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UL at a Glance UL is an internationally recognized safety science company. Founded in 1894 at the introduction of electricity, UL continually fosters innovation by extending and evolving the definition of safety. Leveraging our expertise, UL rigorously assesses the safety of products and goods to help customers bring their innovations to market quickly and helps technologies gain mass adoption through the trust consumers place in the UL brand. No matter where a product is designed or made or where it will be sold, our global footprint and expertise help more businesses in more places gain access to the global marketplace. Enabling Access to the Global Marketplace From traceability to marketplace access, the rapid growth of a global marketplace places new demands on business. UL is dedicated to easing supply chain complexity by working with manufacturers and retailers to understand and navigate regulatory, compliance and trade requirements. Our global network of knowledge experts provides real-time information and insights to enable you to make business decisions and gain access to, and conduct business in, expanding markets. UL's commitment to harmonization helps streamline standards development and minimizes redundancies. Standards Development Leader Standards are essential to public safety and confidence and improve the quality of products and services in the marketplace. UL leads the research and science needed to understand complex safety issues and develop standards. Further, we bring the right stakeholders together to effectively develop consensus-based standards. We also play a key role in the development and harmonization of national and international standards. As of today, UL has developed more than 1,400 Standards for Safety and Standards for Sustainability. Safety Expands into New Industries Consumers worldwide expect safety in more products and in more ways every day. UL's expertise in the science of safety extends to more industries than ever before, enabling us to deliver services to a broader set of customers around the globe. Today, UL certifies, validates, tests, inspects, audits, and trains and advises across the following industries: Appliances and HVAC/R Building Products Chemicals Dietary Supplements Energy and Industrial Systems Fire Suppression Food and Beverage Furniture Hardlines Health Services High-Tech Household and Industrial Cleaning Jewelry and Watches Life Safety and Security Lighting Over the Counter and Pharmaceutical Personal Care and Beauty Premiums, Promotional Products and Licensed Goods Textiles, Apparel and Footwear Toys and Juvenile Products Water Wire and Cable
UL at a Glance Scientific Research and Innovation Insights Technology moves at an amazingly fast pace, characterized by constant, dynamic innovation. Quickly designing and producing new and improved products is a must for businesses to thrive. UL's research, based on rigorous science, contributes to requirements that speed market acceptance and delivers insights critical to understanding how the latest innovations impact today's homes and workplaces. Realizing that innovation never stops, UL constantly seeks pathways to help our customers bring the latest technologies to market safely. Innovative Services for Today's Challenges As market demands change, UL has leveraged our expertise in safety science to innovate our services to help customers meet those demands and enable successful entry to the market. Certification: Expertise you can leverage to help streamline compliance challenges and sharpen your business's competitive edge Validation: Trusted confirmation of product claims to consumers, supply chains and business partners Testing: Trusted, independent corroboration that helps to ensure your products and services fulfill requirements for your customers or other stakeholders Inspection: Expert assessment of products to determine suitability, quality, reliability and regulatory/standards compliance Auditing: Insight, support and solutions aimed at addressing the challenges of the global marketplace Training and advisory: Actionable business intelligence, including customized action plans, knowledge sharing, training and workshops
UL Facts and Figures Since its founding in 1894, UL has been recognized as a leader in safety science. We work to help companies achieve global acceptance of their products and processes. Here s more information about UL in 2012: UL by the numbers Nearly 22 billion UL Marks appeared on products 69,007 manufacturers produced UL-certified Products 92,442 product evaluations were conducted by UL 567,423 inspection visits were conducted by UL 20,104 types of products were evaluated by UL 131 number of facilities in the UL family of companies 104 countries with UL customers Nearly 1 billion consumers in Asia, Europe and North America were reached by UL with safety messages 1,490 the total number of current Standards of the UL family of companies (1,189 for United States; 301 for Canada) 99 laboratory, testing and certification facilities in the UL family of companies 10,387 number of employees of the UL family of companies ready to serve customers 9,476 products certified for ENERGY STAR 39 countries with UL employees All figures current as of Dec. 31, 2012.
