New director of the branch office in Jablonec nad Nisou

Petr Matoušek was appointed new director of the SZU branch in Jablonec nad Nisou on January 1st, 2021. In this position he replaces Mr. Jiří Malach.

Petr Matoušek has extensive experience in the field of certification. His previous experience has included, among other things, responsibility for product certification for various regions, including the coordination of audits and testing. He represented the Czech Republic in the technical committees of ISO TC 127 and CEN TC 151. He participated in the process of homologation of machines in various EU countries in coordination with local partners and authorities. As part of his position at the previous employer, he managed the fulfillment of product safety requirements, compliance of products with legislation and engine emissions in various regions of the world, including monitoring changes and trends in this area. He is a member of the Czech Advisory Committee for EU Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery Directive), and a member of TNK 59. He represents SZU in the Europe Regional Steering Committee (EU RSC) of TIC Council association. 

We wish Mr. Matoušek lot of success in the new position. 

At the same time, we thank Mr. Jiří Malach for his many years of work for SZU and we wish him all the best for the years to come. He will continue to cooperate with us on custom activities on Russian territory.