DEKRA NZ, parent company of Vehicle Testing New Zealand (VTNZ), has appointed Mike Walsh as chairperson of its board of directors.
Walsh led VTNZ for almost fourteen years from 2004 to 2018, before taking on the role of Southern Africa & Oceania executive vice president then Asia Pacific executive vice president with DEKRA SE.
He has been a director on the DEKRA NZ board since 2018.
He replaces outgoing chair Stan Zurkiewicz who is stepping down from the board to focus on his role as global chief executive of DEKRA SE.
In addition, Christoph Nolte and Bill Armour have both been appointed as new board directors.
Nolte is the executive vice president for the DEKRA Vehicle Inspection Service Division, with responsibility for 28 million vehicle inspections across 23 countries.
Meanwhile, Armour was previously the chief financial officer for DEKRA APAC and VTNZ and has been a director for the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.
Dave Harris and Sturrock Saunders continue in their positions as directors representing the interests of the MTA.
VTNZ is New Zealand’s largest independent vehicle inspection organisation with over 1000 employees working across more than 150 sites.
DEKRA NZ is 60% owned by DEKRA SE with the remaining 40% being held by the Motor Trade Association (MTA).