Minsvyaz (Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of the Russian Federation in Moscow) Denmark Russia Canada European certification: Germany Kazakhstan UL-EU Mark California Energy Commission (CEC) Department of Energy (DOE) Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) CONUEE COFETEL United States Mexico Dual certification for both the US and Canadian markets: UL Listing Mark Recognized Component Mark HAZLOC Combined Certification for the US, Canadian and EU market: CE Marking ENEC Mark ATEX Directive Israel SIL Kuwait MoC (Ministry of Communications) Saudi Arabia Conformity Certificate Scheme Kuwait Conformity Assurance Scheme (KUCAS) Ministry of Communications (MOC) CITC (Communications and Information Technology Commission) United Arab Emirates Ministry of Communications India China RTA (Radio Type Approval) National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Thailand Korea Taiwan Hong Kong EMSD Approval Japan UL Mark for Europe, Canada and the United States GLOBAL MARKET ACCESS Chile SUBTEL (Subsecretaria de Telecomunicaciones) Argentina Brazil South Africa Letter of Authority Certificate of Compliance International certification: IECEE CB Scheme IEC IECEx Scheme UL Environment ENERGY STAR Sustainability certifications: Environmental Claim Validation Sustainable Product Certification Greenguard Certification Malaysia Singapore 060690-11 SINGAPORE Indonesia Certificate of Approval/Compliance Australia Certificate of Approval/Compliance New Zealand EUROPE NORTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC ASIA PACIFIC MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA Country Marks / Certificate EU COUNTRIES Voluntary / Mandatory UL-EU Mark V CE Marking M ENEC Mark V ATEX Directive Marking M Denmark UL Demko D Mark V Germany UL GS Mark V Kazakstan GOST-K M Russia LATIN AMERICA Argentina Brazil Gost-R Mark M Minsvyaz (Ministry of Information Tech nology and Communications of the Russian Federation in Moscow) M UL-AR S Mark M CNC (Comision National de Communications) M UL-BR Mark / UL-BR INMETRO Mark V / M Anatel Mark M Chile SUBTEL (Subsecretaria de Telecomunicaciones) M Mexico NOM Mark M CONUEE V COFETEL M Country Marks / Certificate Canada United States ASIA PACIFIC Australia New Zealand Voluntary / Mandatory Canadian Listing Mark V NRCan Certification V Canadian Recognized Component Mark V IC (Industry Canada) M UL Listing Mark V UL Recognized Component Mark V UL NEBS Mark V Federal Communications Commission Mark M HAZLOC M ENERGY STAR V Performance California Energy Commission (CEC) V Department of Energy (DOE) V Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) V C-Tick M RCM V A-Tick M Certificate of Compliance / Approval V / M Country Marks / Certificate China Voluntary / Mandatory CCC Mark M RTA (Radio Type Approval) M China Energy Label M Hong Kong EMSD Approval M India Indonesia Japan Korea S Mark M ISI Mark M Ministry of Communications M XXXXX/SDPPI/YYYY ZZZZ SNI Mark M Direktorat Jenderal Sumber Daya Dan Perangkat Pos Dan Informatika (SDPPI) M S Mark V PSE Marks M VCCI Marks V MIC (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) M KC Mark M Energy Efficiency Standards & Labeling Program V High Efficiency Appliance Certification Program V e-standby Program Country Marks / Certificate Malaysia Singapore Taiwan Thailand 060690-11 SINGAPORE MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA Israel Kuwait Saudi Arabia South Africa Voluntary / Mandatory ST Mark M SIRIM Mark M SIRIM QAS M Safety Mark M Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) M BSMI Mark M NCC (National Communications Commission) M Standards Mark M Safety Mark M National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) M Certificate of Compliance M MoC (Ministry of Communications) M Kuwait Conformity Assurance Scheme (KUCAS) M Ministry of Communications (MOC) M Conformity Certificate Scheme M CITC Communications and Information (Technology Commission) M Letter of Authority M Certificate of Compliance M ICASA (Independent Communications Authority M of South Africa) Country Marks / Certificate UAE INTERNATIONAL Voluntary / Mandatory TRA (Telecommunications Regulatory Authority) M ECAS Registration Certificate M Participating countries 1 CB Scheme V Participating countries 2 IEC IECEx Scheme V SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES Global Sustainable Product Certification Safety EMC Wireless Energy Efficiency 1CB Scheme participating countries (April 2012) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States. 2 IECEx Scheme participating countries (April 2012) Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States. V Environmental Claim Validation V Greenguard Certification V This information is for guidance and illustration purposes only. The map and tables above represent some of the marks and certificates that UL may be able to assist you in obtaining if your products meet all the applicable requirements. Mark and certificate requirements may vary from product to product. We can help you obtain many of the marks you need for market access around the globe. Contact us for further information.
