This is Kaiserwetter

Hanno Schoklitsch

CEO & Founder

Hanno Schoklitsch is a civil engineer and also earned a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Graz/Austria and Universidad de Cantabria/Spain. He has more than 15 years of experience working in various positions restructuring bank-related real estate companies, particularly in the areas of asset management, investment management, funds management and project development in Germany, Austria and Spain.

Lars Hülsmann

CCO

Lars Hülsmann studied Business Administration at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. He looks back at almost 25 years of business experience and joined Kaiserwetter from ACON Actienbank AG, Munich where he headed the Advisory division as the responsible Director of the Management Board. In 2011 Lars founded and ran his own company, Gulf Energy Consultants, which was focused on Corporate and Project Finance Consultancy in the field of Renewable Energies.

Martin Kornemann

CDO

Martin Kornemann studied physics engineering, majoring in energy and environmental technology. He is also a certified electro-thermographer in accordance with...

Philipp Lindner

CIO

Philipp Lindner studied business administration (Master's Degree) at Universität Graz (Austria), UCLA (USA) and Universidad de Cantabria (Spain). He has more than 18 years of professional experience, specifically 14 years in the international business consulting environment (with PWC, IBM, Hotter & Partner) and 4 years as Director of the IT Group in the international logistics sector (JCL).

Rodrigo Villamizar Alvargonzález

Head of Strategy Americas

Mr. Villamizar, who joined Kaiserwetter as Americas Strategic Advisor at the end of 2016, has had experience as State Minister of Energy, Ambassador, Consultant to international energy companies and Strategic Advisor to Governments. He also has had a lengthy record as a University professor (San Diego U, Florida Atlantic U., U. of Andes of Bogota, IEB/Complutense of Madrid) and lecturer.

Dr. Fanchen Meng

Head of Strategy Great China

Prior to joining Kaiserwetter GmbH, Dr. Fanchen Meng was a partner in Heidrick & Struggle’s Paris office, and a member of the firm’s Industrial and Supply Chain practices. He served as group VP and head of strategy for Asia (with operations in 10 countries, including North and South Korea) at Lafarge in Paris, France.

Germany

Gunnar Zawistowski

Head of Controlling

Gunnar Zawistowski graduated in construction engineering and economics. He has more than 10 years of experience in various positions in controlling in national and international contexts.

Jan Andresen

Head of Corporate Investment Management

Jan Andresen has been working for Kaiserwetter in leading positions since 2009. As Head of Corporate Investment Management and authorized officer he is the central...

Thomas Oetjen

Head of Performance Unit

Thomas Oetjen studied Industrial Engineering. After graduating from university and joining the wind energy industry he successfully completed in-service advanced studies in wind energy engineering and management.

Stefan Gronau

Head of Accounting

Stefan Gronau has gained 15 years of professional experience specialising as financial accountant with national and international companies in group consolidation according to IFRS and annual accounts pursuant to HGB.

Knut Göttling

Head of Systems Design Engineering

Knut Göttling holds a master in Electronics and Control Engineering and has an experience of 21+ years as Enterprise and System Architect in large database and information systems for banks and IT Security companies. He also worked as Information Security Officer in the FinTec business.

Heiko Bieber

Head of Business Development

Heiko Bieber has spent 6 years in the finance industry of investment banking in Hamburg and Berlin, when he joined the wind energy industry in 2004. In his professional career he initially worked for the wind turbine manufacturer NORDEX, then moved to VESTAS, where he was Customer Advisor / Customer Relationship Manager for 7 years on the whole.

Claire Sharp

Head of Business Development North America

For almost 20 years as a publisher and business executive, Claire Sharp has worked at the forefront of the global energy and financial markets. Her career has spanned four continents with The New York Times, Le Monde and The Financial Times, covering and working closely with executives of major corporations and financial institutions as well as senior government officials.