Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au writes:
And why would Daimler remove someone who is good at their job and may
be hard to replace, they could have asked Lieb to refund the money and
given him a stern talking to, unless he was warned to be very careful
in regards to using company funds.
Allan Streib wrote:
The WSJ report said the company was operating with extreme sensitivity
to proper expense accounting after reaching a truce of sorts with the
USA over bribes paid in eastern europe. Why the USA would care, or have
any authority over MB paying bribes in eastern europe was not
Allan, Jim,
I worked for an oil company in the 70's when our gov't passed a law making it
illegal to bribe foreign officials in order to get business. This oil company
ran afoul of the law for bribing the oil minister in Nigeria to do business.
Now if anyone cared to look, you didn't do
A common practice in many countries, too, and just second or third world ones.
In many Asian countries it is not uncommon for the guest to bring a gift
for the host.
When I did business in Japan I kept my local liquor store quite busy stocking
Johnny Walker Black for my trips.
Dan
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I went to Tokyo once with a coupla colleagues, one night they decided
they wanted some booze so we all went looking fo a likka sto, bought
some Jack Daniels that ended up being cheaper than it was back home in
Taxachussetts. Go figure.
--R
On 10/21/11 2:25 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
A common
That about covers it. And these foreign bribes are significantly different
then meals, trips and campaign donations by Political actions committees who
would never consider trying to influence a member of government with said
gifts. Just Saying.
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Mitch Haley
If it was MBUSI, then DOJ has a say, because it is a US COMPANY I
can see where they would have to make certain accommodations to get
ML, R and other US made vehicles into the eastern bloc countries.
The WSJ report said the company was operating with extreme sensitivity
to proper expense
I got a kick out of the statement He was well-liked by dealers who he
persuaded to invest more than US$1bn
in recent years to upgrade their showrooms relating to the dismissal of Ernst
Lieb as CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA as dealers were informed in the mid-late '90s
to upgrade their showrooms or
Maybe the new US CEO will bring over some diesel A series. (Not a good
bet.)
Gerry
'83 300D
'83 240D
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I got a kick out of the statement He was well-liked by dealers who he
persuaded to invest more than US$1bn
in recent years to upgrade their showrooms
Apparently he was great for the company. Might not have been a wise move to
fire the guy.
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On Oct 20, 2011, at 10:43 AM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Maybe the new US CEO will bring over some diesel A series. (Not a good bet.)
Gerry
'83 300D
'83 240D
From:
Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
Apparently he was great for the company. Might not have been a wise move to
fire the guy.
You used company funds to fix the house that we bought you with company funds
doesn't sound like much of an offense. Does he own the house now, or does MBUSA
own it?
That bit
I don't think he should have used company funds for any of those things. He
certainly deserved to be fired but I'm still not sure that ultimately it was a
good thing for the company. MB is now ahead of Lexus (I really hate Lexus) and
number one in luxury car sales probably at least in part due
Well at this stage it's all rumours and hearsay but I think there is
more to this than a couple of dodgy expenses.
This fella is obviously pretty smart and would know what the go is, in
regards to expenses and ethical standards.
Why would he risk losing his job over a few thousand dollars?
The
In the corporate world, anyone can and will be thrown under the bus for any
reason once the decision is made. We hear information given, not facts
behind the scene.
Somewhere, somehow, Lieb pushed the wrong set of personal buttons and he is
out.
Next !!
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:44 AM, Hendrik
US: Mercedes CEO fired in shock move
In a move described by the US press as “befuddling” Daimler has suddenly
fired the CEO of its Mercedes-Benz USA operations, Ernst Lieb.
The Detroit Bureau called the move “striking and unexpected” as Lieb was
relieved of his duties as CEO effective
Shades of Mark Hurd. Perhaps Daimler doesn't approve of his sex partner?
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Thanks for the info Roger! Life in the corporate world never
relates to common sense. Daimler is run by marketing, MBAs and
such. Why would we expect it to be run like Daimler, Benz, or
Daimler Benz of 1886 until 1986? (Which happens to coincide with the
last durable, great cars, 124 and
Dipping his pen in the company inkwell?
--R
On 10/19/11 10:15 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
Daimler spokesman Han Tjan would not give a reason for Lieb's departure,
adding that he remains with the company in an unspecified role.
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