Dr. Wilm Herlyn, former Editor-in-Chief of the German news agency dpa, is a new a member of the Daimler AG Advisory Board for Integrity and Corporate Responsibility. The renowned journalist has worked in a diverse range of functions at the newspaper "Die Welt", was Managing Editor for Politics and Current Events for "Bunte" magazine, and also served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the "Rheinische Post". He succeeds journalist, publicist and author Stefan Aust, who has left the board on account of his new function as the publisher of "Die Welt".

"We would like to thank Stefan Aust for his intensive and inspiring work, and we are happy that with Wilm Herlyn, we have been able to gain a new member of our Advisory Board for Integrity and Corporate Responsibility who will provide new and important input for our constructive and critical dialog," said Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, Integrity and Legal Affairs.

"In addition to their accounts and products, business ethics is becoming an increasingly important factor for companies, which is why it is also important for them to be constantly dealing with this issue," said Dr. Wilm Herlyn. "The Daimler Integrity Advisory Board makes an essential contribution to this dialog."

The Daimler Advisory Board for Integrity and Corporate Responsibility was created on the initiative of Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt in September 2012. It comprises ten renowned personalities from the fields of science,

business, politics, journalism and non-governmental organizations, who have a wealth of experience with issues relating to ethical conduct.

The Daimler Advisory Board for Integrity and Corporate Responsibility is an independent, external body of experts for questions of integrity. The expert group regularly discusses matters of business ethics with representatives of the company, and provides impetus for the integrity work. The body also gives an annual evaluation of the Group's integrity and sustainability activities, which the Supervisory Board uses in its assessment of the Board of Management's activities.

The other members of the Advisory Board are:

  • Professor Kai Bussmann, Head of the Economy & Crime Research Center, Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg

  • Louis Freeh, former FBI Director and U.S. Federal Judge, Compliance Monitor at Daimler from 2010 to 2013

  • Professor Helmut Holzapfel, Head of the Department of Integrated Traffic Planning and Mobility Development, University of Kassel

  • Renate Hornung-Draus, Managing Director of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA), Director European and International Affairs

  • Professor Michael Kittner, former Professor of Business, Labor and Social Law, University of Kassel, and legal advisor for IG Metall

  • Professor Julian Nida-Rümelin, Professor of Philosophy at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

  • Pierre Sané, Board Member, Board Member, UN Global Compact

  • Sylvia Schenk, Frankfurt attorney, former Chair of Transparency Germany, Board Member of the German Olympic Academy

  • Professor Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, environmental scientist, climate expert, and former Member of the Bundestag

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