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Since 1st January 2019, Thomas Billotet has been spokesperson for the Executive Board of STEAG New Energies (SNE), Saarbrücken/Germany. Since 2008, he has been responsible for Technology and Operations and will now also lead the Commercial section. Markus Laukamp, responsible for the sale of distributed energy systems and the development of wind energy projects, is now also responsible for managing ...

The Executive Board of Uniper SE, Düsseldorf/Germany, is set to be restructured. Current CEO Klaus Schäfer and CFO Christopher Delbrück will be leaving the company by the end of August 2019. Their successors have yet to be appointed.

This book is the English translation of the German textbook “Hydrogeologie” by Hölting and Coldewey, first published in 1980 and in its eighth edition. The great success of this book can be attributed to its concept. The authors succeeded in creating a comprehensive reference for earth science professionals involved in groundwater exploitation as well as for geotechnical engineers and students. ...

The Bundesverband Energiespeicher (BVES), Berlin/Germany, appointed five new representatives to its board of management on 1st January 2019. Existing BVES representatives Johannes Hauck (Hager Electro) and Giacomo D’Ignazio (Nidec AS) will be joined by Björn Spiegel (ARGE Netz), Ralf Klein (Bosch Thermotechnik), Stephan von Westberg (CMBlu), Jean-Marc Bazenet (EDF Deutschland) and Marcus Müller (Tesla Motors Germany). Markus Brehler (Caterva), Markus ...

Since 1st October 2018, Mark Wilms has been heading the Brand & Reputation Management team at energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe/Germany. Wilms is tasked with boosting EnBW’s transformation into a leading partner for reliable infrastructure, renewable energy and smart energy solutions with a holistic brand experience. He has previously held various managerial positions in communications agencies; from 2012, ...

Once the planned takeover of Innogy SE by E.ON SE, Essen/Germany, is complete, Johannes Teyssen will stay on at the helm of the new company. His current contract runs until the end of 2021.

Boris Schucht will be leaving electricity transmission grid operator 50Hertz, Berlin/Germany, on 28th February 2019 to take on new professional challenges. This was mutually agreed between Schucht, the 50Hertz supervisory board and shareholders Elia and Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) on 4th December 2018.

Prof. Gerald Linke, CEO at Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches (DVGW), has been appointed as the new President of Marcogaz, the Technical Association of the European Natural Gas Industry, in Brussels/Belgium.

Jürgen Kroker, Works Manager at the Prosper-Haniel mine in Bottrop/Germany, departed the company on 31st December. Taking over from him, Thomas Telsemeyer, formerly Production Manager at Prosper-Haniel, has been in charge of the mine’s Shutdown team since 1st January 2019.

On 3rd December 2018, at the regular meeting of Essen-based RAG-Stiftung’s board of trustees, Helmut Linssen announced that he is resigning his post as CFO at RAG-Stiftung, effective as of 1st April 2019, due to his age. His successor will be chosen in the next meeting of the board of trustees on 1st April 2019.