Well positioned for the next phase.
Management
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
Markus Lesser was born in Düsseldorf in 1964. Markus Lesser looks back on 30 years of experience in the international energy industry. Of these, he worked for more than 10 years in the supplier industry for power plant components. Since 2000, he has been successfully active in the renewable energy sector in various companies. Initially, as Managing Director and Sales Manager at the wind turbine manufacturer Nordex AG, he was responsible for safe project development, the turnkey implementation of wind farms and the sale of wind turbines for the regions of Central, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe.
Markus Lesser was then Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Renergys Group AG in Zurich/Switzerland. In this function, he managed the technical and operational business of Renergys Group. From 2009, Markus Lesser was a member of the management board of Epuron GmbH. In his various activities, he was responsible for project development, construction and operational management, especially of wind energy projects in Europe, Asia, South America and Australia, as well as in the offshore wind energy sector.
On May 1, 2011, he became COO of PNE AG and was in charge of operations and project development. Since May 26, 2016 Markus Lesser is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Markus Lesser is or was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of the following companies within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):
- RenCon GmbH, Korschenbroich
Further activities:
- Member of the Board Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft (BDEW)
- Member of the Board Windenergieagentur WAB
- Chairman of Fachgruppe Energie und Umwelt des Wirtschaftsrates in Lower Saxony
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 and took over the responsibilities of Jörg Klowat.
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 (1) sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
Supervisory Board
Per Hornung Pedersen was born in Denmark in 1953. He is a self-employed management consultant in the renewable energy sector. After 25 years in various board and management positions in the construction, packaging and telecommunications industries, Per Hornung Pedersen joined the wind industry in 2000. Initially, Per Hornung Pedersen was responsible for the international business of the turbine manufacturer Suzlon until he became CEO of REpower Systems AG (now Senvion) (2007- 2011). Per Hornung Pedersen has a bachelor's degree in finance and accounting and a diploma in auditing and tax law, as well as an MBA.
Per Hornung Pedersen has been a member of the Supervisory Board of PNE AG since October 2015 and Chairman of the Supervisory Board since May 2017. He is a member of the following committees of the PNE Supervisory Board:
- Personnel- and Nomination Committee (Chairman)
Per Hornung Pedersen is or was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of the following companies within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):
- Suzlon Energy Ltd., Mumbai, India
- Sea Tower AS, Oslo, Norway
- Swire Energy Services, London, UK
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
- Personnel- and Nomination Committee
Mr Oppenauer is or was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of the following companies within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Tele Columbus AG, Berlin
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 (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
- North Haven Infrastructure Holdings IV Ltd., Board Member, London, United Kingdom
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 (1) sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):
- Member of the Supervisory Board of CropEnergies, Mannheim
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 (1) sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):
- Member of the Board of Directors (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
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
Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards and in comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies:
- 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
- Independent non-executive Advisory Board member, Enura S.p.A., Milan, Italy (since 21 July, 2023)
- Independent non-executive Advisory Board member, REC Silicon ASA, Lysaker, Norway
- Chairman of the Board of Management, independent, not executive, Innovo Renewables S.p.A., Milan, Italy (since 21 July, 2023)
Marc van't Noordende was born in the Netherlands in 1958. He is currently an Operating Partner at Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners.
Since July 2022, Marc van't Noordende 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
Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards and in comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies:
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Tele Columbus AG, Berlin