TUV Rheinland AG CEO Becomes New Chairman of VdTUV

HONG KONG, July 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Manfred Bayerlein is the new Chairman of Verband der TUV e.V. (VdTUV), the association of TUV companies. The VdTUV members elected the CEO of TUV Rheinland AG as Chairman of the association at their members meeting. He succeeds Dr. Axel Stepken for the next two years. Dr. Stepken will remain a member of the VdTUV Executive Committee.

Dr. Manfred Bayerlein, TUV Rheinland AG CEO

Following his election, Dr. Manfred Bayerlein announced that he would expand VdTUV's role in society as a mediator in the pivotal issues of the future for Germany as a center of technology. "Climate change, the energy transition, the development of mobility, the safety of the communication networks and the intensive accompaniment of globalization are the major challenges not only for Germany but for all people."

Since September 1, 2011, Dr. Manfred Bayerlein has been CEO of TUV Rheinland AG. He has been part of the VdTUV Executive Committee since 2012. Dr. Bayerlein is a member of the Executive Board of the BDI. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of IABG Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft and of the Supervisory Board of Forschungszentrum JUlich.

Dr. Manfred Bayerlein was born in Bayreuth in 1959. He studied materials science and IT at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. After completing his doctorate in 1991, he started working for the ABB Group, where his last position was as a member of the management of ABB Service GmbH in Dortmund. After working for MESSER Cutting & Welding in Frankfurt on the Main and Paris, Bayerlein moved to TUV SUd AG in 2003, where from 2008 his responsibilities as a member of the Executive Board and Chief Operating Officer included the operating business.

VdTUV is the industry association of all TUV companies. It represents the interests of its members in the decision-making centers in Berlin and Brussels. With its long tradition, VdTUV is an important contact in all matters relating to technical safety, sustainability and environmental protection.

Simon Hung
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