Birte Falch

energy professional | oil&gas, hydrogen, P2X, CCUS, CDR | business development | regulatory & funding | complex negotiations & high-impact partnerships | strategy | experienced speaker

Greater Hamburg Area

About

Commercially focused senior energy professional with 15+ years of experience driving commercial strategy, international business development & sales, building high impact partnerships, project management and policy advocacy across oil & gas, hydrogen, hydrogen derivatives and CCUS – covering both product and infrastructure development. Proven track record in developing commercial solutions across entire value chains and securing access to EU funding in emerging industries such as e methanol and carbon management. Recognized for creativity, customer centric thinking, strong stakeholder communication and the ability to mobilize teams and external partners, supported by a high level of passion and determination. I am grateful and proud to have been described as: “A clever, foresighted, persistent and results driven commercial strategist.”

Experience

  • Board Member at Carbon Management Allianz
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    The CMA is a cross‑industry coalition advancing the conditions needed for effective CO₂ reduction via CCUS. It unites experts from business, science, politics, and society to identify barriers and develop practical climate solutions. As board member, I actively participate in strategy setting and positioning, advocacy activities towards stakeholders in German federal government, speaker engagements and development of market studies

  • Director Global Strategic Partnerships at TES-H2
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    - Initially responsible for the development of TES’ CO2 strategy, I currently head the development of the CO2 export terminal within TES’ green energy terminal in Wilhelmshaven - Leading a small team I have oversight of the budget, business development activities & regulatory, permitting and technical maturation with feasibility and pre-FEED phases completed

  • Senior Commercial Manager Hydrogen at Ørsted
    Sep 2021 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

    - Responsible for commercial development, involved in several P2X projects in Europe - Commercial Project Manager for Flagship One, Europe’s largest green e-methanol project located in Sweden, to produce 50k/a, FID December 2022

  • Manager Post Merger Integration at Wintershall Dea
    Dec 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Responsible for change management & organisational development • Development of a holistic change structure and roadmap, intertwining cultural change objectives with organisational transformation and business needs • Roll out of change story and road map globally reaching ca 2.800 employees and enabling leadership team in their role as change agents

  • DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG (2 yrs 9 mos)
    • Manager Commercial Business Development North Africa & Senior International Negotiator
      Apr 2017 - Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      • Acting as Head Quarters’ focal point for local business development teams of company’s branches in North Africa (i.e. Egypt, Algeria and Libya) advising the executive board • Establishing proposals for the corporate strategy and business opportunities within, ensuring value optimization along the entire value chain • Preparing and advising on business development and M&A opportunities by conducting market analysis, determining the technical and commercial structures for commercialisation and providing financial modelling • Conducting necessary negotiations with relevant state-own companies, ministries, partners (IOCs) and other stakeholders Track record: • Senior Negotiator for claim made under the German Federal Government Investment Guarantees, leading to a three digit million EUR compensation payment • Successful improvement of commercial terms for Egyptian Gulf of Suez project by negotiations with Egyptian State and managing internal sensitive alignment of head quarter legal department requirements and local negotiation reality • Successful negotiation of all commercial contracts (e.g. Concession Agreement, Joint Venture Agreement, Tie-in Agreement) of Egyptian, $ 10 billion, West Nile Delta project (BP Joint Venture), leading to first gas in March 2017 and set to cover 25% of Egyptian gas demand

    • Head of CEO Diversity Initiative
      Nov 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr

      • Leading the CEO’s diversity and inclusion project, coordinating 50 volunteers across corporate and country units • developing and implementing measures taking into consideration the company's strategic objectives in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility • Extensive stakeholder management (employee communities, works council, executives) • Developing and contributing the diversity & inclusion strategy to the new Wintershall Dea corporate strategy and achieving the new creation of a corporate diversity management position