Bernhard Günther

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Personal Data
Year of birth: 1967

Place of birth: Leverkusen

Nationality: German

Education
Master of economics (lic. oec.), St. Gallen and Oxford

PhD (Econ.), St. Gallen

Career
1993 – 1998 Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company

1999 – 2001 Head of Department Group Controlling, RWE AG, Essen (listed energy supply company)
Deep involvement in the merger of RWE with VEW: Due diligence and subsequent organization of the Group along the value chain. Exit from the water business, in particular sale of Thames Water.

2001 – 2005 Vice President Corporate Planning and Controlling, RWE Power AG, Essen and Cologne

2005 – 2006 Vice President Group Controlling, RWE AG, Essen

2007 – 2008 Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, RWE Gas Midstream GmbH, Essen
– Responsible for departments Finance & Reporting, Project Controlling & Valuation, Back Office, IT, Integration & Organization, Legal & Compliance, Risk
– Establishment of RWE Gas Midstream as a new segment within the RWE Group.

2007 – 2008 Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, RWE Trading GmbH, Essen
Responsible for departments Finance & Reporting, Project Controlling & Valuation, Back Office, IT

2008 – 2012 Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Essen
– Responsible for departments Finance, Risk, Back Office, Project Valuation & Control, IT, Legal & Compliance, Business Change Management
– Merger of the subsidiaries RWE Gas Midstream and RWE Trading to form RWE Supply & Trading and further integration of RWE Key Account and the trading activities of the acquired Dutch utility company Essent into RWE Supply & Trading.

2012 – 2016 Member of the Executive Board, RWE AG, Essen
Development of a new cross-segment management model for the RWE Group with subsequent new setup of cross-divisional functions.

2013 – 2016 Chief Financial Officer, RWE AG, Essen
2016: Responsible for the IPO of RWE subsidiary innogy SE

2016 – 2019 Chief Financial Officer, innogy SE, Essen

2019 – 2020 CFO and CHRO, innogy SE, Essen

Since February 1, 2021 CFO, Fortum, Espoo/Finland (listed energy supply company)

Membership of supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
(as of November 17, 2022)

Thyssenkrupp AG (since 2020, appointed until 2026) *).

 

Personal Details

Title: Dr
Surname: Günther
DoB: 08/01/1967
Age: 59 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: Germany
Country of Birth: Germany
Language: English
Qualification: Master of economics, PhD (Econ.)
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CompanyCommitteePositionDate Appointed
ExecutiveOther Executive31/03/2023

 

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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
ThyssenKrupp GroupBoardMember01/01/2020
ThyssenKrupp GroupAuditMember01/01/2020
ThyssenKrupp GroupNominations & GovernanceMember01/01/2020
ThyssenKrupp GroupExecutiveMember01/01/2020
ThyssenKrupp GroupSupervisory BoardMember01/01/2020
ThyssenKrupp GroupSupervisory BoardMember01/01/2020

 

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