Wolfhart Hauser | |
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| Born | Wolfhart Gunnar Hauser 5 December 1949 Munich, Germany |
| Education | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Technical University Munich |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1975–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]