DNV has acquired 74.3% of KEMA’s shares. The new combined company DNV KEMA will consist of all 1,800 KEMA employees and 500 employees from DNV’s renewable energy and sustainability activities. The new company will be led by Thijs Aarten, the CEO of KEMA, and headquartered in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Aarten will report to a Supervisory Board chaired by DNV CEO Henrik O. Madsen.
“By joining forces, 2,300 experts will meet the needs of an industry in rapid transition and growth,” says says Leif Arne Langøy, the Chairman of DNV’s Board of Directors. “The combination of cleaner fossil-fuel-based power generation and the increased use of renewables will truly make a global impact. This is the strategic rationale behind DNV’s biggest investment ever which, along with DNV’s other 8,000 employees engaged in supporting our maritime, oil & gas and other customers, makes DNV a leading global player in third party and technical advisory roles.”
“In DNV, we have found a solid, innovative and international partner that has the same strategic vision, purpose and values as our company,” says Aarten. “For decades, KEMA has been a highly respected global energy consultant and provider of energy-related testing, inspection and certification services. Both KEMA and DNV have strong traditions as independent leading players with world class technical and business knowledge and growth ambitions.”
