Gabriele Sommer, Dipl.-Geol.

Curriculum vitae

Member of the Supervisory Board of KSB SE & Co. KGaA
since 1 January 2016

Personal data:

• Year of birth: 1964
• Nationality: German 

Current professional activity: 

Head of Business Development Management
Systems & Certification, TÜV SÜD AG

Career history:

• Since 2024
  Head of Business Development Management
  Systems & Certification, TÜV SÜD AG
• 2021 - 2023
  Management Board spokeswoman of TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH
• 2011 - 2020
  Head of Human Resources of TÜV SÜD
• 1997 – 2011
  Various positions at subsidiaries of TÜV SÜD, inter alia as Managing Director
• 1995 – 1997
  Managing Director of TÜV Bayern Brasil Ltda.
• 1990 – 1995
  Various positions at TÜV Bayern Hessen Sachsen e.V. and TÜV Umwelttechnik
• 1986 – 1990
  Employment, inter alia, in laboratory and geotechnical companies

Education / Training:

• 1984 – 1990
  Degree in geology (Diplomgeologin), Munich Technical University

Relevant knowledge, skills and professional experience:

Strategy development, expertise in human resources, management

Other positions on statutory supervisory boards and comparable supervisory bodies:

• 2016 – present
  TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH, Stuttgart
• 2013 – present
  TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH, München

Other material activities:

2015 - present Member of the Accreditation Advisory Board, conformity assessment bodies