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TOKYO, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-Two new Board Members to join DEKRA SE: Petra Finke (55) to become Chief

Digitalization Officer (CDO) as of July 1, 2023, Peter Laursen (47) appointed

as Chief Operation Officer (COO) with immediate effect.

-They both complete the DEKRA SE Board of Management together with Stan

Zurkiewicz as CEO and Wolfgang Linsenmaier as CFO.

-The recent appointments result from significant changes made by DEKRA in both

its Board of Management composition and organization, as the company seeks to

accelerate its transformation and facilitate the execution of its Focus

Strategy 2025.

-The newly created CDO role will focus on enhancing DEKRA's existing service

portfolio and introducing new advanced digital services in the light of the

ongoing digital transformation.

-The newly created COO role is dedicated to strengthening DEKRA's global

position, improving the company's business results, and better serving the

needs of its customers across the globe.

-Stefan Kölbl, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DEKRA: "DEKRA's vision is

to become the leading global force in safety, security, and sustainability. The

recent changes in the composition of the Board of Management are designed to

advance our strategic growth plans and accelerate the pace of execution."

DEKRA appointed two new members to its Board of Management today: Petra Finke

(55), currently Global CIO Rhenus Freight Logistics and CEO of Rhenus Freight

Network GmbH, will join the company as Chief Digitalization Officer (CDO) on

July 1, 2023, while Peter Laursen (47) will fill the role of Chief Operation

Officer (COO) with immediate effect.

Stefan Kölbl, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DEKRA: "DEKRA's vision is to

become the leading global force in safety, security, and sustainability. The

recent changes in the composition of the Board of Management are designed to

advance our strategic growth plans and accelerate the pace of execution. Petra

Finke and Peter Laursen are the perfect choice for these new roles, and we are

glad to welcome them as our new board members. We are convinced they will do

great in their new responsibility."

Petra Finke (55) has been working with Rhenus Group for over 20 years, most

recently as Global CIO Rhenus Freight Logistics and CEO of Rhenus Freight

Network GmbH. She was responsible for global IT and digitalization, and in this

role successfully managed the transformation of the company's heterogeneous IT

and process landscape into a distributed, cloud-based digital ecosystem.

Furthermore, she established Rhenus Freight Network GmbH as the central IT

service provider and advisor for the global network, while developing digital

customer solution to optimize logistics value chains.

In her newly created role as CDO of DEKRA, Petra Finke will pursue the

company's target to fully leverage the business potential of digitalization.

DEKRA expects digital services to play a crucial role in the TIC industry

(Testing, Inspection and Certification), and it is set to develop its service

portfolio accordingly. Petra Finke will focus on improving existing services,

as well as creating reliable services for DEKRA's focus business areas future

mobility, sustainability, and cyber security, by deploying the use of

cutting-edge tech like AI and remote services.

Peter Laursen (47) has been employed at DEKRA for the past 10 years. He has an

outstanding track record in business development, turning Denmark's DEKRA

Academy into the country's undisputed market leader. In addition, he

significantly expanded the range of services beyond trainings, providing for

two-digit sales growth over the past years. Being responsible for the Region of

North-West Europe, he successfully turned around underperforming businesses

navigated external challenges such as impacts of the current geopolitical

situation and inflation as well as supply chain bottlenecks.

As DEKRA's new COO, he will oversee the company's six business regions which

comprise legal entities and operations in 60 countries on all continents, as

well as Group Marketing & Sales. He will be responsible for expanding DEKRA's

global footprint, especially in the strategic growth regions of North America

and Asia. Working with the company's business regions, he will match DEKRA's

strong service portfolio with regional demands and work towards achieving the

regions' strategic and financial ambitions.

"I look forward to working closely with Petra Finke and Peter Laursen to

deliver the best customer experience in our industry, across the globe. Their

leadership qualities, expertise, and track record of success will be invaluable

as we continue to evolve our business and accelerate our digital

transformation," said Stan Zurkiewicz, Chairman of the Board of Management and

CEO of DEKRA.

Stan Zurkiewicz, Chairman of the Management Board DEKRA e.V. and DEKRA SE CEO

Petra Finke, as of July 1, 2023, Member of the Management Board DEKRA SE

CDO Stefan Kölbl, President of the Presidential Board of DEKRA e.V. and

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DEKRA SE

Peter Laursen, Member of the Management Board DEKRA SE COO and Head of Region

North-West Europe

Wolfgang Linsenmaier, Member of the Management Board DEKRA e.V. and DEKRA SE

CFO, HR and Organizational Excellence

About DEKRA

DEKRA has been active in the field of safety for almost 100 years. Founded in

1925 in Berlin as Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein e.V., it is today

one of the world's leading expert organizations. DEKRA SE is a subsidiary of

DEKRA e.V. and manages the Group's operating business. In 2022, DEKRA will

generate preliminary sales totaling almost EUR 3.7 billion. The company

currently employs over 48,000 people (as of 30.09.2022) in approximately 60

countries on all continents. With qualified and independent expert ser-vices,

they work for safety on the road, at work and at home. These services range

from vehicle inspection and expert appraisals to claims services, industrial

and building inspections, safety consultancy, testing and certification of

products and systems, as well as training courses and temporary work. The

vision for the company's 100th birthday in 2025 is that DEKRA will be the

global partner for a safe, secure, and sustainable world. With a platinum

rating from EcoVadis, DEKRA is now in the top one percent of sustainable

businesses ranked.

SOURCE  DEKRA

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