Supervisory Board Chairman

The information exchanged between the Supervisory and Management Boards in fiscal year 2024 was focused on the objective of strengthening DEKRA’s position as the largest non-listed testing, inspection, and certification organization.

The communication addressed a range of issues, including how to safeguard DEKRA’s position as market-leader in its core business areas, as well as how it can build to take up a leading position in the growth areas of future mobility, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and sustainability.

In many key areas this was a matter of setting a strategic course and taking operational decisions. In the context of the expansion of testing facilities at the DEKRA Lausitzring in Klettwitz, Germany, the groundbreaking ceremony for the new battery testing and certification laboratory represented another step on the path towards creating the world’s largest independent testing center for future mobility. In future the DEKRA facilities in Klettwitz will test the safety of assistance systems and highly automated driving functions, but also drive batteries for e-mobility and other high-voltage storage applications.

Overall, the Supervisory Board has closely overseen DEKRA’s ongoing strategic development. The company’s good international position meant that it was able to grow again in 2024, and deliver a solid earnings performance despite a challenging economic environment.

On behalf of the Presidential Board and the Supervisory Board, I would like to thank each and every DEKRA employee for their hard work. I would also like to thank all the members of DEKRA e.V., as well as our customers and business partners, for the long-held trust that they continue to place in us.