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Mr. Markus Lesser was born in 1964 in Dusseldorf, Germany. He can look back on well over 20 years of experience in the international energy sector. For more than 10 years of this period, he worked in the supply industry for power station components. He has been working successfully for various companies in the renewable energies sector since 2000. He initially worked as the Managing Director and Sales Director of wind power station constructor Nordex AG, where he was responsible for project funding, the turnkey realisation of wind farms and sales of wind power stations to central, south-east and eastern Europe. Subsequently, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Renergys Group AG in Zurich, Switzerland. In this capacity, he was responsible for the Renergys Group’s technical business and operations.

Finally, Mr. Lesser worked on the management of Epuron GmbH, where he was responsible for project development, construction and operation, particularly of offshore wind farms and wind power projects in Europe, Asia, South America and Australia.

On May 1, 2011, he became COO of PNE AG and was in charge of operations and project development. Since May 26, 2016 Markus Lesser is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Mr. Markus Lesser is or was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of the following companies within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG):

• RenCon GmbH, Korschenbroich

Further activities:

• Member of the Board Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft (BDEW)


• Member of the Board Windenergieagentur WAB


• Chairman of Fachgruppe Energie und Umwelt des Wirtschaftsrates in Lower Saxony

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Harald Wilbert was born in Osnabrück in 1967. He studied economics at the University of Aachen (RWTH). Harald Wilbert has more than 25 years of experience in finance in companies with a focus on energy and technology. He has held various positions and has extensive expertise in particular in the areas of controlling, accounting, treasury, taxes, risk management as well as HR.

Before joining PNE AG, Harald Wilbert was CFO and member of the Board of Management at BayWa r.e. AG, Munich, a renewable energy company, from 2013 to 2023. Further stations also included the Dax technology group Rheinmetall, headquartered in Düsseldorf, where he first held the position of Head of Controlling (Rheinmetall AG/Segment Electronics) and then Head of Finance (Jagenberg AG/Segment Machinery Contruction) between 2002 and 2008. Harald Wilbert worked as Head of Controlling between 1998 and 2002 and as Head of Finance between 2008 and 2013 at Energie Südbayern GmbH, Munich. He started his career at the elevator manufacturer Vestner Aufzüge, Munich, where he set up the cost accounting department between 1996 and 1998.

Since April 1, 2024, Harald Wilbert is Chief Financial Officer of PNE AG and took over the responsibilities of Jörg Klowat.

Harald Wilbert neither is nor was a member of the Supervisory Board or another controlling body of a company within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).

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