- Jürgen Himmelsbach, Member of the Management Board of TÜV NORD AG, Essen; Chairman
- Carsten Kohn, Chairman of the Central Works Council of DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Essen; Deputy Chairman
- Jörg Mittrach, Vice Chairman of the Central Works Council of DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Essen
- Dr Ralf Günter Jung, CEO of TÜV NORD Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg;
- Dirk Kretzschmar, Managing Director of TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH, Essen;
- Dipl.-Ing. Peter Schrimpf, Chairman of the Management Board of RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen;