Atlanta’s Journey to FIFA World Cup 26

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Dietmar Exler became Chief Operating Officer for AMBSE in July 2019. In this role he is primarily responsible for operating the Mercedes Benz Stadium. Being a huge sports fan, he enjoys this assignment tremendously.

Exler’s career spans more than two decades with international business experience in various leadership roles. He began his career at McKinsey & Co. in 1997 as part of the financial interest group in their German office and later moved to their Midwest office, based in Detroit, Michigan.

After five years at McKinsey Exler joined Daimler Chrysler Financial Services 2002 as Senior Manager of Program Development and was promoted to Vice President of Marketing later the same year. In 2004, Exler became Vice President of Customer Services for Daimler Chrysler Financial Services, and then transferred to Germany in 2005 where he serves as Chief Operating Officer for Daimler Financial Services Europe and Member of the Board of Mercedes-Benz Bank in Stuttgart.

Exler returned to the US in 2010 being appointed Vice President Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA. In 2014 he took over the position of Vice-President of Sales for Mercedes-Benz USA, with overall responsibility for the company’s sales, volume planning and distribution operations in the United States. In 2016 Exler became Head of Region NAFTA Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars, as well as President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA in. In this role, Exler had overall responsibility for sales and marketing for Mercedes-Benz Passengers Cars and the smart brand in the United States, Canada and Mexico leading overall more than 3000 employees and 400 dealers in these three markets.

Originally from Austria, Exler studied at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, where he received his Doctorate in Law. He also holds a Master of Laws from the University of Chicago and has been a member of the New York State Bar association since 1997.