Dr Peter Klein (55), CFO at TÜV SÜD AG whose responsibilities have included finance, controlling, M&A, procurement, IT and risk management since 2006, has informed the Supervisory Board that he did not want to extend his contract beyond April 2013.
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All the right equipment, winter tyres fitted – but your car still ends up in the ditch or in the middle of a snowdrift? In this situation good advice can be worth its weight in gold, especially if you skid on a side road with no help at hand. The experts at TÜV SÜD have some helpful hints on what action to take if you get stuck in winter snow.
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Effective immediately, Bernhard Kerscher (52), CEO of TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH, and Klaus Balow (56), Managing Director of TÜV Hanse and TÜV SÜD Auto Partner GmbH, will add the management of TÜV SÜD Auto Plus GmbH to their duties. The main goal of the new management duo: a firm focus on continued national and international growth.
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TÜV SÜD, a leading provider of testing, inspection and certification solutions, organized a green commercial property and hotel summit in Shanghai Tongji University. Experts from the government, science and research institutions, TÜV SÜD and Tongji University had an in-depth discussion with hotel owners and real estate investors on energy conservation. The discussion was focused on commercial property in the hotel industry, promoting energy efficiency measures and its potential cost savings. During the summit, TÜV SÜD signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining the cooperation between the Sino-European Energy Building Training Research Center, Tongji University and TÜV SÜD to improve energy efficiency and talent development in China’s construction sector by combining Tongji University’s technical capacity and TÜV SÜD’s market experience.
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TÜV SÜD is one of Germany's strongest brands. The multinational technology group and provider of inspection services is very widely known and enjoys an excellent reputation. Now the strength of the TÜV SÜD brand has received independent confirmation. For the second time in succession, TÜV SÜD was among the winners of the "Brands of the Century" award,and thus a member of an exclusive circle of around 250 German brands all offering a unique selling proposition (USP) which distinguishes them as representative of their product sector.
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The 2013 TÜV Report to be presented in Berlin on 6 December clearly shows that the German government's car scrappage scheme caused the number of vehicles presented for roadworthiness testing in the second half of 2011 and the first half of 2012 to go up by more than 300,000. However, these relatively new vehicles were unable to stem the rising fault rate. The average rate of significant faults continued to grow by 0.3 percentage points to a total of 20 per cent, with lights still the most fault-prone area. The 'Golden Sticker' goes to the VW Polo, followed by the Mazda 3 and Audi Q5.
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Experts on in-car child safety will convene at a TÜV SÜD conference for the tenth time. On 6 and 7 December 2012, experts from Germany and abroad will meet at TÜV SÜD's head office in Munich to talk about all issues related to the safe transport of children in vehicles. The topics addressed include the latest technological innovations, medical findings and legal regulations.
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International service corporation TÜV SÜD is continuing its dynamic growth: its consolidated revenue will grow by a minimum of 8 per cent in 2012, to over EUR 1.8 billion (2011: EUR 1.68 billion).TÜV SÜD also expects a further rise in income (EBIT) (2011: EUR 160 million).The number of employees clearly reflects this positive trend, increasing by 1,500 to over 18,600 this year.Around 45 per cent of TÜV SÜD's employees work abroad, boosting the company's status as a global player.TÜV SÜD is currently stepping up its international expansion in Asia Pacific, South Africa and Brazil, to name but a few examples.Its growth drivers are services related to "energy supplies of the future", "mobility in metropolitan areas", and "safe food".
- Job engine: TÜV SÜD has created over 1,000 new jobs every year since 2005
- China, South Africa, Brazil, UK, Italy and more: in 2012 TÜV SÜD acquired companies in 8 countries
- Sustainable growth dynamics: technical service organization aims at reaching the 2 billion euro mark for revenue in 2013
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At the SPS IPC Drives 2012 in Nuremberg, TÜV SÜD issued its first "IEC 61850 Conformance" certificate for a voltage regulator made by Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR). By issuing the certificate, the international service corporation confirms that the TAPCON® 230 made by MR is in full compliance with the communication standard. MR is the international leading premium supplier of on-load tap changers (OLTC) for regulating transformers (TÜV SÜD: Hall 4, Stand 4-521; MR: Hall 3, Stand 3-138).
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Frozen doors, icy windscreens and starting difficulties: in winter mobility often ends at the car door. TÜV SÜD's vehicle professionals give tips on how to stay mobile when temperatures drop below zero. The most important of them concern the car battery.
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