{"id":1951,"date":"2021-12-09T11:22:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T10:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinktank-h2.org\/?page_id=1951"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:46:13","slug":"our-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thinktank-h2.org\/en\/our-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who we are:<\/h2>\n

ThinkTank-H2<\/sub> 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Our Board<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Alexander<\/div><\/div>
Alexander Pietralla<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
President<\/strong><\/p>\n

MSc.
\nAutomotive supplier
\nHead of Sales
\nSenior advisor<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> projects<\/div>

<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Silke<\/div><\/div>
Silke Fischer<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Vice President<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eng. Econ.
\nLogistics expert
\nOverseas transport
\nNautical expert<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> Logistics<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Christian<\/div><\/div>
Christian Heiselbetz<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Board Member<\/strong><\/p>\n

MSc.
\nInnovation Expert
\nAutomotive Industry
\nManagement Experience<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> Mobility<\/div>

<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Dr.<\/div><\/div>
Dr. Silke Wagener<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Extended Board<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD
\nInnovation Management
\nBusiness Development
\nFuel Cells<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> infrastructure<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Dr.<\/div><\/div>
Dr. Rainer Kurz<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Extended Board<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD
\nHead of R&D
\nPipeline Compressors
\nInfrastructure Projects<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> turbo machinery<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Karsten<\/div><\/div>
Karsten Meise<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Extended Board, treasurer<\/strong><\/p>\n

MSc.
\nManager Automotive
\nHead of Production
\nBusiness Development<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> infrastructure<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Our Members<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Jan<\/div><\/div>
Jan Andreas<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nEntrepreneur<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> system specialist<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Lutz<\/div><\/div>
Lutz Bungeroth<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nTurn-around-manager
\nAutomation technologies
\nManagement Experience<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> infrastructure<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Dr.<\/div><\/div>
Dr. Christian Cornett<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Dr. Jur.
\nfully qualified lawyer
\nlegal advisor
\ncontracting M&A<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> contracting<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Dr.<\/div><\/div>
Dr. J\u00fcrgen Essler<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
PhD
\nPhD on cryo-H2
\nHead of R&D
\nHead of sales<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> units<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Olaf<\/div><\/div>
Olaf Hartwig<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nHead of Production
\nCOO
\nEntrepreneur \/ Advisor<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> infrastructure<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Gregor<\/div><\/div>
Gregor Henn<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
CEO Project-Ltd.<\/strong><\/p>\n

MSc.
\nAuditor \/ Accountant
\nCFO
\nstrategy consultant<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> business<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Matthias<\/div><\/div>
Matthias Heutger<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nDirector Innovations
\nglobal forwarder
\nAdvisor logistics<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> logistics<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Gerhard<\/div><\/div>
Gerhard Keller<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nEntrepreneur
\nIT
\nglobal projects<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> IT<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Dr.<\/div><\/div>
Dr. J\u00f6rg Eden Kluin<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
PhD
\nPatent attorney
\nIP rights
\ntechnical research<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> IP<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Viktor<\/div><\/div>
Viktor Krimstein<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nEntrepreneur
\nSoftware engineering
\nAutomotive<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> AI<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Tim<\/div><\/div>
Tim Kruse<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc. commercial
\nHead of strategy platform
\nCFO
\nAnalyst<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> M&A<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Thomas<\/div><\/div>
Thomas Mertens<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nR&D fuel cells
\nbattery design
\nproduction facilities<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> fuel cells<\/div>

<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Dr.<\/div><\/div>
Dr. Cornelia Neumann<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
PhD
\nHead of Sales
\nBusiness Development
\nMarketing Manager<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> electrolysers<\/div>

<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Raimund<\/div><\/div>
Raimund Nickel<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
HR placement
\nManagement advice
\nAcademy<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> HR-Management<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Roman<\/div><\/div>
Roman Quirin<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nEntrepreneur
\nSupplier Electrolysers
\nCOO \/ Director<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> electrolysers<\/div>

<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Adam<\/div><\/div>
Adam Reinheimer<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nEntrepreneur
\nIT
\nSales<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> Sales<\/div>

<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Dr.<\/div><\/div>
Dr. Claudio Ruch<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Head of Sales<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> Fuel Cells<\/div>

<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Gebhard<\/div><\/div>
Gebhard Sabathi<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nDeveloper<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> tanking systems<\/div>

<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Dr.<\/div><\/div>
Dr. Uwe Schnetg\u00f6ke<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Head of Sales<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> gas turbines<\/div>

<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Dr.<\/div><\/div>
Dr. Peter Schottes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
PhD
\nEntrepreneur \/ Founder
\nSubsidies advisor
\nPlatform operator<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> subsidies<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Prof.<\/div><\/div>
Prof. Klaus Schumann<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Entrepreneur \/ Founder
\nAutomotive Tier 1
\nFinancial models<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> start-up foundation<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Martin<\/div><\/div>
Martin Seiffert<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nPlantmanager
\nCFO
\nM&A-consultant<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> M&A<\/div>

<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Konrad<\/div><\/div>
Konrad Uebel<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nCEO Edgar
\nSimulation<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> AI
\nH2<\/sub> Simulation<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Michael<\/div><\/div>
Michael Ulverich<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nC-level manager
\nAutomotive
\nTrucks<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> mobility<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Tim<\/div><\/div>
Tim Vogel<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
cand. MSc.
\nProject Manager
\nInfrastructure Projects
\nEnergy Systems<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> fueling stations<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Volker<\/div><\/div>
Volker Witte<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nsurveyor \/ examinant
\ntechnical expert
\nint. regulations<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> storage<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Franz<\/div><\/div>
Franz Josef W\u00f6stmann<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nEntrepreneur \/ Founder
\nInnovation Management
\npolitical networks<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> politics<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Thorsten<\/div><\/div>
Thorsten Wulff<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
MSc.
\nHead of Sales
\nTechnical Director
\nRegional Manager<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> infrastructure<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Lars<\/div><\/div>
Lars Zander<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
BSc.
\nEntrepreneur
\nTool-Manufacturer
\nH2-Tanks<\/p>\n

H2<\/sub>-area of expertise<\/strong>
\nH2<\/sub> tooling<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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