CEO of TÜV SÜD Auto Service Moves Up

Munich. Effective August 1, 2010, Horst Schneider (61) will join the Board of Management of TÜV SÜD AG and take over responsibility for the MOBILITY Strategic Business Segment. Mr. Schneider, who served as CEO of TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH since 1995, has been with TÜV SÜD for 35 years.

After training as an officially authorized expert engineer, Horst Schneider took over several management responsibilities. During his tenure as CEO of TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH, this field of activities underwent further expansion and internationalization. Schneider is also President of the Bavarian Road Safety Organizations, Vice-President of the German Road Safety Organization, and a member of the Board of Directors of the German Road Safety Council.

Dr. Manfred Bayerlein will leave TÜV SÜD Group. TÜV SÜD AG and Dr. Manfred Bayerlein have terminated their collaboration at Dr. Bayerlein's request by amicable and mutual agreement. TÜV SÜD AG and the Supervisory Board would like to thank Dr. Bayerlein for his consistently outstanding work for TÜV SÜD AG.

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TÜV SÜD AG
Head of Corporate Communications
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Email: Wilfried.Sauer@tuev-sued.de
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About TÜV SÜD
TÜV SÜD is a leading international service organization catering to the strategic business segments INDUSTRY, MOBILITY, and PEOPLE. Approximately 15,000 employees are represented at more than 600 locations throughout the world. Optimizing technology, systems, and know-how, the interdisciplinary specialist teams act as process partners to strengthen their customers' competitiveness.