Progressive reorganization of the Board of Management of TÜV NORD AG

• New Board of Management department: Ringo Schmelzer becomes Chief Operative Officer (COO) of the TÜV NORD GROUP
• Chief Financial Officer Jürgen Himmelsbach continues his successful work on the Board of Management
• TÜV NORD CEO Dr. Dirk Stenkamp also assumes responsibility for Human Resources

The Supervisory Board of TÜV NORD AG today decided on a realignment of the Board of Management, thus consistently positioning the Group for the continuation of its international growth and innovation strategy until 2030.

Ringo Schmelzer, Chief Operative Officer (COO), has been appointed to the Group Board of Management. The graduate aerospace engineer joined the TÜV NORD GROUP in 2023 from Lufthansa Technik and is currently Managing Director of TÜV NORD Systems. Schmelzer will take up his position on the Board of Management on December 1, 2024. 

The contract of CFO Jürgen Himmelsbach has been extended. Himmelsbach will thus continue to be responsible for Finance, Legal, Controlling and M&A.

Thomas Rappuhn, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TÜV NORD AG: “With the newly created COO board department, we want to further internationalize the Group's product and service portfolio and place an even stronger focus on the operational digitalization of business processes. We wish Ringo Schmelzer every success in his new role. Jürgen Himmelsbach will continue his successful work as Chief Financial Officer. With today's personnel decisions, we are sending a clear signal for growth and innovation in the TÜV NORD GROUP.”

With immediate effect, TÜV NORD CEO Dr. Dirk Stenkamp will head the Human Resources Board Division in addition to his duties as Chairman of the Board of Management until further notice. Chief Human Resources Officer and Labour Director Dr. Astrid Petersen will leave the Board of Management.

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