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 | |
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| Born | Wolfhart Gunnar Hauser 5 December 1949 Munich, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Technical University Munich |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1975–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]
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- ^ "Stocks - Bloomberg". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Dynamics of market set quality standards: Wolfhart Hauser". The Economic Times. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Directorate Change: André Lacroix to become Chief Executive in May 2015" (Press release). Intertek Group plc. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ Treanor, Jill (15 May 2015). "Incoming Intertek chief forgoes bonus after shareholder backlash". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Wolfhart Hauser: Executive profile and biography". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved 9 November 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "FirstGroup appoints Intertek Group boss to replace John McFarlane as chairman - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Annual Report and Accounts 2015" (PDF). FirstGroup plc. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "Result of General Meeting". otp.tools.investis.com.
- ^ "AGM Statement". otp.tools.investis.com.
- ^ "Firstgroup's cornerstone investorsurge company's new chairman to shake up the board - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2016.