Who we are:

ThinkTank-H2 e.V. is an independent, registered association based in Stuttgart. It brings together interested individuals from business and science to provide independent, neutral, and technology-open information about hydrogen as an energy carrier and to promote its use as a key technology for climate protection and the energy transition.

Our Board

Alexander Pietralla
Alexander Pietralla
President

MSc.
Automotive supplier
Head of Sales
Senior advisor

H2-area of expertise
H2 projects

Silke Fischer
Silke Fischer
Vice President

Eng. Econ.
Logistics expert
Overseas transport
Nautical expert

H2-area of expertise
H2 Logistics

Christian Heiselbetz
Christian Heiselbetz
Board Member

MSc.
Innovation Expert
Automotive Industry
Management Experience

H2-area of expertise
H2 Mobility

Dr. Silke Wagener
Dr. Silke Wagener
Extended Board

PhD
Innovation Management
Business Development
Fuel Cells

H2-area of expertise
H2 infrastructure

Dr. Rainer Kurz
Dr. Rainer Kurz
Extended Board

PhD
Head of R&D
Pipeline Compressors
Infrastructure Projects

H2-area of expertise
H2 turbo machinery

Karsten Meise
Karsten Meise
Extended Board, treasurer

MSc.
Manager Automotive
Head of Production
Business Development

H2-area of expertise
H2 infrastructure

Our Members

Jan Andreas
Jan Andreas
MSc.
Entrepreneur

H2-area of expertise
H2 system specialist

Lutz Bungeroth
Lutz Bungeroth
MSc.
Turn-around-manager
Automation technologies
Management Experience

H2-area of expertise
H2 infrastructure

Dr. Christian Cornett
Dr. Christian Cornett
Dr. Jur.
fully qualified lawyer
legal advisor
contracting M&A

H2-area of expertise
H2 contracting

Dr. Jürgen Essler
Dr. Jürgen Essler
PhD
PhD on cryo-H2
Head of R&D
Head of sales

H2-area of expertise
H2 units

Olaf Hartwig
Olaf Hartwig
MSc.
Head of Production
COO
Entrepreneur / Advisor

H2-area of expertise
H2 infrastructure

Gregor Henn
Gregor Henn
CEO Project-Ltd.

MSc.
Auditor / Accountant
CFO
strategy consultant

H2-area of expertise
H2 business

Matthias Heutger
Matthias Heutger
MSc.
Director Innovations
global forwarder
Advisor logistics

H2-area of expertise
H2 logistics

Gerhard Keller
Gerhard Keller
MSc.
Entrepreneur
IT
global projects

H2-area of expertise
H2 IT

Dr. Jörg Eden Kluin
Dr. Jörg Eden Kluin
PhD
Patent attorney
IP rights
technical research

H2-area of expertise
H2 IP

Viktor Krimstein
Viktor Krimstein
MSc.
Entrepreneur
Software engineering
Automotive

H2-area of expertise
H2 AI

Tim Kruse
Tim Kruse
MSc. commercial
Head of strategy platform
CFO
Analyst

H2-area of expertise
H2 M&A

Thomas Mertens
Thomas Mertens
MSc.
R&D fuel cells
battery design
production facilities

H2-area of expertise
H2 fuel cells

Dr. Cornelia Neumann
Dr. Cornelia Neumann
PhD
Head of Sales
Business Development
Marketing Manager

H2-area of expertise
H2 electrolysers

Raimund Nickel
Raimund Nickel
HR placement
Management advice
Academy

H2-area of expertise
H2 HR-Management

Roman Quirin
Roman Quirin
MSc.
Entrepreneur
Supplier Electrolysers
COO / Director

H2-area of expertise
H2 electrolysers

Adam Reinheimer
Adam Reinheimer
MSc.
Entrepreneur
IT
Sales

H2-area of expertise
H2 Sales

Dr. Claudio Ruch
Dr. Claudio Ruch
Head of Sales

H2-area of expertise
H2 Fuel Cells

Gebhard Sabathi
Gebhard Sabathi
MSc.
Developer

H2-area of expertise
H2 tanking systems

Dr. Uwe Schnetgöke
Dr. Uwe Schnetgöke
Head of Sales

H2-area of expertise
H2 gas turbines

Dr. Peter Schottes
Dr. Peter Schottes
PhD
Entrepreneur / Founder
Subsidies advisor
Platform operator

H2-area of expertise
H2 subsidies

Prof. Klaus Schumann
Prof. Klaus Schumann
Entrepreneur / Founder
Automotive Tier 1
Financial models

H2-area of expertise
H2 start-up foundation

Martin Seiffert
Martin Seiffert
MSc.
Plantmanager
CFO
M&A-consultant

H2-area of expertise
H2 M&A

Konrad Uebel
Konrad Uebel
MSc.
CEO Edgar
Simulation

H2-area of expertise
H2 AI
H2 Simulation

Michael Ulverich
Michael Ulverich
MSc.
C-level manager
Automotive
Trucks

H2-area of expertise
H2 mobility

Tim Vogel
Tim Vogel
cand. MSc.
Project Manager
Infrastructure Projects
Energy Systems

H2-area of expertise
H2 fueling stations

Volker Witte
Volker Witte
MSc.
surveyor / examinant
technical expert
int. regulations

H2-area of expertise
H2 storage

Franz Josef Wöstmann
Franz Josef Wöstmann
MSc.
Entrepreneur / Founder
Innovation Management
political networks

H2-area of expertise
H2 politics

Thorsten Wulff
Thorsten Wulff
MSc.
Head of Sales
Technical Director
Regional Manager

H2-area of expertise
H2 infrastructure

Lars Zander
Lars Zander
BSc.
Entrepreneur
Tool-Manufacturer
H2-Tanks

H2-area of expertise
H2 tooling

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