KEMA

KEMAType| Private

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Industry| Energy Consultancy, Technology consulting, Technology services
Founded| 1927
Headquarters| Arnhem, Netherlands

Area served

| Global

Key people

| Remi Eriksen,[1] CEO, DNV GL
Thijs Aarten,[2] CEO, KEMA

Number of employees

| 15,382 (2015)
Parent| DNV (74.3%)
Alliander N.V. (25.4%)
Cogas Infra en Beheer B.V. (0.3%)

KEMA (Keuring van Elektrotechnische Materialen te Arnhem) NV, established in 1927,[3] was a global energy consultancy company headquartered in Arnhem, Netherlands. It offered management consulting, technology consulting & services to the energy value chain that include business and technical consultancy, operational support, measurements & inspection, and testing & certification services.

On 22 December 2011, DNV acquired 74.3% of KEMA's shares, creating a global consulting and certification company with 2300 experts located in over 20 countries.[4][5][6][7]

On 12 September 2013, DNV and GL merged into DNV GL, becoming the world's leading ship and offshore classification society. As DNV GL the company will continue to issue KEMA certificates from their laboratories.

## History

KEMA was founded in 1927 as the Dutch electricity industry’s Arnhem-based test house, providing electrical safety testing and certification activities.[8]

In the span of eighty years, The company is a risk management company actively providing independent applied research and consultancy services via an international network of subsidiaries and agencies.

On 22 December 2011, DNV acquired 74.3% of KEMA's shares, creating a global consulting and certification company within the cleaner energy, sustainability, power generation, transmission and distribution sectors.[4][5][6][7]

On 12 September 2013, DNV and GL merged into DNV GL.[9]

## References

1. ↑ DNV GL Executive Committee
2. ↑ KEMA Global Management Team
3. ↑ KEMA - About us
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 DNV and KEMA create a world-leading energy and sustainability company
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 DNV and KEMA combine forces to create “world-leading” certification company
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 DNV and KEMA Create a World-Leading Energy and Sustainability Company
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "DNV and KEMA Create a World-Leading Energy and Sustainability Company". http://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2011/dnv-kema.asp.
8. ↑ KEMA - History
9. ↑ gCaptain. "DNV and Germanischer Lloyd Announce Merger" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/gcaptain/2012/12/20/dnv-and-germanischer-lloyd-announce-merger/.

## External links

* DNV GL official website
* KEMA Laboratories
* Smart Grid News article
* European Energy Review article: KEMA Supervisory Board expansion

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