Apr 2017 – Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Responsible for E.ON’s entire Offshore Wind business, the European Onshore Wind business, and for New Markets.
• Full P&L responsibility for the above mentioned businesses, >400m€ EBIT.
• Key accomplishments:
• Construction of 2 offshore wind projects with 800MW, ~2.5bn€ investment, on time and on budget
• Delivery of several onshore wind projects to final investment decision
• Successful delivery of new markets strategy
• Continuous performance improvement of operating fleet to international benchmark

Jan 2011 – Apr 2017 · 6 yrs 3 mos

• Development, construction and operations of offshore wind farms,
• General management of an international organization across 4 countries (~140 staff, 3 direct reports).
• Managing an investment program of >2bn € in 4 countries, operational portfolio of >700MW of renewable power generation.
• Key accomplishments:
• Merged three national organizations into an integrated international offshore business from 100+ to ~140 staff;
• Built 6 offshore wind projects of >1600MW and developed a further pipeline of projects of ~1500MW.
• Drove and managed implementation of an O&M strategy for offshore wind assets, with improved operational performance.

Jan 2006 – Jan 2011 · 5 yrs

• Full responsibility for development, construction and operations of wind energy business onshore and offshore in Germany, France, Poland.
• General Management (95 staff, 6 direct reports (departments)).
• Managing investment programmes of >150 Mio. € p.a. in 3 countries, operational portfolio of ~400MW of renewable power generation.
• Key accomplishments:
• Built an organization from 30+ to 90+ staff;
• Built onshore wind project pipeline of >400MW largely from scratch in greenfield and brownfield development, leading to projects of ~200MW getting built;
• Managed acquisition of further onshore assets in France and Italy;
• Developed an offshore wind pipeline of >1000MW, constructing the first German offshore windfarm and leading one 300MW offshore project to final investment decision.
• Established a performance management system for managing the pipeline of development projects.

Jan 2000 – Jan 2006 · 6 yrs · Hamburg und Umgebung, Deutschland

• Key accomplishments:
• Successful Management of diverse set of strategy Projects, including, PMI, market entry strategies, process optimization, working capital, unbundling, acquisitions, etc.
• Personal development: Step from functional career in oil&gas (Shell) into business Consulting, broadening
• Responsibilities:
• Leadership of international consulting projects and teams
• Development of client relationships, acquisition of new Projects
• Focus on strategy and organization
• Interim Management

Jan 1993 – Jan 1999 · 6 yrs · Hannover and The Hague

• Key accomplishments:
• Two gas discoveries in mature basin
• Personal development: Project Management skills; 2 years as expat in an international team
• Responsibilities:
• Business Development: Exploration for and development of economically viable oil reserves
• Project management from technical to economical evaluation; supervision of execution
• Negotiations and contacts with international partnering companies, national oil companies and oil ministries
• Planning of the economically optimal development of natural gas reserves in own and partner-operated fields