Inga Dransfeld-Haase joins Board of Management of TÜV NORD AG

Inga Dransfeld-Haase is a lawyer with many years of expertise in senior HR functions. She has been with BP Europe SE since 2020, since 2023 as Chief Labour Officer with responsibility for more than 9,000 employees in seven European countries. She previously held various management positions at Nordzucker AG in Braunschweig.

Thomas Rappuhn, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TÜV NORD AG: “In Inga Dransfeld-Haase, we are gaining the services of a highly respected and experienced manager who will use her considerable expertise to further develop our human resources work, further enhance our attractiveness as an employer and drive forward the internationalisation of the TÜV NORD GROUP. My thanks go to Dr. Dirk Stenkamp, who has demonstrated great commitment in leading the Human Resources department since September 2024 in addition to his role as CEO.” 

Inga Dransfeld-Haase: “I’m very glad to be starting in my new role. In tandem with my colleagues on the Board of Management, the Group Executive Committee, the staff councils and our committed employees, I’m keen to take the next steps towards creating an agile and attractive working environment. This will include values-based leadership, the promotion of diversity and collaboration, and the targeted development of talent. I want to encourage and support the people in the Group in the optimal development of their potential and thereby to strengthen the innovative power and competitiveness of the TÜV NORD GROUP.”

As of 1 September 2025, the Board of Management of TÜV NORD AG will thus consist of Dr. Dirk Stenkamp (Chairman/CEO), Jürgen Himmelsbach (Finance/CFO), Ringo Schmelzer (Chief Operating Officer/COO) and Inga Dransfeld-Haase (Human Resources/CHRO).

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