UL Executive Team Global Leadership Businesses Keith E. Williams President & Chief Executive Officer and Trustee Sara A. Greenstein President, Environmental Services Christian Anschuetz Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Patrick Boyle Senior Vice President and President, UL University Terry Brady Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Jason Fischer Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific Adrian Groom Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Sajeev Jesudas President, Verification Services Clyde Kofman Senior Vice President and President, Enterprise Services Ben Miller Senior Vice President and President, Product Safety Jason Fischer Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific Hiroshi Yamaki Senior Vice President and President, Life and Health Sciences Michael Saltzman Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer August Schaefer Senior Vice President and Public Safety Officer Gitte Schjotz President, Europe and Latin America Senior Vice President, Certification Programs, Accreditation and Standards Weifang Zhou Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
Keith Williams President & CEO UL Keith Williams is President and CEO of UL. During his tenure, UL has reorganized and optimized its operating structure, expanded geographically, extended its services and successfully managed the integration of more than 15 acquisitions. Keith has championed UL s global expansion with a focus on Asia, a region in which he has broad expertise. Over the past five years, UL has established the leading third-party safety offering in Asia, which now accounts for half of the company s revenue. In addition to global expansion, Keith has emphasized investment in core areas of UL strength, including research, standards development and not-for-profit efforts. With his leadership, the company has also continued to focus and elevate its iconic mission of making the world safer, employing exacting scientific processes and the highest ethical principles to deliver trusted results. Today, UL is focusing on the next generation of safety challenges, helping new geographies, new industries and new stakeholders create safer living and work environments. Prior to his current role at UL, Keith spent 11 years in leadership positions throughout Asia, where he spearheaded the regional growth of many international companies. He was named President, Asia-Pacific Operations for Medtronic, Inc., in Tokyo, where he dramatically improved business productivity. Keith also served as President, GE Healthcare, China, a company he worked at for more than 22 years. In late 1996, he became the first global champion for using Six Sigma to address commercial transactions within GE Medical. Keith s keen insight, global perspective and attention to detail with a core focus on anticipating and meeting diverse customer needs, maximizing performance, and delivering excellence have resulted in successfully transforming the companies he has led.
Weifang Zhou Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer UL Weifang Zhou is Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer of UL. In this capacity he is responsible for leading the development of UL s global industry strategy to drive business growth through new service expansion. He is also responsible for UL s enterprise strategy, corporate branding and marketing, and he is committed to developing thought leadership initiatives for overall enterprise growth. Weifang joined UL in September 2009 as Vice President and General Manager of UL Greater China, leading UL s operation in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. During his term, UL served as a model in developing the local ecosystem and assisting Chinese manufacturers growth in both overseas markets and the domestic market. Prior to joining UL, Weifang served as President and CEO of GE s water and process technologies division and worked in other various GE departments for 10 years.
Sajeev Jesudas President, Verification Services UL Sajeev Jesudas is President of UL s Verification Services Business Unit and leads UL's overall business in the Asia Pacific region. Sajeev joined UL in 2001 as President for Asia Pacific operations and since then has served in many leadership positions with increasing responsibilities, including the role of Chief Operating Officer and that of President, International Operations. In addition, Sajeev is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the UL-CCIC joint venture company in China and sits on the board of more than 20 UL affiliate companies globally.
