Two Stars, In Alignment: Germany's Daimler-Benz Sees a Marriage of Strengths

From: The Washington Post | Date: September 20, 1998| Author: Anne Swardson | Copyright information

Leo Kober is a true son of Daimler-Benz. His father died when he was young, and the 58-year-old Kober "sort of grew up here," he said, gesturing toward the nearby Daimler headquarters complex.

Kober, a truck designer for the German automaker, started work there as a junior machinist in the truck division at age 16. Twelve years later he bought his first shares of Daimler-Benz AG stock. And Friday he was at the annual stockholders meeting, wearing blue jeans and a faded shirt. His...

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