Mumbai, February 23, 2015: TÜV
Rheinland India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of the Germany based TÜV Rheinland Group,
a worldwide leader in Testing, Training, Inspection, Consulting and
Certification, has announced the appointment of Thomas
Fuhrmann as its CEO & Managing Director. In his new position, Thomas Fuhrmann will lead the
Management Team in consolidating current operations of TUV Rheinland India and oversee
speedy growth and expansion in the Indian market.
Fuhrmann has been associated with TÜV
Rheinland Group for the past 18 years. Prior to taking on his current position,
Thomas Fuhrmann was based in
China, where he had been serving as the Director Industrial Services of TÜV
Rheinland Group Greater China & Asia Pacific. In this role, Fuhrmann was mainly responsible for
the business development of Industrial Services as Environmental and Energy
Efficiency service, Renewable Energy service, Material Testing service,
Pressure Equipment Safety, Elevator, Conveyor, and Machinery Technology
testing, Explosion-Protection Equipment testing, Functional Safety service and
Supply Chain service in Greater China and Asia-Pacific.
Fuhrmann brings with him more than 3 decades
of rich and diverse international experience in the Energy Efficiency industry
as well as from the Manufacturing industry. In his earlier assignments, he has
served in various senior managerial and top leadership roles not only in TÜV
Rheinland Group but also in other companies spread across boundaries.
Commenting on his
appointment, Thomas Fuhrmann said,
“It’s been a very warm welcome for me
in India and looking forward to work with the team. I strongly believe that
India is a very diverse and potential market; in fact we have invested more
than Rs 100 crores in the past 3 years and will continue to do so. With the new
government in place, which is taking numerous initiatives to boost the
manufacturing and energy sector, I feel we can make a significant contribution
towards the industry.”
"We are delighted to have
Thomas Fuhrmann as our new CEO
& MD. As a technical inspection company we need leaders with excellent
technical expertise as well as managerial capability and Fuhrmann brings in his vast
international experience with him. We are confident that his unique blend of
skills will play a critical part in the growth and sustainability of our
organisation" said M Bhaskar, Director, TÜV Rheinland India.
About TÜV Rheinland India
TÜV Rheinland India is a
subsidiary of TÜV Rheinland Group, Germany, pioneers
in providing technical services worldwide for more than 143 years. Having started its operation in 1996 in India, the
company is a part of the India, Middle East & Africa Group and caters to
the Indian market as well as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan
& Maldives markets. TÜV Rheinland India with local headquarters at
Bangalore is active in more than 100 locations in India and close to about 1000
employees. Being a prominent service provider in the Testing, Training,
Inspection, Consulting and Certification Industry (TIC), it has one of the most
advanced testing capabilities in India including the Photovoltaic, Softlines,
Material & Food testing laboratories and Product Safety Laboratories with
an EMC Chamber spread over an area of more than 1,00,000 Sqft. With this
existing capability, TÜV Rheinland India is able to perform all necessary tests
in compliance with REACH, RoHS& other European Regulation.
TÜV Rheinland is the only Certification Body in India
that boasts of an accredited Welding Institute offering welding courses to the
industry in order to enhance the technical skills of its employees. The
Company has ambitious plans for setting up of Laboratories in other parts of
India as well in the near future.
TÜV Rheinland has expertise to service business sectors
like Pressure Equipments& Material Technology, Energy & Environment,
Automotive Engineering, Type Approval, Solar & Fuel Cell Technology,
Professional Training and Certification of Management Systems.
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