The Industrial Inspection & Manufacturer Services (IMS) Business Unit is part of TÜV SÜD’s Industry & Infrastructure Division. It comprises more than 2,200 employees in 22 countries, whose expertise and experience play a key role in ensuring that industrial facilities are operated safely and comply with regulatory requirements. The IMS Business Unit is divided into the Business Lines In-service Inspection, Certification, and Environmental Services. The core business of the In-service Inspection Business Line is the periodic inspection of steam and pressure equipment in accordance with country-specific regulations; the Certification Business Line focuses on conformity assessments for steam and pressure equipment as well as manufacturer certifications; and the Environmental Services Business Line supports companies with emissions testing and monitoring as well as environmental assessments.

“To provide our customers worldwide even more comprehensive and faster, we have consolidated the services relevant to them into our new Business Unit,” says Caroline von Streit, who was appointed head of the IMS Business Unit. After beginning her career at the Boston Consulting Group, Caroline von Streit joined TÜV SÜD in 2011, where she initially worked as a senior project manager in the Corporate Strategy & Innovation Division. After holding a wide variety of roles within the company, the business administration graduate was appointed Head of the Lift, Cranes & Conveyors Business Unit in 2025, before being entrusted with the leadership of the newly created Industrial Inspection & Manufacturer Services Business Unit. In this position, she reports directly to Stephan Jacoby, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of TÜV SÜD’s Industry & Infrastructure Division.

In her role, Caroline von Streit is supported by the two BL managers, Thomas Walzer and Alexander Axarlis. Walzer began his professional career in 2007 as a technical expert in steel construction, dangerous goods and inspection of machinery and equipment. In 2010, he joined TÜV SÜD, where he held various leadership positions and most recently headed the Industry & Infrastructure Division of TÜV SÜD in Austria. Alexander Axarlis began his professional career in 2012 as an environmental engineer for emission testing and inspection of emission monitoring systems at TÜV SÜD in Filderstadt. In 2016, he became head of the Environmental Measurements Department there, and in 2020, he became head of the Environmental Services Department.