Changes in the Supervisory Board at PNE AG: Dirk Simons is the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board at PNE

Cuxhaven, Germany - PNE AG has a new Chairman of the Supervisory Board. At the beginning of the year, Dirk Simons took over this function from Marc van't Noordende, who had chaired the Board on an interim basis since August 2024.

Simons, who has been a member of the Supervisory Board since November 2024, was elected Chairman at the meeting in December 2024. His term of office began on January 1, 2025, while Marc van't Noordende will remain on the Supervisory Board.

The new Supervisory Board now consists of the following members: Dirk Simons (Chairman), Christoph Oppenauer (Deputy Chairman), Roberta Benedetti, Alberto Donzelli, Marcel Egger, Marc van't Noordende and Dr. Susanna Zapreva.

“I am very much looking forward to the new task. PNE AG is developing excellently in a dynamic market environment. There is a clear vision that we want to realise together with the Board of Management and the employees. The expansion of renewable energies continues to be a future field in which we want to play an active and driving role. PNE AG has all the prerequisites to continue to be successful in this endeavour,” says Simons.

Dirk Simons is an experienced manager in the energy sector. In recent years, he has successfully implemented projects at board level at various renewable energy companies. His previous positions include interim CFO (CFO) at Mainstream Renewable Power and Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) at Mabanaft. He was also a member of the Executive Board of Npower as COO and CFO from 2015 to 2019 and held various management positions within the RWE Group from 1995 to 2015.

Source: IWR Online, 07 Jan 2025