General Management

Project Development

Kristof Frank

Wind Germany

Kristof Frank

Born in Schleswig-Holstein, he went on to study geography in Mainz and joined ABO Wind in 2008, where he started out as a Project Manager and later Team Leader and Head of Department for wind energy projects, primarily in the south and center of Germany. Today he is responsible for the Wind Development Division in Germany.

Amaya Hilpert

Solar Germany

Amaya Hilpert

The engineer and architect has been working in the area of Project Development at ABO Wind since 2007. She was responsible for the Spanish branch until 2012 and later for wind and solar projects in various regions of Germany. Today she is Division Leader of Solar Development in Germany.

Dr Thomas Jung

International

Dr Thomas Jung

Has been active in various management and leadership positions at a large energy supplier and in international plant engineering since 2002. Joined ABO Wind in 2023 and is now responsible for Business Development in Greece, UK, Ireland, and special projects.

Dr Klaus Pötter

International

Dr Klaus Pötter

Has worked in the wind energy industry since 1998, initially in project and materials management (construction, purchasing & production) at a turbine manufacturer. Since 2013 at ABO Wind; responsible for Project and Business Development in Finland, Argentina and Poland.

Dr Jochen Starke

France & PPA

Dr Jochen Starke

Prior work as an attorney in energy law, in the management of an international energy company and as managing director of various energy suppliers. At ABO Wind, he is responsible for the French market and the Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) across all countries.

Robert Wagener

International

Robert Wagener

Has worked in international project and business development for renewable energies at various developers and a utility since 2009. Joined ABO Wind in 2017 and is now responsible for the markets South Africa, Canada and Hungary.

Commercial Development and Sales

Zsolt Balogh

International

Zsolt Balogh

Switched to the renewables sector in 2009 after several years in corporate and project finance. Worked in wind and solar markets in various countries. Joined ABO Wind in 2021; today responsible for Project Financing and Sales in Greece, Hungary and Poland.

Thomas Leidenberger

International

Thomas Leidenberger

Has worked in project financing of large-scale plants for 30 years, and for 10 years also for renewable energies. After having worked for banks and an investment manager, joined ABO Wind in 2023. He is responsible for financing and sales of projects in the UK, Ireland, Canada, and South Africa.

Thorsten Wolf

Germany 

Thorsten Wolf

After starting his career in the banking sector, switched to renewable energies in 2001. Joined ABO Wind in 2008. Here, he was initially responsible for Irish projects and repowering. Now in charge of Structuring and Sales of German RES projects.

Alexander Zerbe

International Agreements & Legal Advisor

Alexander Zerbe

Initially worked as a lawyer in several law firms. Has focused on acquisition, financing and sales of renewable energy projects since 2005. Joined ABO Wind in 2011 and is now responsible for legal and commercial issues, as well as the financing and sale of French projects. 

Technical Engineering & Implementation

Murat Altingül

Technical Planning & Execution

Murat Altingül

For almost ten years, the civil engineer worked at a wind turbine manufacturer and was responsible for the construction of numerous wind farms around the world. Since 2020, he has headed the Civil Engineering Department at ABO Wind and in 2022 he was promoted to the General Management.

Dr.-Ing. Julia Badeda

Hybrid Energy Systems & Storage

Dr.-Ing. Julia Badeda

As an industrial engineer, she initially focused on the research of battery storage and grid integration of renewable energies and their modeling. She established the Hybrid Energy Systems and Battery Storage department at ABO Wind in 2019, and became General Manager in 2022.  

Wojtek Swietochowski

Solar

Wojtek Swietochowski

The civil engineer has many years of experience in the construction, purchasing and planning of photovoltaic plants in Europe, with a focus on quality assurance and environmental compliance. At ABO Wind, he has been responsible for the Solar Technology & Implementation Division since 2022.

Operations & Maintenance

Andreas Fischer

Operational Management

Andreas Fischer

Has worked in the energy industry for 25+ years, initially in grid expansion and asset management. Later for RE investment companies and cooperations with municipal utilities. Joined ABO Wind in 2015 and is today in charge of ABO Wind's Technical and Commercial Operational Management and Techncial Experts. 

Corporate Finance, Communications & Investor Relations

Dirk Hübner

Corporate Finance, Controlling & Accounting 

Dirk Hübner

The business expert has worked for major auditing firms and held various management positions in international companies in the automotive, IT and services sectors. Joined ABO Wind in 2021 as Head of Tax, Compliance and Insurance. Divisional Manager since 2022.

Alexander Koffka

Communications & Investor Relations

Alexander Koffka

Worked for many years as a journalist. Since 2008, he is responsible for Internal Communications, Press and Public Relations as well as Investor Relations at ABO Wind. 

Markus Wetter

IT & Product Development

Markus Wetter

Had worked in insurance and industry associations. Turned towards the renewable industry in 2001. Has been working at ABO Wind since 2003, and, among other things, helped to build up the Operational Management Division. Today, he is responsible for IT & Product Development.

Contact

Alexander Koffka

Alexander Koffka

Tel. +49 611 267 65-515
Fax +49 611 267 65-599
presse(at)abo-wind.de

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