Thomas Zorn was appointed the CEO of Mercedes-Benz Egypt last week.

Zorn commented on his appointment, saying : ” I feel privileged to join the Mercedes-Benz Egypt team to head the passenger car business, here, in Egypt, and I am looking forward to continuing the positive development of the [Mercedes-Benz’s] past and to strengthening the foundation of Mercedes-Benz in this dynamic country.”

Zorn has been working with Daimler, the holding company that owns Mercedes-Benz, since 1981.