Wolfhart Hauser

Wolfhart Gunnar Hauser (born 5 December 1949) is a German businessman, a former executive chairman of FirstGroup, and a former chief executive of Intertek, a British multinational inspection, product testing and certification company, from 2005 to 2015.

Wolfhart Hauser
Born
Wolfhart Gunnar Hauser

(1949-12-05) 5 December 1949
Munich, Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Technical University Munich
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1975–present

Hauser has a master's degree in medicine from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and a doctorate from Technical University Munich.[1]

Hauser wrote his dissertation on the prevention of ski injuries, and went on to develop a ski binding that was certified by international quality organisations - his ski binding remains an ISO standard.[2] Hauser was the chief executive of Intertek from March 2005 to 16 May 2015,[3][4] and a non-executive director at Logica since 1 January 2007.[5]

In July 2015, Hauser became the chairman of FirstGroup.[6][7] In July 2019, Hauser did not stand for reelection at the AGM and stepped down from the board.[8][9][10]

Notes
  1. "Stocks - Bloomberg". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. "Dynamics of market set quality standards: Wolfhart Hauser". The Economic Times. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  3. "Directorate Change: André Lacroix to become Chief Executive in May 2015" (Press release). Intertek Group plc. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. Treanor, Jill (15 May 2015). "Incoming Intertek chief forgoes bonus after shareholder backlash". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. "Wolfhart Hauser: Executive profile and biography". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  6. "FirstGroup appoints Intertek Group boss to replace John McFarlane as chairman - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  7. https://www.firstgroupplc.com/~/media/Files/F/Firstgroup-Plc/indexed-pdfs/2015/firstgroup-annual-report-2015.pdf
  8. "Result of General Meeting". otp.tools.investis.com.
  9. "AGM Statement". otp.tools.investis.com.
  10. "Firstgroup's cornerstone investorsurge company's new chairman to shake up the board - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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