Dr. Andreas Strecker has taken over as the CEO of Solaris Bus & Coach with effect from April 1, 2015.
Holding a doctorate in Technical Business Administration from the University of Stuttgart, Dr. Strecker has over 15 years of experience in the transport industry, including nine years as President and CEO of Daimler Buses North America. In this role, he managed the merger of European and North American bus manufacturing interests. His key tasks, besides integration, were the restructuring of production set-ups as well as of the sales network. He also oversaw the market launch of new city buses and coaches.
His earlier service for Daimler AG and its subsidiary EvoBus GmbH included being head of the worldwide bus strategy as well as controlling bus manufacturing activities in Mexico, Latin America and Asia.