The value of public-private partnerships in driving innovation By Gus Schaefer - 08/27/13 12:00 PM ET Over the last few decades, American innovation and technological advancement have been largely attributed to private sector developments. From Mark Zuckerberg s Facebook to Elon Musk s recent unveiling of the Hyperloop high-speed train, the American public has come to perceive that anything truly innovative and revolutionary must be catalyzed from the private sector. Largely untold in the story of these advancements is the important role public-private partnerships play in promoting innovation and technological deployment, while mitigating new risks. Public-private partnerships have a history in maintaining a commitment to scientific excellence, guiding the conception, safety and deployment of various technologies that have paved the road to where we are today (including the advent of the Internet, which, while created in a government lab, was actually seeded by corporate visions). While the private sector drives scientific developments and creates products and services in such a way to be embraced by the marketplace, the public sector shapes the foundation through supporting policies and relevant research. Joint research leverages unique and complementary sets of expertise in resource-efficient ways to understand and address the risk profiles of new technologies. The energy sector is one such example of how public-private research collaboration can inform policy and help innovative companies address risks prior to commercialization. UL (Underwriters Laboratories) has been working with the Department of Energy over the last several years to evaluate the impact of energy technologies. Such work is critical in understanding the limits of the current infrastructure and what considerations need to go into the design of new products. Absent such data, new product commercialization and infrastructure build-out could result in unintended consequences. The House Science and National Laboratories Caucus recently hosted a workshop on the value of such joint research. The caucus was created by a bipartisan group of congressmen and works to reinforce federal investment in research and national laboratories, as well as promote the role of science in political discourse. Held last month, the event was introduced by two of the caucus s co-chairs, Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.) and Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.), and told the story of UL s many partnerships with national laboratories and how that work supports innovation. Panelists underscored the long-term commitment required for successful public-private collaboration due to the changing nature of safety and technology, and the introduction of new risks that necessitate constant evaluation and adaptation. They rightly noted that collaboration across borders is increasingly important, since many problems are not unique to the United States. In a global marketplace, differing country-by-country approaches to addressing these problems could result in a complex compliance web for manufacturers, and impede the commercialization of the products they develop. Through various types of collaboration, including extensive research, technical reports and industry networks (i.e., consultations, technical forums, symposiums and standards committees), this public-private partnership has effectively addressed a number of issues within the energy sector. For example, as a result of joint efforts on biofuels, UL and its partners have tackled critical deployment issues, including the compatibility of new biofuels with existing infrastructure equipment from the storage of the fuels to the dispensing operations. Within the solar industry, joint efforts with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have yielded increased solar photovoltaic system safety, including updated standards and codes, as well as increasing understanding of equipment reliability, performance and financial returns. Other examples include progress in areas such as battery technologies, wind power and smart grid/connectivity.
Groundbreaking work is also being done with the Argonne National Laboratory in regards to emerging technologies and issues for increasingly popular electric vehicles (EVs), including assessing the safety of human exposure to wireless charging fields, and verifying interoperability of the EV with the infrastructure. While the work being done in various public-private partnerships across the country does not garner as much attention as manufacturer product developments, it continues to be one of the most cost-effective ways to assess and understand the safety science tied to new product development. Such scientific data enables sound standards and regulation, providing manufacturers with a roadmap of what they need to address or consider in product development. Schaefer is UL s public safety officer and the organization s ombudsman on all safety issues. He has testified before the U.S. Congress and at administration hearings on topics such as furniture flammability and import safety. During his 40 years at UL, he has served in a variety of roles including chief operating officer for the U.S. operations and chief corporate social responsibility officer. Read more: http://thehill.com/ blogs/congress-blog/economy-abudget/318805-the-value-of-publicprivate-partnerships-in-drivinginnovation#ixzz2g0wrlxa5