Dr Constantin H. Alsheimer, Chairman of the Management Board at Mainova AG, says: “By founding the new subsidiary, Mainova is adding the forward-looking digital infrastructure to its portfolio. This way we aim to take advantage of the dynamic growth driven by digitisation. Known as the Internet capital of Europe, Frankfurt am Main provides the best conditions with the world’s biggest Internet exchange points and a highly reliable energy supply for establishing our data center business. In Volker Ludwig, Mainova has found an experienced Chief Executive Officer, someone who, with his extensive knowledge and connections in the industry, is the perfect fit for developing the new business segment for operating data centers and successfully establishing Mainova WebHouse in the market.”
Volker Ludwig has 20 years’ experience in the area of data centers. The 41-year-old has previously worked as Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing for e-shelter and NTT Global Data Centers as well as Director Sales and Marketing for Interxion among others.
Born in Hanau, today the sport-loving father of a son lives with his family in the Rhine-Main region.
Mainova AG, based in Frankfurt am Main, supplies more than a million people with electricity, gas, heat and water. It also has numerous corporate customers throughout Germany. With 2,700 employees, the company generated sales of around 2.3 billion euros in 2019. The Mainova subsidiary NRM Netzdienste Rhein-Main GmbH reliably supplies Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region through an energy and water network of more than 14,000 km. Mainova Servicedienste GmbH provides award-winning services and drives the energy revolution with the installation of smart meters. SRM Straßenbeleuchtung Rhein-Main provides reliable street lighting in Frankfurt and other concessionary municipalities. The largest shareholders of Mainova AG are Stadtwerke Frankfurt am Main Holding (75.2 per cent) and Thüga, Munich (24.5 per cent). The remaining shares (0.3 per cent) are owned by a number of shareholders.
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