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THE Motives OF MAY

Iveco has new management right at the top and a new entrepreneurial outlook

This time last year, Michael May was the head of Daimler Australia’s Mercedes-Benz truck and bus operations. A brand on the boil, kicking goals and much like the shrewd, mildmannered May, secure in success.

From the outside looking in, it appeared a productive, comfortable, satisfying existence continuing to evolve on the back of a modern, efficient and increasingly popular line of trucks far removed from problems of earlier generations. And as director of Mercedes-Benz Truck & Bus, supported by capable people above and below on the corporate ladder, May’s engineering background and steady hand had played a major role in ensuring the new Benz models were tested and tailored to Australia’s unique demands.

Sure, there was no resting on laurels but nonetheless, after the hard groundwork it was time to enjoy the bounty of a

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