President of MAN Truck & Bus Korea Appointed as Head of Overseas Sales

President Thomas Hemmerich, Head of Markets Excluding Europe

Thomas Hemmerich, President of MAN Truck & Bus Korea, was appointed as the Head of Overseas Sales for the MAN Truck & Bus Group on the 1st. He will oversee all markets worldwide except Europe.

President Hemmerich was appointed in July 2021 as President of MAN Truck & Bus Korea and General Manager of Australasia (Australia-New Zealand region, 13 countries), leading business operations across Korea and 12 affiliated countries. He is recognized for his deep understanding of the Korean market, where individual customers make up the vast majority, and for increasing market share. Notable achievements include applying the maintenance program (Care Free Package) to the entire MAN TG series lineup and enabling sales of all vehicle models at all nationwide dealerships.

Thomas Hemmerich, President of MAN Truck & Bus Korea [Photo by MAN Truck & Bus Korea]

Additionally, he supported the official importer and dealer in Australia, nearly doubling sales over two years, and helped establish new official importers in the Thailand and Indonesia markets.

During his tenure as President of MAN Truck & Bus UK, Hemmerich received the ‘Best Market of the Year’ award consecutively. This award is given to the market with the highest performance within the group. MAN Truck & Bus UK was the first to win this award two years in a row.

He plans to remain in Korea until the end of this year while continuing his role as General Manager of the Australasia cluster.

President Hemmerich said, “I am honored to take on this new position, which is thanks to the dedication and excellent teamwork of the Korean employees. Based on my two years of experience in Korea, I will strive to perform excellently in the overseas sales role and continue the success story.”

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