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Board of Directors
Chairman

Internationally renowned industrial manager and Chairman with long-standing track record (e.g. Chairman and CEO of Linde plc, management board member of BMW AG). Various transformational M&A transactions (e.g. merger of Linde and Praxair). Current supervisory board memberships: Continental AG (Chair), Axel Springer SE, Hawesko Holding AG, Ivoclar Vivadent AG. Long-standing growth equity investor and mentor for innovative companies across industries.

Board of Directors 
Non-executive member

Seasoned growth equity investor, board member and corporate executive with significant international, M&A and IPO experience. Current board memberships include Sefar Group and Pergamag AG in Switzerland. President of the Lilly and Zdenek Capek Charitable Foundation in New York and Trustee of Zurich University of the Arts. Previous senior track record at Bertelsmann Group in the US and Germany and the privatization agency Treuhandanstalt in Germany.

Board of Directors 
Non-executive member

Highly accomplished transaction lawyer and Partner at Hengeler Mueller, focused on corporate law and private equity/venture capital transactions. Involved in energy-related transactions (e.g. merger Linde/Praxair) and private equity deals (e.g. Tencent in Lilium and N26, CVC in Ista, KKR in WMF). Years of experience as an entrepreneurial investor in venture and growth companies.

Founder

Investor and entrepreneur. Majority investor and Chairman of Kommunalkredit Austria AG following a competitive auction process in 2015. Developing it into a leading Green Energy and Infrastructure bank, with successful sale to Altor Equity Partners in 2023. Founder of equity brokerage and asset management firm MainFirst Bank AG, including successful exit in 2014. Head of European Equities at Deutsche Bank. Active growth investor over the last 20 years.

Co-Founder

Strategic and transaction advisor with focus on private equity and investments. CEO and Senior Partner of equity brokerage and asset management firm MainFirst Bank AG, leading the successful sale of the bank. Managing Director in Deutsche Bank´s investment banking division, advising private equity clients on M&A buy-side and sell-side as well as capital market transactions. Strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company.

Strategic and financial advisor with over 10 years of experience with PwC and as Director with AlixPartners. Developed transformation concepts with a focus on private equity clients in various industries and countries to enable growth and deal value generation. Conducted due diligence for small, mid and large cap companies across different industries.

Led the creation of around 70 start-ups annually over 20 years as Head of Innovation at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Managed TUM's entire IP portfolio, comprising of 600 patent families on average, as well as TUM’s industry and academic collaborations. Background in Natural Sciences with a doctorate in Ecological Chemistry and Environmental Analysis.

15+ years of experience in private equity, consulting and audit. Before Pia started at Tach2yone, as head of finance she was responsible for the finance department at the private equity group AEQUITA. Previously, she worked for KPMG in Munich and London as a consultant. The focus of her work was on CFO agenda projects, where she was mainly responsible for IPOs and M&A transactions from a finance perspective. She began her professional career at KPMG Audit, where she was responsible for annual, consolidated financial statement and special audits. She successfully passed the exams to become an auditor and tax advisor.

Investment professional with over 7 years of versatile deal experience including previous positions in transaction advisory & strategy consulting at PwC and Strategy&. Gained deep deal knowledge through numerous financial and commercial due diligences for strategic and financial sponsors across various sectors, with a focus on tech-enabled industrials.

Consulting and transaction advisory professional with over 4 years of experience at Deloitte and UniCredit Bank AG – Inhouse Consulting. Focus on M&A strategy as well as commercial and IT/Operations due diligence. Involved in various international transactions and consulting projects.

Investment professional in the technology space with more than 4 years of experience in valuation, growth capital and international M&A projects. Played an active role at Blue Tree Group’s TMT team in 10+ M&A buy- and sell-side mandates. Built a strong network of growth equity investors in the German-speaking region.

Professional with strategic, financial, and business development experience at HelloFresh, Danfoss, and CIL Management Consultants. Focus on Strategy and M&A projects as well as commercial due diligence, especially in the energy sector.

Experienced investment banker as Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse's Investment Banking division and Chairman of the Energy Group. Formerly Co-Managing Partner at Hudson Clean Energy Partners, a US fund with AuM of >$1 billion, dedicated exclusively to investing in renewable power and clean energy. Oversaw numerous successful IPOs of green energy and other companies.

Senior Advisor

Strategic advisor and very experienced international supervisory board professional. Senior Partner with McKinsey & Company. Current supervisory board memberships: German Corporate Governance Commission (Chair), Vonovia SE (Chair), Deutsche Börse AG, Vontobel Holding. Long-standing growth equity investor including experience in SPAC transactions.

Leading energy strategist with a track record of 35 years experience in the oil and gas industry as Chief Energy Advisor at Shell plc. International positions in drilling operations, subsurface reservoir management, and upstream commercial and regulatory affairs. Regular international keynote speaker with a focus on Green Energy transition and founder of ES3 Energy Scenarios.

Experienced manager as Global Head of M&A with Shell plc leading the acquisition of BG Group and US IPO for Shell Midstream Partners MLP (Nasdaq). CFO and Management Board Member of Royal Vopak NV involved in strategy and portfolio, responsible for founding Vopak Ventures. New venture investments in the areas of sustainability, digital technologies and operations innovation. Advisor on scale-up and IPO to a new energy technology company involved in solar, hydrogen, CO2 and batteries.

Long-standing legal, finance and strategy experience in the gas industry. Lawyer, Financial and Strategic Consultant at the National Gas Transmission System (DESFA), Greece. Strategic Analyst at the Public Gas Corporation of Greece (DEPA). Expert in developing feasibility studies, strategies and business plans in the energy industry, with a particular focus on infrastructure.

Graduate of Nowy Targ economic technical school, responsible for correspondence and various administrative tasks, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.