Germany
Member of the Fluence Founding Team. Over 25 years building, scaling and restructuring renewable energy businesses — from a post-insolvency solar turnaround and a 400 MWp RTB divestment to a Siemens/AES carve-out that grew into a global BESS business closing 4 GWh deals. My work sits at the interface of commercial, legal and operational responsibility. I take on complex, cross-functional mandates where clarity, trust and execution matter — and where the boundaries between functions need to be bridged, not managed. What drives me is working with people. I am convinced that strong teams, given the right direction and space, deliver outcomes that no individual can. My role is to enable that: set the course, remove the obstacles, and hold the team together when environments get complex or ambiguous.
Managing Director and member of the Fluence Founding Team — part of the core group that built a global BESS leader from a Siemens/AES carve-out in 2018 to a multi-GWh business across Europe and beyond. GENERAL MANAGEMENT & COMMERCIAL LEADERSHIP - Led the German organisation through carve-out, scale-up and transformation phases, with full P&L responsibility during 11/2024–12/2025 - Leading the team closing Fluence's largest transaction so far (4 GWh BESS) by endorsing the conditions for commercial success - Guided stabilisation and strengthening of customer and supplier relationships across large-scale projects, enabling uninterrupted project execution - Enabled structuring and negotiation of complex BESS supply, EPC and LTSA contracts across Europe and APAC - Contributed to the acquisition of a SaaS company in renewable energy forecasting and asset management CARVE-OUT & COMPANY BUILD (2018–2019) - Part of the core group that established Fluence Germany from day one: corporate setup, regulatory compliance, EHS governance and operational infrastructure - Contributed to enterprise-level strategy as member of the extended global executive leadership team (2018–2020), ensuring European operational and governance perspectives were integrated into global decision-making from the outset - Provided leadership and direction beyond formal mandate, ensuring organisational stability and market credibility during the transition CROSS-FUNCTIONAL ENABLEMENT - Built and empowered cross-functional team capability spanning commercial, legal, finance and operations - Repositioned the legal function as a pragmatic commercial enabler across EMEA, supporting complex transactions and executive decision-making - Facilitated resolution of multi-project disputes across jurisdictions without formal litigation Recognition: Fluence Founders' Award 2021 & 2022 — sustained leadership impact and ownership beyond formal role scope
Managing Director of S.A.G. Solar — post-insolvency successor to S.A.G. Solarstrom AG, established by Shunfeng International Clean Energy (HKG:1165). P&L, operational and commercial responsibility as MD alongside CEO. Simultaneously served as Legal Director EMEA for the Shunfeng group. GENERAL MANAGEMENT & TURNAROUND - Ensured seamless business continuity and team stability during establishment of the new entity around insolvency assets - Secured company liquidity by negotiating purchase price reduction with the insolvency administrator - Rebuilt operational structures and commercial processes post-insolvency - Managed organisational restructuring including workforce reduction — achieved without litigation through trust-based employee engagement - Co-developed and launched new rooftop solar business including go-to-market strategy, branding, IP framework and automated contracting - Structured KAG-compliant financing vehicle targeting professional investors for rooftop solar assets - Developed 440 MWp subsidy-free solar portfolio in Spain to RTB stage including exit to strategic investor - Full commercial and operational responsibility for solar asset portfolio owned by the company, subsidiaries and third-party closed funds (several hundred investors across DE, ES, FR) - Led technical and commercial reorganisation of three solar systems (6.3 MWp); negotiated and completed sale to multiple investors - Managed sale of two distressed solar plants in the UK including stakeholder management with contractors, purchasers and local authorities - Restructured two closed solar fund portfolios across Germany, Spain and France — technical, commercial and financial turnaround - Used legal expertise to structure transactions, manage risk, and enable commercial execution across all business areas - Ensured regulatory compliance for new business models including KAG framework and rooftop financing structures
Senior legal and commercial leadership role in a listed solar EPC and project development company, TRANSACTIONS & PROJECT FINANCE - Financed and divested 48 MWp project in Italy (€85m project finance with major German bank; management of financing process, due diligence and exit) - Structured and closed £28m construction bridge financing for 32 MWp project in UK (Wymeswold), exit at GBP 39.6m - Managed complex asset-based financing structure using module deliveries as collateral across Austria, Slovenia and Germany COMMERCIAL & LEGAL LEADERSHIP - Developed 440 MWp subsidy-free utility-scale solar project in Spain to advanced development stage; - Advised board on capital markets obligations including ad-hoc publicity and regulatory compliance (BaFin) - Built and structured legal department from scratch; rationalised external counsel spend INSOLVENCY MANAGEMENT (2013) - Managed wind-down of active project pipeline and supplier/customer relationships through insolvency process - Central in supporting sale of business operations to new iinvestor
Legal Counsel with a broad reach beyond Legal at Xella International — a leading building materials and lime group with €1.1bn revenue and brands including YTONG, SILKA, HEBEL and FERMACELL. Responsible for the Lime business unit (DE and international subsidiaries) and Central/Eastern European subsidiaries of the Building Materials unit. Acted as deputy head of legal in the absence of the department head. - Managed shareholder relations and disputes as well as buy-outs of minority interests in JVs in Russia, Lithiania, and Kosovo - Structured, negotiated and implemented a JV for construction of a lime plant in Russia - Managed commercial and legal aspects of the acquisition of a listed Bosnian joint-stock company through a Xella-controlled JV - Co-structured the Ecoloop JV — a waste-to-energy joint venture developing a pyrolysis-based synthesis gas process to recover energy from residual and waste materials; served as commercial interface to the JV partner beyond legal matters, including direct involvement in customer development in Germany and abroad - Advised on a long-term supply agreement with the Lime division's largest customer (€225m projected volume) - Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (Chapterhouse/Xella)
Legal Counsel for Deutsche Exide GmbH, part of Exide Technologies — a global manufacturer with ~15,000 employees and USD 2.5bn in revenue. Reported to the CFO and European General Counsel. - Supported security documentation for a USD 750m global credit facility in connection with the parent company's Chapter 11 exit - Led negotiation of a multi-year strategic supply agreement with the Glencore Group (>USD 250m purchase volume) - Contributed to squeeze-out of minority shareholders in a listed subsidiary including successful defence against subsequent shareholder claims - Responsible for legal matters across German entity and selected European subsidiaries in England, Scandinavia and Central/Eastern Europe - Member of Global Compliance Committee; supported European rollout of compliance framework
Managing Director of a non-profit residential housing company owned by a consortium of corporate shareholders. - Operational management including tenant relations and shareholder and supervisory board reporting - Led shareholder consolidation through targeted buy-outs following expiry of non-profit status - Prepared company for sale to an institutional investor