Renewable Integration And Industrial Energy Optimization

Q1. Could you start by giving us a brief overview of your professional background, particularly focusing on your expertise in the industry?

I was the Head of business unit industrial batteries at Banner GmbH Linz (AT) (2002 - 2024) and was mainly responsible for the following agendas in the Banner group:

• Leadership for the employees in the headquarters
• Leadership (technical) for employees in the sales subsidiary companies
• Budget- and operational results of the business unit
• Turnover of the group (central and subsidiaries)
• Development and training of the employees
• Logistics of the business unit
• Production- (assembling) and picking process
• Purchasing and strategic shipment (Cooperation)
• Development and implementation of the business unit strategy
• Promotion and marketing
• Support of OE customers and international key accounts
• Development of dealers (secondary importance)
• Development of the product and service portfolio
• Process development
• Positioning on the market (price, accomplishment, etc.)
• Salary models (for the headquarters and the subsidiaries)
• Investments in the headquarters, etc.

I was a member of the core and maintenance Group – Products in BT Industries Mjölby (SE) (2000 - 2002). The group members consisted of employees from four different organizations in Europe (UK, NL, SE, AT), BT Products, and BT Europe. I was responsible…