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Wolfhart Hauser

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Wolfhart Hauser
Born
Wolfhart Gunnar Hauser

(1949-12-05) 5 December 1949 (age 74)
Munich, Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Technical University Munich
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1975–present

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.

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]

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  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.[dead link]
  6. ^ "FirstGroup appoints Intertek Group boss to replace John McFarlane as chairman - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Annual Report and Accounts 2015" (PDF). FirstGroup plc. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  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.