Management
Well positioned for the next phase.
In order to ensure that we can continuously guarantee the highest quality and reliability, we attach great importance to trusting and transparent communication within our teams and with all stakeholders.
Challenges motivate us.
A global climate-neutral energy supply is a goal not just of the global climate protection agreement, but also our vision. As a Clean Energy Solutions Provider, we are committed to the energy transition and to climate protection with everything that we have at our disposal. Thanks to our experience as project developers in the field of renewable energy, we are extremely familiar with the energy market in all of its facets.
Our success proves us right: Following our clear strategy, we generate energy on our own wind farms and PV system, achieving significant scale as an independent power producer (IPP). Our SDAX and TecDAX-listed share offers an excellent investment in a company with outstanding performance in the renewable energy sector.
In order to ensure that we can continuously guarantee the highest quality and reliability, we attach great importance to trusting and transparent communication within our teams and with all stakeholders. We are managed by an ever-curious, results-oriented leadership team.
Management Board
Heiko Wuttke (born 1968) has 30 years of experience in the renewable industry. Before joining PNE AG, the native of Lower Saxony was CEO of 8.2 Consulting AG, which offers consulting services in the field of renewable energies. Prior to this, he demonstrated his skills in management positions in various companies in the energy world. For example, Heiko Wuttke was a member of the Management Board of PROKON Regenerative Energien eG, Director of Onshore and Offshore Development Germany at Vattenfall Europe Windkraft GmbH and responsible for global onshore sales at REpower Systems AG. Heiko Wuttke holds a degree in Energy and Environmental Engineering with a focus on renewable energies.
Since January 13, 2025, Heiko Wuttke is Chief Executive Officer of PNE AG.
Heiko Wuttke neither is nor was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of a company within the meaning of Section 125 para. 1 Sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
Harald Wilbert was born in Osnabrück in 1967. He studied economics at the University of Aachen (RWTH). Harald Wilbert has more than 25 years of experience in finance in companies with a focus on energy and technology. He has held various positions and has extensive expertise in particular in the areas of controlling, accounting, treasury, taxes, risk management as well as HR.
Before joining PNE AG, Harald Wilbert was CFO and member of the Board of Management at BayWa r.e. AG, Munich, a renewable energy company, from 2013 to 2023. Further stations also included the Dax technology group Rheinmetall, headquartered in Düsseldorf, where he first held the position of Head of Controlling (Rheinmetall AG/Segment Electronics) and then Head of Finance (Jagenberg AG/Segment Machinery Contruction) between 2002 and 2008. Harald Wilbert worked as Head of Controlling between 1998 and 2002 and as Head of Finance between 2008 and 2013 at Energie Südbayern GmbH, Munich. He started his career at the elevator manufacturer Vestner Aufzüge, Munich, where he set up the cost accounting department between 1996 and 1998.
Since April 1, 2024, Harald Wilbert is Chief Financial Officer of PNE AG.
Harald Wilbert neither is nor was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of a company within the meaning of Section 125 para. 1 Sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
Roland Stanze was born in Buchholz in the Northern Heath in 1965. He studied economics at the universities of Lüneburg and Bremen. The graduate economist is an experienced expert in the renewable energy business and has been working in the industry since 1992. He has extensive expertise in national and international project planning as well as in the areas of procurement, project financing and M+A. Since 1999, Roland Stanze has helped shape the national and international development of PNE AG in various management roles. Among other things, as Head of Project Financing and Head of Business Development. From 2008, he took on the role of Executive Vice President and, from 2018, Head of Commercial Solutions. Since 2014, he has also been a member of the Management Board (COO) and later Managing Director of WKN, which belongs to the PNE Group.
Before joining PNE AG, Roland Stanze worked in sales at the project developer Energiekontor, Bremerhaven, and was from 1995 to 1999 a fund project manager for infrastructure investments at CFB (Commerzbank-Group) in Düsseldorf.
Since August 1, 2024, Roland Stanze is Chief Operating Officer of PNE AG.
Roland Stanze neither is nor was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of a company within the meaning of Section 125 para. 1 Sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
Supervisory Board
Dirk Simons was born in 1966. From 1995 to 2015, Dirk Simons held various management roles in the RWE Group. He then took on the positions of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Npower from 2015 to 2019. He subsequently held management positions at renowned renewable energy companies, including CFO on an interim basis at Mainstream Renewable Power and Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) at Mabanaft.
His expertise includes strategic corporate management and the implementation of international projects in the energy sector.
Dirk Simons has been a member of the Supervisory Board of PNE AG since November 2024 and Chairman of the Supervisory Board since January 2025. He is a member of the following committees of the PNE Supervisory Board:
- Audit Committee
- Investment Committee
- Personnel- and Nomination Committee (Chairman)
Dirk Simons neither is nor was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of a company within the meaning of Section 125 para. 1 Sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
Christoph Oppenauer was born in Hamelin in 1984. He is currently Asset Management Officer for Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners in Frankfurt.
Mr. Oppenauer graduated with a degree in business administration in 2007 and subsequently began his professional career as an analyst at Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners in London.
