Roland Leuenberger elected CEO of Repower AG

Roland Leuenberger will thus manage the business of Repower as CEO with immediate effect. Currently Roland Leuenberger is still a member of the company’s Board of Directors. He will step down from this position at the Annual General Meeting 2020. A replacement is currently being prepared.

Dr Monika Krüsi, Chairwoman of the Repower Board of Directors, on the appointment of Roland Leuenberger: "We are very pleased that we can appoint Roland Leuenberger on a permanent basis as CEO of Repower. He has successfully prevailed in a transparent process against a high-calibre field of applicants and has proven in recent months that he has the ideal qualifications to successfully master the tasks facing the company. I am convinced that he will lead the company into the energy future with foresight and innovative strength and I look forward to continuing our cooperation".

Roland Leuenberger, newly elected CEO of Repower AG: "I would like to thank the Board of Directors for the trust they have placed in me. I am very pleased to continue to lead Repower and to continue to strive for success, together with my colleagues, with great dedication".

Roland Leuenberger has been an entrepreneur in the energy sector for the past ten years. During this time, he has built two companies which are still operating successfully in the Swiss and European energy markets as asset managers/investors and as a consulting firm. In 2016, he was significantly involved in the strategic repositioning of Repower AG. Prior to this, he spent ten years with UBS AG in a variety of functions, latterly as Head of Finance & Controlling in the Wealth Management International unit. Roland Leuenberger is 52 years old and gained his degree in economics (lic. oec. publ.) from the University of Zurich in 2001.