TESTEX, Swiss Textile Testing Institute
Rainer Roten currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of TESTEX AG, Swiss Textile Testing Institute, since May 2021, and is a Member of the Board of Directors at EMS-CHEMIE AG as of August 2023. Previously, Rainer held significant leadership positions at Schindler Group, including Group CEO Staff and CEO of Schindler China, where strong operational leadership resulted in top rankings in customer service and employee satisfaction. Rainer has extensive experience in the textile and industrial sectors, having served as CEO of SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG and held various executive roles at Oerlikon, contributing to financial performance and strategic growth amidst economic challenges. Rainer Roten holds an MBA from the University of Rochester - Simon Business School and a B.Sc. in Betriebsökonomie from the Federal Universities of Applied Science.
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TESTEX, Swiss Textile Testing Institute
TESTEX is a globally operating, independent Swiss testing and certification organisation with focus on textile and leather testing. Founded in 1846 and originally known as the “Seidentrocknungsanstalt Zurich” (Silk Conditioning Institute), the TESTEX Group now operates 40 branches with around 400 employees worldwide (including TESTEX and OETI) from its head office in Zurich. TESTEX is a member institute of the OEKO-TEX® Association and the official representative in Australia, Canada, the P.R. China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, the Philippines, Switzerland, South Korea and Taiwan. As an accredited, internationally recognised and independent testing laboratory we certify according to strict continental and international regulations and standards: - OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 - OEKO-TEX® STeP - OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN - OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT - OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD - OEKO-TEX® ORGANIC COTTON - OEKO-TEX® RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS - UV STANDARD 801 - TESTEX CIRCULARITY - PPE certification (SCESp 0096, Notified Body 1726) - Round Robin Tests (ISO 17043) We also offer comprehensive testing programmes for all textile raw materials, semi-finished and finished products: - Testing textile physics and textile chemistry - Analytical tests