Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Founded in 2021, MorGen Energy is Trafigura’s dedicated hydrogen business, focused on developing large-scale green hydrogen ecosystems. As a fully owned subsidiary of Trafigura, the company delivers projects from conception to construction, and from production to consumption. In collaboration with stakeholders across the entire value chain, MorGen Energy builds the infrastructure needed to establish green hydrogen as a future core energy source, evolving the European energy system to become more sustainable and resilient. Responsible to expand MorGen Energy's strategic partnerships, enhance its hydrogen infrastructure, and drive the commercialisation of innovative hydrogen solutions, and support global decarbonisation efforts by developing scalable, low-carbon hydrogen supply chains. Hydrogen offers the potential to provide a new low-carbon power source on a global scale and the MorGen Energy team has all the right ingredients to drive this business aiming to build an important part of Europe’s future energy mix with agility, passion, and entrepreneurial spirit. Looking at energy transition strategies, hydrogen keeps standing out as the missing piece of the puzzle and MorGen is a key player as a purpose-led and performance-driven powerhouse of the hydrogen future.
Landis+Gyr is a publicly traded company with approximately $2.0 billion revenues and 6,700 employees. Landis+Gyr is an industry leader in energy management solutions, using advanced metering infrastructure and cutting-edge smart grid technologies to "manage energy better". Under Werner Lieberherr’s leadership as CEO, Landis+Gyr’s suite of mission-critical infrastructure solutions, including software, communication networks, services, and sensor technologies is recognized through a continued high backlog, demonstrating the appreciation its customers express for Landis+Gyr as a partner of choice. Through integrated edge-to-enterprise solutions engineered to empower utilities and people all over the world, Landis+Gyr drives efficiencies and the decarbonization of the grid. Werner Lieberherr successfully transformed the Company, while at the same time ensuring a path to continued profitable growth during both the Covid pandemic as well as the microchip shortage crisis. By initiating and implementing a strategic transformation through an increased focus on software and services, as well as the highly profitable Americas region, Werner Lieberherr shaped the way forward for the Company. Consequently, the strategic partnership with Google Cloud allowed the Company to harness and utilize data, as well as ensuring customers have a choice to utilize the power of flexible solutions to optimize their operations, always with the goal of creating value, driving profitable growth, delivering shareholder value and, thus, contributing to sustainable global development.
MANN+HUMMEL is a family owned company with annual revenues of approximately €4 billion and over 20,000 employees at over 80 locations globally. As a global leader and expert in the field of filtration, MANN+HUMMEL develops innovative solutions for the health and mobility of people. A wide range of products and services enables the company to meet the needs of customers and society worldwide. Full company P&L responsibility for approximately €4 billion in revenues. Provided leadership, strategic development of plans and programs and introduced significant cost reduction program with savings in excess of €100 million annually, which positioned the company for sustainable success.
Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NASDAQ: COL) was a publicly traded company with annual revenues of approximately $8.3 billion. Rockwell Collins, Inc. was a leader in aviation and high-integrity solutions for commercial and military customers around the world. Full P&L responsibility for Interior Systems segment previously known as B/E Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAV). Rockwell Collins, Inc. acquired B/E Aerospace, Inc. for a transaction price of $8.6 billion in April 2017.
B/E Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAV) was a publicly traded company with annual revenues of approximately $3.0 billion. B/E Aerospace was the largest global supplier of cabin interior products and services for commercial and business jet aircraft. B/E Aerospace achieved $4.6 billion in annual revenues prior to the 2014 spin-off of the Consumbles Segment with revenues of $1.6 billion into a publicly traded company called KLX, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLXI). Full company P&L responsibility for approximately $3.0 billion in revenues and achieving 18% operating margin with over 11,000 employees. Provided leadership, strategic development of plans and programs, which enabled the corporation to achieve significant top line growth and margin expansion while creating significant shareholder value.
Full P&L responsibility for B/E Aerospace’s Commercial Aircraft Segment. This Group included Seating Products, Interior Products, Structure Products and Life Support System Solutions. The Group is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with major locations in North America, Europe and Asia. The business had an annual turnover in excess of $1.2 billion and employed approximately 4,100 employees.