INTERVIEW
New Daimler Trucks and Buses SA chief to make most of opportunities
Mark Smyth spoke with the new boss of Daimler Trucks and Buses Southern Africa
After many years at the helm of Daimler Trucks and Buses in the region, Kobus van Zyl moved on at the end of 2016. He was replaced by Jasper Hafkamp, who took over the company’s Regional Centre Southern Africa (RCSA) at the beginning of December 2016. Hafkamp was formerly the MD of the company’s operations in the Netherlands. Speaking at the Mercedes-Benz annual business results briefing recently, Hafkamp said he had more than 20 years of commercial vehicle experience in Europe to contribute to his new role. He is confident he can put his personal stamp on the regional operation and is looking to form closer ties with the various distributors that make up the RCSA. Another opportunity that he is keen to expand on is that of used trucks where he said he saw great potential for further development within the region. Other opportunities reflect some significant changes within the commercial vehicle industry, both locally and internationally. A major one is the shift from products to se...
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