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New chair of the Governing Committee at the DGUV and VFA

Hans-Peter Kern © DGUV

2025-09-16

Hans-Peter Kern has been appointed the new chair of the Governing Committees of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) and the Association for the Promotion of Occupational Safety in Europe (VFA). He assumes these roles from Manfred Wirsch, who represented the interests of the insured parties in this capacity for eleven years.

Manfred Wirsch remains a member of the DGUV and VFA Governing Committees, and also Chair of the Governing Committee of the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the trade and distribution industry (BGHW) – a position he has held since 2008. He has championed the cause of the autonomous administration and the interests of the insured parties for almost three decades, and has continually supported KAN as a project of the VfA and called attention to the value it adds for occupational safety and health.