Falko Thormeier

Go East!

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

About

European Management know-how for SME on trading of natural gas, experience of establishing and running gas trading and supply business in Central Europe, e.g. Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hungary (skills in portfolio & risk management, gas wholesale/retail, origination capacity/commodities, operations), financing, regulatory affairs, contract management (EFET etc), language skills (German - mother tongue, English - fluent, Russian - basic, Slovak - basic, Polish - basic, French - basic), top management skills, business development, gas trading certificate and permittance at EEX for spot and forward market, retail & wholesale markets natural gas & power, 21 years of energy business experience, ETRM skills, change management, unbundling in energy, prop trading

Experience

  • VNG Handel & Vertrieb GmbH (Hybrid)
    • Head of Market Poland
      Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

    • Head of Markets Poland/Ukraine - European Supply
      Apr 2018 - Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • HANDEN Sp. z o.o. (16 yrs 10 mos)
    • President of the Board (CEO)
      Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

      Holding company and owner of G.EN. Gaz Energia Sp. z o.o. and GEN Operator Sp. z o.o. after merger with VNG Polska Sp. z o.o. Business: Energy Retail/Trade, DSO

    • President of the Board (CEO)
      Sep 2009 - Jan 2016 · 6 yrs 5 mos

      Head of the company which is dedicated to trading natural gas in Poland

  • G.EN. Gaz Energia Sp. z o.o. (12 yrs 3 mos)
    • President of the Board
      Feb 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 5 mos

    • Board member Trade & Supply
      Apr 2014 - Feb 2015 · 11 mos

  • VNG - Verbundnetz Gas AG (15 yrs 5 mos)
    • Head of Gas Sales/Trading Poland/Hungary
      Jan 2011 - Mar 2018 · 7 yrs 3 mos

      Natural Gas Sales/Trading for Poland and Hungary, Business Development in CEE, Regulatory Affairs in CEE, simultaneously President of the Board of Polish VNG gas trading affiliate HANDEN Sp. z o.o.

    • Head of Gas Sales Central Europe
      Nov 2002 - Dec 2010 · 8 yrs 2 mos

  • President of the Board at VNG Polska Sp. z o.o., Poznan, Poland
    Jun 2012 - Jan 2016 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Holding company owned by VNG AG running Polish gas retail, wholesale and distribution business