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Portraits of the management board

Get to know the ENERTRAG board members

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Dr. Gunar Hering

Born 1972 in Chemnitz
Chairman of the Executive Board of ENERTRAG SE since July 2022
Member of the Executive Board of ENERTRAG SE since 2014
Responsible for EU projects and culture

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 

Simon Hagedorn

Born in Engelskirchen in 1984
Member of the Executive Board of ENERTRAG SE since 2021
Responsible for financing, acquisitions, commercial management, accounting and legal affairs

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

Dr. Tobias Bischof-Niemz

Born 1976 in Frankfurt/Main
Member of the Executive Board of ENERTRAG SE since 2024
Responsible for International & Technology Projects

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
  • Since 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)

Dr. Anne Bendzulla

Born 1982 in Blankenburg am Harz
Member of the Executive Board of ENERTRAG SE since 2025
Responsible for the Power Generation division and digitalisation

Education

  • 2000–2006: Diploma in Process Engineering, Technical University of Clausthal
  • 2006–2010: PhD in Engineering Sciences, Research Centre Jülich GmbH and RWTH Aachen University

Professional background

  • since 2025: Member of the Executive Board responsible for the Power Generation division
  • 2023–2024: Head of IT Strategy and Operational Excellence, RWE AG
  • 2022–2023: Director IT/OT and Digital, RWE Renewables
  • 2020–2022: Director IT, RWE Renewables
  • 2018–2020: Digital Officer, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
  • 2015–2018: Head of Process Department, thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers
  • 2013–2015: Technology Manager, Technip Germany
  • 2010–2013: Senior Process Engineer, Thyssenkrupp Uhde
  • 2006–2010: Graduate Research Assistant, Forschungszentrum Jülich

Commitment

  • 2022: Advisory Council „Digital Business Transformation“, Quadriga University, Berlin
  • since 2022/23: Project Advisory Board Data Campus, University of Duisburg-Essen
  • 2024: Rotary Essen-Ruhr, responsible for youth development and career counselling