Changes to top management of TÜV Rheinland to take effect on 1 January 2010

Nov. 6, 2009 - PRLog -- Cologne. At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of TÜV Rheinland passed some resolutions that are crucial to the future of the Group.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bruno O. Braun was elected as Chairman of the Supervisory Board with effect from 1 January 2010. As has been planned for a long time, Prof. Bruno O. Braun, who has headed the Group since 1993 as Chief Executive Officer, will resign from his top level management post to take the chair of the Supervisory Board.

Friedrich Hecker was appointed his successor in office with effect from 1 January 2010. He has been on the Executive Board as Deputy Chairman since 1 June 2009.

CVs and photographs are available to download at www.de.tuv.com/presse

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TÜV Rheinland is a leading group for the provision of technical services worldwide. It has over 490 locations in 61 countries on all five continents. With a workforce of 13,300, it achieves a turnover of approx. € 1,1 billion a year. The guiding principle in the Group is sustainable development of safety and quality standards. The motivating factor for TÜV Rheinland employees is the conviction that without technical progress, society and industry cannot grow. For this very reason, using technical innovations, products and equipment in a safe, responsible manner is of decisive importance. TÜV Rheinland has been a member of the Global Compact of the UN since 2006. TÜV Rheinland is over 130 years old and its headquarters are in Cologne.