Portraits of the Management Board

Education

• 1991-1996 Studied physics at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, graduating with a degree in physics
• 1994-1995 Studied physics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA, degree: M.A.
• 1997-2002 Doctorate in Nuclear Physics at the Technical University of Darmstadt, degree: Dr. rer. nat.

Professional background

• 1997-2002 Research associate at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
• 2002-2014 The Boston Consulting Group GmbH, Associate Director and member of the management team of the global Energy Practice
• Since 2014 Member of the Executive Board of ENERTRAG SE (formerly a stock corporation)

Commitment

• Since 2017 Membership YPO Global Leadership Community 

Education

• 1987 General higher education entrance qualification Gymnasium Löningen
• 1987-1988 Military service paratrooper battalion Wildeshausen
• 1988-1990 Studied business administration at the University of Bielefeld, degree: Vordiplom
• 1990-1993 Studied business administration at the University of Tübingen, degree: Diplom-Kaufmann

Professional background

• 1993-1995 Employee of Starkstrom-Anlagen-Gesellschaft mbH, Frankfurt a. M., Internal Audit Department
• 1996-2000 Assistant to the management of SAG Montagegesellschaft mbH, Berlin, 
• 1997-2000 Head of the Berlin branch
• 1998-2000 Commercial Manager of Berliner Licht- und Signaltechnik GmbH
• Since 2000 employee of ENERTRAG SE (formerly a public limited company)
• Since 2005 member of the Executive Board

Education

• 2004-2008 Studied Business Administration at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, graduating with a degree in Business Administration (FH)
• 2005-2008 Studied ‘International Management’ at the École Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur (ESCE) Paris, degree: Diplôme de l'ESCE
• 2012-2013 Studied ‘Global Master in Finance’ at the IE Business School, Madrid, degree: Executive Master in Finance

Professional background

• 2008-2011 Freelance consultant in energy and project finance
  Employee of ENERTRAG SE (formerly a public limited company) 
• Since 2012, authorised signatory of ENERTRAG SE
• Since 2015, Managing Director of ENERTRAG EnergieInvest GmbH since 2016
• Member of the Management Board of ENERTRAG SE since April 2021

Commitment

• Since 2016 Further training in emerging and developing countries as part of the RENAC ‘Green Banking’ programmes

Education

• 1997-2003 Technical University of Darmstadt, UC Berkeley: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• 2003-2006 Technical University of Darmstadt: Dr.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering
• 2007-2009 Columbia University in New York: Master of Public Administration (MPA)
• 2015-2017 University of Stellenbosch: Associate Professor

Professional background

• 2007-2012 The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Frankfurt: Senior Consultant
  2012-2014 Eskom System Operator, Johannesburg: Chief Engineer Energy Planning
• 2014-2017 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria: Head of the Energy Department
• 2017-2024 ENERTRAG SE, Berlin/Cape Town: Head of New Energy Solutions Division
• 2024 Member of the Executive Board for International & Technology Projects

Commitment

• 2015-2017 Member of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Energy (MACE), appointed by former South African
• Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson
  2018-2020 Member of the Board of the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA)