20 November 2023

New member of the Kiwa family: GHMT AG joins Kiwa Deutschland Group

Bexbach/Hamburg, November 20, 2023: In November of this year, Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Wilhelm, CEO of GHMT AG, Prof. Dr. Roland Hüttl and Dr. Gero Schönwaßer, both Managing Directors of Kiwa Deutschland GmbH, and Wulf Jannsen, Head of Finance and Controlling at Kiwa Deutschland GmbH, signed the corresponding contractual agreement in Bexbach.

Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Wilhelm is delighted with the addition: "Being part of the Kiwa family is an opportunity for us to continue to grow as a company and further expand our services. With Kiwa, we can further advance our innovative strength to fulfill technical tasks and develop new solutions. I look forward to working together!"

"I am very pleased that with GHMT AG we can now welcome a company to the Kiwa family that expands our service portfolio to include the field of physical transmission security," says Prof. Dr. Roland Hüttl. Dr. Gero Schönwaßer adds: "The employees of GHMT AG in Bexbach, Saarland, are the number 1 in the specialist areas of Cabling & Systems, EMC in Facilities and Wireless Applications." Both managing directors are excited about the new areas.

GHMT AG was founded in 1992 as "Gesellschaft für Hochfrequenz-Messtechnik mbH" and offers sophisticated engineering services in the field of physical transmission security. As a leading testing laboratory accredited by the DAkkS according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 with recognized neutrality, GHMT AG is also an internationally recognized EMC and radio expert in many major projects.

Wulf Jannsen will support Dirk Wilhelm on the Management Board, in the areas of administration and finance. Dr. Gero Schönwaßer and Ron Scheepers, Executive Vice President of Kiwa N.V., will become members of the company's Supervisory Board.

Kiwa

Kiwa is an independent and impartial global market leader in the fields of testing, inspection, and certification (TIC). The company provides laboratory, (statutory) inspection, audit, and assurance activities, supported and reinforced by (strictly separate) training, consultancy, and data services. Kiwa's customers are active in virtually all markets and in both the private and public sectors. Kiwa creates trust in the products, services, processes, (management) systems and personnel of the Kiwa customer base. More than 10,000 dedicated employees work in over 40 countries in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America and Oceania. Kiwa's head office is in Rijswijk in the Netherlands. Kiwa is a member of the global SHV family of companies.

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From left to right: Roland Hüttl (Managing Director Kiwa Deutschland GmbH), Wulf Jannsen (Finance Director Kiwa Deutschland GmbH), Dirk Wilhelm (CEO GHMT AG) and Gero Schönwaßer (Managing Director Kiwa Deutschland GmbH).