TESTEX, Swiss Textile Testing Institute
Thomas Burkard serves as the Group CFO at TESTEX AG, Swiss Textile Testing Institute, since October 2020. Prior experience includes the role of CFO at workfashion.com ag from January 2015 to September 2020, and Group CFO at DAX Holding AG between November 2012 and December 2014, where responsibilities encompassed investment in mechanical engineering, textiles, and startups. Additionally, Thomas held the position of Partner/Managing Partner at TCO Transition Company AG from December 2000 to October 2012, focusing on M&A and strategy consulting, and worked as an M&A Analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston from January 1999 to November 2000 in investment banking. Thomas holds a Master's degree in Business Administration with a focus on Corporate Finance from the University of Zurich, completed in 1998.
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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