Frederick Stubbins
Managing Director & Divisional Director @CERTANIA
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WORK HISTORY
Managing Director & Divisional Director @CERTANIA
Munich, DE
As Managing Director at Certania, I play a group-level leadership role shaping strategy, integration and performance across a growing portfolio of companies. My remit includes defining strategic direction, aligning businesses with a unified vision, and leading cross-company initiatives that strengthen operational excellence, commercial effectiveness and long-term value creation.I work closely with the CEOs, the board and the business leadership teams to drive integration, accelerate growth and build a cohesive, high-performance group. My role spans strategy design, operational leadership, commercial development, M&A support and organisational alignment — ensuring Certania continues to scale with ambition, partnership DNA and entrepreneurial energy at its core.
EDUCATION
Newcastle University
Engineering Doctorate, Chemical Engineering
University of Leeds
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Chemical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT FREDERICK STUBBINS
I am a Managing Director with 15 years of experience leading, integrating and scaling organisations across the global Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) sector. Throughout my career, I have operated in complex, multi-disciplinary environments, driving strategic clarity, commercial discipline and transformation across diverse teams, business models and geographies.My focus is leading organisations through growth and change. I bring together multi-site teams, historically independent businesses and varied capabilities to build unified, high-performing organisations. I thrive on shaping businesses that operate with purpose, pace and partnership — aligning people, strategy and execution to deliver meaningful, sustainable results.I have led multi-site operations, guided group-level strategy and delivered strong organic growth across multiple P & Ls. I have integrated acquired companies, built senior leadership teams from the ground up and developed scalable platforms capable of supporting ambitious expansion. My leadership style is commercially astute, people-centric and transformation-driven, with a clear focus on operational excellence and long-term value creation.Across roles, I have globalised technology solutions, opened new markets, developed new business lines and elevated brands into cohesive identities. I am motivated by the challenge of shaping modern TIC organisations that are agile, collaborative and built for scale — with clear decision-making, strong customer focus and a culture built around a winning mindset.Now at Certania, I am leading the development of a world-class TIC group built on entrepreneurial spirit, strategic ambition and partnership DNA. My goal is to help shape a global platform that sets new standards in quality, performance and industry leadership.Originally trained as a Chemical Engineer, I hold a Doctorate in Engineering, bringing analytical depth, scientific rigour and structured problem-solving to every leadership challenge.
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