Uwe Loos, forced out as CEO of FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schaefer AG when it was taken over by INA Holdings, has landed the CEO position at Dekra, another major German business and his third in five years. Prior to joining FAG in 1998, Mr. Loos was chief of production at Porsche.

Mr. Loos heads Dekra AG (Stuttgart, Germany), the largest company within the privately-held Dekra Group. Dekra is an automobile testing and inspection company with a nationwide network of test centers, education and training centers. Dekra also performs general vehicle inspections at its own locations and through over 27,000 licensed shops -- inspecting almost 7 million vehicles each year. The company also offers fleet management services.

In the CEO position, Mr. Loos is replacing Gerhard Zeidler. Mr. Zeidler is stepping out of his CEO contract two years early and taking the reins of Dekra's supervisory board.