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TÜV SÜD AG - Board of Management

Johannes Bussman

Dr. Johannes Bussmann
Chairman of the Board of Management / CEO, TÜV SÜD AG

Johannes Bussmann was born in 1969 in Osterwick, Germany. He has a diploma degree in aerospace engineering and a doctorate in engineering with a focus on combustion engineering, both from the University of Aachen.

Johannes Bussmann started his professional career in 1998 as a product engineer at ABB in Mannheim, Germany. In 1999, he joined Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Germany, working as a development engineer in Product Management and Development. He held several senior management positions at Lufthansa Technik based in Germany and Singapore before he became member of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik AG in September 2012. He initially headed the Executive Board department of Human Resources, Engine & VIP Services and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik AG in April 2015. 

Since January 2023, Johannes Bussmann has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Management at TÜV SÜD AG.

 

Ishan Palit


Ishan Palit
Member of the Board of Management / COO, TÜV SÜD AG

Ishan Palit was born in 1968 in Mumbai, India. He studied in the USA and the UK, and holds a Bachelors Degree from Davidson College, USA, a General Degree in Economics from the London School of Economics, UK and a Masters in Business Administration from Georgia Southern University, USA.

Ishan Palit started his career with the American multinational “Rotary Corporation”, a supplier to the Automotive and Small Engine industry. He joined the TÜV SÜD Group in 1994 and founded the TÜV SÜD operations in India. As COO and then the CEO, he was responsible for the successful development of TÜV SÜD Asia Pacific and was subsequently promoted to CEO of the Global Product Service Division. Ishan Palit was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the TÜV SÜD Group in May 2017, responsible for operations and sales across all Divisions and geographies.

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  • TÜV SÜD AG - Supervisory Board

    Wolfgang Dehen

    Wolfgang Dehen
    Chairman of the Supervisory Board
    Member of various Supervisory Boards

    Marcel Rath*
    Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
    First Deputy Chairman of the group works council
    TÜV SÜD Aktiengesellschaft

    Matthias Andreesen Viegas
    Deputy Chairman of the
    Executive Staff Committee
    TÜV SÜD Aktiengesellschaft

    Dr. Christine Bortenlänger
    Member of various Supervisory Boards

    Manuela Dietz*  
    Trade union secretary
    ver.di union representative 

    Prof. Dr. Hermann Eul
    Member of various Supervisory Boards

    Dr. Jörg Matthias Großmann
    Member of various Supervisory Boards

    Frank Hyldmar
    Member of various Supervisory Boards

    Jens Krause* 
    Chairman of the works council
    South-Eastern Region
    TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH 

    Angelique Renkhoff-Mücke 

    Member of the Board of Management / CEO 
    WAREMA Renkhoff SE

    Matthias Schemmel
    Member of the works council
    Market region of Lower Franconia
    TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH

    Dr. Nathalie von Siemens
    Member of various Supervisory Boards 

    Dr. Eberhard Veit
    General partner 
    Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG 
     

    Katrin Volkmann*
    Member of group works council 
    TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH

    Dr. Katharina Wagner*
    Trade union secretary
    ver.di union representative  

    * Employee representative

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