Gundolf Schweppe: “We will continue to build on our pioneering role”
Gundolf Schweppe brings around 20 years of experience in the energy sector and joins from Uniper, where he was most recently responsible for the downstream business with industrial customers and municipal utilities.
On taking up his post, Schweppe emphasised: “The Steag Iqony Group is excellently positioned to bring together security of supply, climate protection and affordability. It embodies the energy sector’s triple bottom line. Together with thousands of colleagues, we are building hydrogen-compatible power stations and battery storage facilities, driving forward climate-friendly heating, investing in renewable energies and supporting industry and local authorities with decarbonisation solutions. On this course, we will continue to expand our pioneering role.”
Verena Sievers: “The energy transition can only succeed with the people who shape it”
Verena Sievers has headed the Group’s HR division since 2019. Prior to this, she was, among other roles, Head of Commodity Risk Management and Energy Trading at STEAG and has been a key figure in the energy sector for more than 20 years.
Sievers also sees the growth and transformation strategy as a human resources challenge: “The energy transition can only succeed with the people who shape it. We are driving forward skills development, modern working environments and the further development of our long-standing culture in a targeted manner. This is how we are making our company fit for the future.”
Jesús Olmos: Steag Iqony Group stands for “a seamless energy transition”
Jesús Olmos, CEO and founder of Asterion Industrial Partners, the owner of the Steag Iqony Group, adds: “The Steag Iqony Group is entering the next phase of its success story. The new leadership duo brings innovative ideas to the table and is driving the company forward alongside experienced CFO Dieter Dehlke and Antonio Haya on the Management Board. The Steag Iqony Group is ideally positioned for this: it stands for a seamless energy transition, for security of supply and climate neutrality. That is exactly what is needed.”
