Hannover/Essen: Thomas Biedermann (55) will become the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TÜV NORD AG on July 1, 2021. The previous chairman, Prof. Karl Friedrich Jakob (69), is relinquishing this position at his own request but will remain a member of the board.
Thomas Biedermann has been a member of the Supervisory Board of TÜV NORD AG since June 2020. The business graduate from Cologne is Chairman of the Executive Board of RWTÜV e.V. and the RWTÜV Foundation, as well as Chairman of the Management Board of RWTÜV GmbH. Previously, he held various management positions at international inspection service providers.
“The TÜV NORD GROUP is evolving into a networked, digital, and globally active company. I would like to actively support this course in my new role,“ says Thomas Biedermann. „I am pleased that Prof. Karl Friedrich Jakob, with his extensive TÜV experience and high technical expertise, will continue to be a member of the Supervisory Board.“
The TÜV NORD Group is one of the internationally renowned inspection service providers. The company, which operates in more than 100 countries, achieved revenues of 1,265.6 million euros in 2020 and employs 14,000 people worldwide. The Executive Board includes Dr. Dirk Stenkamp (Chairman), Jürgen Himmelsbach (Finance), and Dr. Astrid Petersen (Human Resources).