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PTV Transport Consult appoints new division manager

PTV Transport Consult has named Dr-Ing. Hagen Schüller as the replacement for Werner Balz, division manager for Traffic Control & Management in the Stuttgart office of PTV Transport Consult, who retires at the beginning of March after 25 years with the company. Balz played an important role in the establishment of the PTV office in Stuttgart 25 years ago, which was also the beginning of PTV’s entry into the planning of traffic control and guidance systems on motorways. Schuller, who is currently a pro
February 16, 2017 Read time: 1 min
3264 PTV Transport Consult has named Dr-Ing. Hagen Schüller as the replacement for Werner Balz, division manager for Traffic Control & Management in the Stuttgart office of PTV Transport Consult, who retires at the beginning of March after 25 years with the company.

Balz played an important role in the establishment of the PTV office in Stuttgart 25 years ago, which was also the beginning of PTV’s entry into the planning of traffic control and guidance systems on motorways.

Schuller, who is currently a project manager in the division, has been with the company since 2010. He will take on his new role as division manager from the beginning of April.

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