Career Biography

Wolfgang Bartels has been Head of Legal at Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Group General Counsel since September 1, 2021.

He studied law at the Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen and in Fribourg (Switzerland). He received his doctorate in Tübingen in 2005.

After working for an international lawfirm, Wolfgang Bartels joined the Legal Department in 2007. He held several management positions in the company, including in the department of “Mergers & Acquisitions” and as managing director and board member of various subsidiaries. From 2017 to 2020, he held various positions within the Legal Department, eg. Head of Sales and After Sales.

Before his appointment as Group General Counsel of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, he headed the Compliance Department and was Chief Compliance Officer.