Karl-Heinz Faber

Treasurer AAF

Karl-Heinz Faber joined Daimler-Benz A.G. of Stuttgart, Germany, in 1956 as an Export Service Engineer. He represented the company in Cairo, Egypt, as Regional Service Manager for the Middle East from 1958 to 1963 with the responsibility to build up distributor service organizations with their respective retail dealer service networks.

In 1964, Faber transferred to New York as Daimler-Benz A.G.'s Regional Service Manager for North America. The following year when Mercedes-Benz of North America Inc. was established he was named Service Organization Manager. He became National Service Manager in 1973. In 1981, Faber was promoted to Vice President, product Compliance and Service and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Product Compliance, Service and Parts in 1989. Since October 1994 he served in an advisory capacity to Mercedes-Benz A.G., Germany and Mercedes-Benz of North America Inc., USA, as Senior Vice Presisent, Special Projects and retired in July 1996.

Faber served on various committees including the Technical Standards Board of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the Motor Vehicle Safety Research Advisory Committee to the Department of Transportation / National highway Traffic Safety Administration. He also served as liaison officer for MIT's International Motor Vehicle Program and Mercedes-Benz A.G.

Faber is a member of the Business Council for the United Nations, the American Austrian Foundation, the Austrian American Council, and serves on the Advisory Board of Davenport Recourses, LLC, a venture capital fund. He serves on the Board of Trustees as Treasurer and Member of the Executive Committee, of Wainwright House, a nonsectarian holistic educational center and the U.S. Austrian Chamber of Commerce. A native of Vienna, Karl-Heinz Faber has an automotive engineering degree from the Vienna Technical Academy.

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