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Dirk Stenkamp Portrait

Dr. Dirk Stenkamp

Chair, Personnel (acting)

Dr. Dirk Stenkamp (born 1962) received his doctorate in physics in 1994. After further scientific activities and professional experience, including as a member of the Management Board of Carl Zeiss SMT AG and member of the Management Board and Chief Operating Officer at centrotherm photovoltaics AG, Blaubeuren, Stenkamp joined the Management Board of TÜV NORD AG in 2013.

Dirk Stenkamp has held a visiting professorship at Shanghai Maritime University since 2014 and is an appointed member of the Board of Trustees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS).

Jürgen Himmelsbach portrait

Jürgen Himmelsbach

Finances

Jürgen Himmelsbach (born 1968) completed his studies in business administration at Saarland University, Saarbrücken, in 1994. After completing his studies, he worked as Head of Audit and Manager at KPMG Deutsche Treuhandgesellschaft, Aktiengesellschaft und Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft in Berlin. In 1998 he joined the Board of Management of the listed company Berliner Elektro Holding AG and in 2001 joined TÜV NORD AG as Head of Finance and later also Head of Legal.

Jürgen Himmelsbach is a member of the financing working group of the Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft e.V. (German Society for Business Administration).

Ringo Schmelzer portrait

Ringo Schmelzer

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Ringo Schmelzer (born 1976) studied aerospace engineering at the Technical University of Berlin and at Arizona State University. From 2004, he held various management positions at Lufthansa Technik AG, most recently as Senior Director Engineering Services. In 2023, he joins the TÜV NORD GROUP and becomes Managing Director of TÜV NORD Systems. On January 1, 2024, he also becomes COO of the Industry Business Unit. On December 1, 2024, he joins the Board of Management of TÜV NORD AG.