Christian Levin, CEO of the TRATON GROUP and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of MAN Truck & Bus SE: “We are delighted to welcome Karl Bernqvist, a proven expert in the commercial vehicle business and the various entities of the TRATON GROUP, to our Truck Board. With his experience in different brands, regions and cultures, he will make an important contribution to TRATON’s transformation and help to further expand our group-wide supply chains. I would also like to thank Murat Aksel, who has been instrumental to the turnaround of MAN Truck & Bus and the transformation of the TRATON GROUP. We wish him all the best for the future.”
Alexander Vlaskamp, Chairman of the Executive Board of MAN Truck & Bus SE: “We welcome back Karl Bernqvist at MAN who brings many years of experience in procurement – within Volkswagen, TRATON and several other brands within our group. We will benefit from this broad foundation in the challenging times of strained supply chains. At the same time, I am grateful for Murat’s collaboration during the past years. He joined MAN Truck & Bus in difficult times and has made a significant contribution to MAN’s improved financial performance with establishing competitive and resilient supply chains. I wish Murat Aksel all the best and every success for his future career.”
For Karl Bernqvist, this step marks a return to his professional roots. Since 2020 Bernqvist has been responsible for the Procurement division as a member of the Brand Board at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWN) in Hanover. Previously, he spent three years as Managing Director at Global Truck & Bus Procurement in the USA, a joint venture between TRATON and Navistar; now called International Motors and part of the TRATON GROUP. Previous experiences include heading Purchasing “New Projects” at MAN Truck & Bus in Munich (Germany) and various purchasing positions in Scania CV AB in Södertälje (Sweden) and Sao Paulo (Brazil). Back in 2001, he started his professional career at Scania as a management trainee.