Rolf Martin Schmitz

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Rolf Martin Schmitz
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Born (1957-06-17) 17 June 1957 (age 66)
Mönchengladbach, West Germany [1]
Alma mater RWTH Aachen University
Occupation(s)ex-CEO, RWE

Rolf Martin Schmitz (born 17 June 1957) is a German manager and the former chief executive officer (CEO) at the German utilities company RWE AG. [2] [3]

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Education

Schmitz studied engineering from 1976 to 1981 at the RWTH Aachen and received his doctorate in 1985. [4]

Career

Schmitz started his career as planning and project engineer at STEAG in Essen, Germany, in 1986. He served in the machine technology department until 1988. He then served at the VEBA AG in Düsseldorf, where he finally worked as deputy head of economic policy. He stayed with VEBA until 1998. [4] In 1998 Schmitz was appointed as member of the executive board at RheinEnergie AG in Cologne. [5] In 2001 he became a member of the management board at Thüga AG, Munich, where he served before becoming chairman of the board at E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH in Hannover in 2004. [6]

Rolf Martin Schmitz has been the CEO of RWE AG since October 2016. [7] He was succeeded by Dr. Markus Krebber on 1 May 2021. [8]

Positions

According to Schmitz, the continued usage of existing coal plants and of new gas plants over the coming decades should remain a vital part of the energy mix for Germany. [9] [10] Schmitz stated that the energy transformation into renewables relies on energy suppliers to provide security of supply and large-scale solutions for power-storage. [11] He has described RWE as a "cornerstone" and a "security partner" for the turnaround and the future of Germany's energy market. [12]

Schmitz requested from Germany's government to provide a stable political framework for the energy market of the coming decades in order to allow suppliers to set up business plans accordingly. [13] He rejected additional national CO2 emissions trading conditions or an additional minimum price, exceeding the agreements which have been reached on the EU level. [12] [13]

Other ventures

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References

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  2. ↑ "Resurrecting a Ruin". Handelsblatt Global Edition. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rolf Martin Schmitz". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 RWE. "Dr Rolf Martin Schmitz". www.group.rwe. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Bröcker, Antje Höning, Michael. "RWE-Chef Rolf Martin Schmitz: Kohleausstieg bis 2030 unmöglich". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ ONLINE, RP. "Nachfolger gesucht: RWE will Kronprinz für Großmann küren". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Rolf Martin Schmitz: Der RWE-Chef ist endlich am Ziel" (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dr. Markus Krebber".
  9. ↑ DerWesten. "RWE plant neues Braunkohle-Kraftwerk" (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "RWE weist Berichte zurück: Verwirrung um Tagebau Garzweiler". Kölnische Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  11. ↑ Tyrock, Andreas; Schulte, Stefan; Meinke, Ulf (29 November 2016). "RWE-Chef Rolf Martin Schmitz geht in die Offensive" (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  12. 1 2 Wetzel, Daniel (2 January 2017). "RWE soll zum Eckpfeiler der Energiewende werden". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Stromkonzerne kritisieren Energiepolitik: "Tut endlich was" - STIMME.de". www.stimme.de (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Supervisory Board". Amprion.
  15. ↑ "Supervisory Board". Kelag.
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