Christoph Oppenauer has been Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PNE AG since May 2020. Christoph Oppenauer is a member of the following committees of the PNE Supervisory Board:
- Audit Committee
- Investment Committee (Chairman)
- Personnel- and Nomination Committee
Christoph Oppenauer is or was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of the following companies within the meaning of Section 125 para. 1 Sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Tele Columbus AG, Berlin
Roberta Benedetti was born in Italy in 1970. She is currently an independent management consultant (senior advisor) in the energy sector, especially in the areas of renewable energies and energy efficiency.
Since May 2022, Roberta Benedetti has been a member of PNE AG's Supervisory Board. She is a member of the following committees of the PNE Supervisory Board:
- Audit Committee (Deputy Chairwoman)
Roberta Benedetti is or was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of the following companies within the meaning of Section 125 para. 1 Sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):
- Independent non-executive Advisory Board member, Societa Gasdotti Italia S.p.A., Milan, Italy
- Independent non-executive Advisory Board member, Rubicon S.p.A., Milan, Italy (until 28 June 2024)
- Independent non-executive Advisory Board member, Enura S.p.A., Milan, Italy
- Independent non-executive Advisory Board member, REC Silicon ASA, Lysaker, Norway (until 15 May 2024)
- Chairman of the Board of Management, independent, not executive, Innovo Renewables S.p.A., Milan, Italy
- Chairman of the Board of Management, independent, not executive, Academo S.r.l., Milan, Italy (since 6 May 2024)
Alberto Donzelli was born in Milan in 1975. Alberto Donzelli is currently an Executive Director/Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners in London.
He graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan in 1995.
Since May 2020, Alberto Donzelli has been a member of PNE AG's Supervisory Board. He is a member of the following committees of the PNE Supervisory Board:
- Personnel- and Nomination Committee
Alberto Donzelli is or was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of the following companies within the meaning of Section 125 para. 1 Sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):
- AUC Group LLC, Board Member, Delaware, USA
- Marlin Water Solutions Company, Board Member, Delaware, USA
- Tarpon Water Solutions LTD, Board Member, British Virgin Islands, USA
- Yellowfin Water Solutions Company, Board Member, Delaware, USA
- Seven Seas Water Solutions USA LLC, Board Member, Delaware, USA
- Larus Holding Limited, Board Member, Hamilton, Bermuda
- Hoegh LNG Limited, Board Member, Hamilton, Bermuda
- North Haven Infrastructure Holdings III Ltd., Board Member, London, United Kingdom (until 30 April 2024)
- North Haven Infrastructure Holdings IV Ltd., Board Member, London, United Kingdom (until 30 April 2024)
- Railbid S.R.L., Board Member, Rome, Italy (since 29 August 2024)
- Salcef Group S.p.A., Board Member, Rome, Italy (since 2 August 2024)
Marcel Egger was born in Diepholz in 1965. He started his career with the EUROKAI/EUROGATE Group in 1991 as Director of Finances of the EUROKAI Group. With the founding of EUROGATE in 1999, he assumed the position of Director of Finances and parallel to this was responsible for the foreign activities and business development of the newly founded corporate group. Since July 2009, Marcel Egger has been a member of the EUROGATE Group Management Board.
He was appointed Managing Director of the EUROGATE Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven back in 2006, shortly after EUROGATE was granted the concession to operate Germany's only deep-water container port. Marcel Egger is a qualified banker and graduated as a certified banking specialist from the Banking Academy in Frankfurt am Main.
Since May 2017, Marcel Egger has been a member of PNE AG's Supervisory Board. He is a member of the following committees of the PNE Supervisory Board:
- Audit Committee (Chairman)
Marcel Egger is or was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of the following companies within the meaning of Section 125 para. 1 Sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):
- Member of the Board of Management (group-internal mandates of the EUROGATE Group) of:
- NTB North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven GmbH & Co., Bremerhaven
- MSC Gate Bremerhaven GmbH & Co. KG, Bremerhaven
- EUROGATE Container Terminal Limassol Limited, Limassol, Cyprus
Marc van't Noordende was born in the Netherlands in 1958. He is currently an Operating Partner at Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners.
Marc van't Noordende has been a member of the Supervisory Board of PNE AG since July 2022. He is a member of the following committees of the PNE Supervisory Board:
- Investment Committee
- Personnel- and Nomination Committee
Marc van't Noordende is or was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of the following companies within the meaning of Section 125 para. 1 Sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Tele Columbus AG, Berlin
Dr. Susanna Zapreva was born in Vienna in 1973. She is currently member of the Management Board of VERBUND AG in Vienna.
Since May 2019, Dr. Susanna Zapreva has been a member of PNE AG's Supervisory Board. She is a member of the following committees of the PNE Supervisory Board:
- Audit Committee
Dr. Susanna Zapreva is or was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of the following companies within the meaning of Section 125 para. 1 Sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):
- Member of the Supervisory Board of CropEnergies, Mannheim (until 31 August 2024)
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Salzgitter AG (since 25 May 2024)
