Tasks of the Management Board

Tasks of the Management Board

The Management Board of Uniper SE manages the Company under its own responsibility in accordance with the law, the provisions of corporate by-laws and the rules of procedure for the Management Board and the Supervisory Board as well as the resolutions of the general meeting of shareholders. The Management Board represents the Company vis-á-vis third parties. It manages the business of the company with all its members bearing joint responsibility for its decisions.

The Management Board determines and updates business objectives, fundamental strategic orientation, corporate policy and group organization. This includes, in particular, supervision of the Group and its financial resources, the development of the human resources strategy, appointments to management positions within the Group and leadership development as well as representation of the Group to capital markets and the general public. In addition, it is responsible for the coordination and monitoring of operations in accordance with the established Group strategy.

The Management Board is appointed by the Supervisory Board and reports to the latter.

In this respect, the Management Board, headed by the CEO, reports regularly, comprehensively and in a timely manner to the Supervisory Board, on all relevant issues relating to corporate planning, business development, compliance, risk exposure and risk management. It responds to deviations in business performance from previously formulated plans and targets, providing details as to causes. The Management Board must, in principle, provide to the Supervisory Board a quarterly report on company matters as specified in Section 90 AktG (Stock Corporation Act) as well as reports on the group. The Management Board must also submit investment, financial and personnel plans for the Group to the Supervisory Board in addition to a medium-term plan.

 

Rules of Procedure for the Board of Management of Uniper SE
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Members of the Management Board

Members of the Management Board

Effective August 1st, 2023, the Management Board consists of Michael D. Lewis, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) and Labor Director; Dr. Jutta A. Dönges, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO); Holger Kreetz, the Chief Operating Officer (COO); and Dr. Carsten Poppinga, the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

Michael D. Lewis

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Michael Lewis

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since June 1st, 2023

Born March 23, 1967    
1985 - 1989 Leicester Polytechnic BEng (Hons) Engineering Technology (IIi)
1989 - 1990 University of Manchester MSc Pollution and Environmental Control
1993 - 1996 De Montfort University, Leicester MA Environmental Law
1990 - 1991 EIA Centre, University of Manchester Research Assistant
1991 - 1993 Wessex Water Plc Environmental Scientist
1993 - 1999 PowerGen plc Environmental Specialist
1999 - 2001 PowerGen plc Strategy Analyst
2002 - 2004 PowerGen plc UK Strategy Manager
2004 - 2007 E.ON AG Vice President, Corporate Strategy
2007 - 2015 E.ON Climate & Renewables GmbH Chief Operating Officer (COO)
2010-2017 European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Member of the Board
2012-2017 E.ON Energy Research Centre, RWTH Aachen University Member of the Advisory Board
2015 - 2017 E.ON Climate & Renewables GmbH Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
2017 - 2023 E.ON UK plc Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Since June 2023 Uniper SE, Düsseldorf (Germany) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) and Labor Director

Dr. Jutta A. Dönges

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Jutta Doenges

Chief Financial Officer since March 1st, 2023

Born 1973    
1992-1997 Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

Joint masters degree in Economics and Mechanical Engineering

(Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing.)

2001 Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main; Germany Doctorate to Dr. rer. pol.
1997 - 2010 Goldman, Sachs & Co. oHG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Various positions, last Executive Director Investment Banking Division
2010 - 2013 SEB AB Frankfurt Branch, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Managing Director Corporate Finance Deutschland, Member of the global Corporate Finance Management Group
2015 Bundesanstalt für Finanzmarktstabilisierung AöR, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Member of the Management Board 
2016 - 2017 Bundesanstalt für Finanzmarktstabilisierung AöR, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Chairperson of the Management Board
2018 - 2022 Finanzagentur GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Member of the Executive Board 
 2020 - 2025 Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Member of the Supervisory Board, Member of the Risk Committee
Since 2021 TUI AG, Hannover and Berlin, Germany Member of the Supervisory Board
Since 2023 Uniper SE, Düsseldorf (Germany) CFO
Since 2023 Deutsches Aktieninstitut (DAI), Frankfurt am Main, Germany Member of the Management Board

Holger Kreetz

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Holger Kreetz

Chief Operating Officer since March 1st, 2023

July 14, 1970 Born in Düsseldorf, Germany  
1991–1997 TU, Berlin Dipl.-Ing. (Masters) in Energy and process engineering
1998 – 2001 Australian National University, Canberra, Australia PhD in Engineering
2001 – 2006 E.ON Energy Projects GmbH, Munich, Germany   Senior Project Executive 
2006 – 2007 E.ON Energie AG, Munich, Germany; Ankara Turkey   Project Manager
2007 – 2010 E.ON AG, Düsseldorf, Germany   Vice President New Build
2010 – 2011 E.ON New Build & Technology, Gelsenkirchen, Germany; Ratcliffe, UK   Division Head Business and Project Development
2011 – 2013 E.ON Turkey A.S, Istanbul, Turkey   Managing Director
2013 – 2016 EnerjiSA A.S. Istanbul, Turkey Chief Operating Officer
2016 – 2023 Uniper. Düsseldorf, Germany   Chief Operating Officer Asset Management
Since 2023 Uniper. Düsseldorf, Germany   Chief Operating Officer 

 

Dr. Carsten Poppinga

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Dr. Carsten Poppinga

Chief Commercial Officer since August 1st, 2023

March 5, 1968 Born in Jever, Germany  
1989 -  1995 Universität Oldenburg, Germany Dipl.-Math. (Masters) in Mathematics
1996 - 2000 Fernuniversität Hagen, Germany PhD in Mathematics
2001 - 2005 Statkraft Energy Deutschland GmbH. Düsseldorf, Germany Head of Middle Office
2005 - 2008 Statkraft Energi AS. Oslo, Norway Vice President Middle Office
2008 - 2011 Statkraft Markets GmbH. Düsseldorf, Germany Managing Director
2011 - 2014 OMV Trading GmbH. Vienna, Austria Managing Director
2015 - 2017 Statkraft Markets GmbH. Düsseldorf, Germany Vice President Proprietary Trading
2017 - 2023 Statkraft Markets GmbH. Düsseldorf, Germany Senior Vice President Trading & Origination Europe and U.S.
Since 2023 Uniper. Düsseldorf, Germany Chief Commercial Officer

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