– Extensive record in international business development in renewable energy: Solar, Wind, Hydrogen. Technology – Economics – People.

– International experience: worked in energy projects in more than 20 countries in Europe, Americas, Africa and Asia.

– Expert at the Gas Industry Advisory Committee, East Mediterranean Gas Forum.

– Steering Committee Chairman of the 25 GW Green Hydrogen Project GEO, Oman.

– Advisory Board Member of the MENA-Fuels Project for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany, analysing Middle East and North Africa for the supply of green hydrogen based synthetic fuels up to the year 2050.

– Co-Author of the publication “How to make Green Hydrogen economic?” (Hermes, Witte et. al., Sep. 2020.
– 2014-2021, Vattenfall: Project Governance Officer for renewable energy; steering investment decisions and project developments. Responsible for the policy and decision frame­work for all renewable projects, wind, solar, hydrogen.

– 2011-2013, Head of Business Development, Biomass, Vattenfall.

– 2007-2010, Head of the “Vattenfall Carbon Fund”, financing renewable energy projects for emissions reduction in Asia, East Europe, and Latin America.

– 2000-2007, Head of Energy Economics, Tractebel Engineering (Lahmeyer International GmbH), responsible for the management and financial turnaround of two energy & water companies, financed by World Bank.

– PhD in energy economics (Dr.-Ing.), MSc (Dipl.-Ing.) in mechanical engineering.
– Business fluent in English, native language: German, fluent in French and Spanish.