in the employers’ federations as vice president of the BDA (Germany´s national employers´ federation) and member of the executive committees of two employers’ federations (Gesamtmetall and Suedwestmetall) has included contributions to the further development of wage tariffs and of education and training policy. In many often difficult negotiating situations, he demonstrated his skills as a chief negotiator who always sought to achieve a constructive result in the interests of the company and its workforce.

Other activities in the business community, at universities and in community organizations are evidence of his responsible approach to the positive development of the country as a whole.”