# Bernd Pischetsrieder

> Bernd Pischetsrieder is a startup investor at Mercedes-Benz Group AG. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mercedes-Benz Group AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daimler)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Bernd Pischetsrieder is a startup investor at Mercedes-Benz Group AG. Dr. Ing. e.h. Dipl.-Ing. Bernd Pischetsrieder was born in Munich in 1948. He completed his studies in mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich in 1973. In 1973, he joined the production planning area at BMW AG, where he continued his career as technical director in South Africa from 1982 to 1985. In 1989, he was appointed tothe Board of Management of BMW AG, whose Chairman he became in 1993. In the year 2000, Dr. Pischetsrieder left BMW to become member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen AG, where he was active as Chairman of the Board of Management of VW AG from 2002 to 2006. After the end of his board activity at VW, Dr. Pischetsrieder was active as advisor to the Board of Management of VW AG from 2007 to 2012.Since January 2013, Dr. Pischetsrieder is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Aktiengesellschaft in Munich.Dr. Pischetsrieder is member of the Board of Directors of Tetra-Laval International S.A. Group, Switzerland.

## About Mercedes-Benz Group AG

VC Fund · Stuttgart, Germany

The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (former Daimler AG) is one of the world's most successful automotive companies. With Mercedes-Benz AG, we are one of the leading global suppliers of high-end passenger cars and premium vans. Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG offers financing, leasing, car subscription and car rental, fleet management, digital services forcharging and payment, insurance brokerage, as well as innovative mobility services.The company founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history by inventing the automobile in 1886. As a pioneer of automotive engineering, Mercedes-Benz sees shaping the future of mobility in a safe and sustainable way as both a motivation and obligation. The company's focus therefore remains on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior vehicles that both captivate and inspire.Mercedes-Benz continues to invest systematically in the development of efficient powertrains and sets the course for an all-electric future: Mercedes-Benz Cars intends to go all-electric by the end of this decade wherever market conditions allow. Mercedes-Benz Vans targets an EV share of more than 50% by 2023. Shifting from electric-first to electric-only, the company is accelerating toward a fully electric and software-driven future. The company's efforts are also focused on the intelligent connectivity of its vehicles, autonomous driving and new mobility concepts as Mercedes-Benz regards it as its aspiration and obligation to live up to its responsibility to society and the environment.Mercedes-Benz sells its vehicles and services in nearly every country of the world and has production facilities in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Africa.

5 contacts available at Mercedes-Benz Group AG.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Axel Harries | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-harries |
| Bernd Pischetsrieder | Member of the Supervisory Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernd-pischetsrieder |
| Elke Tönjes- Werner | Deputy Chairwoman of the Works Council | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elke-tnjes-werner |
| Jürgen Langer | Supervisory Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jrgen-langer |
| Manfred Bischoff | Supervisory Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manfred-bischoff |

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