Rolf Martin Schmitz

Rolf Martin Schmitz (born June 17, 1957 in Mönchengladbach)[1] is a German manager and chief executive officer at the German utilities company RWE AG.[2][3]

Rolf Martin Schmitz
Born (1957-06-17) June 17, 1957
Mönchengladbach, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materRWTH Aachen University
OccupationCEO, RWE

Education

Schmitz studied engineering from 1976 to 1981 at the RWTH Aachen and received his doctorate in 1985 from the faculty for heat transfer and air conditioning.[4]

Career

Schmitz started his career as planning and project engineer at STEAG in Essen, Germany in 1986. He served in the machine technology department until 1988. He then served at the VEBA AG in Düsseldorf, where he finally worked as deputy head of economic eolicy. He stayed with VEBA until 1998.[4] In 1998 Schmitz was appointed as member of the executive board at RheinEnergie AG in Cologne.[5] In 2001 he became a member of the management moard at Thüga AG, Munich, where he served before becoming chairman of the board at E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH in Hannover in 2004.[6]

Rolf Martin Schmitz has been the CEO of RWE AG since October 2016.[7]

Positions

According to Schmitz, the continued usage of existing coal plants and of new gas plants over the coming decades should remain a vital part of the energy mix for Germany.[8][9] Schmitz stated that the energy transformation into renewables relies on energy suppliers to provide security of supply and large-scale solutions for power-storage.[10] He has described RWE as a "cornerstone" and a "security partner" for the turnaround and the future of Germany's energy market.[11]

Schmitz requested from Germany's government to provide a stable political framework for the energy market of the coming decades in order to allow suppliers to set up business plans accordingly.[12] He rejected additional national CO2 emissions trading conditions or an additional minimum price, exceeding the agreements which have been reached on the EU level.[11][12]

Other activities

Corporate boards
  • Amprion, Member of the Supervisory Board[13]
  • Kelag, Member of the Supervisory Board[14]
  • TÜV Rheinland, Member of the Supervisory Board[15]

Non-profit organizations

References
  1. Ravensburg, Munzinger-Archiv GmbH. "Rolf Martin Schmitz - Munzinger Biographie". www.munzinger.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  2. "Resurrecting a Ruin". Handelsblatt Global Edition. 2016-07-05. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  3. "Rolf Martin Schmitz". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  4. RWE. "Dr Rolf Martin Schmitz". www.group.rwe. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  5. Bröcker, Antje Höning, Michael. "RWE-Chef Rolf Martin Schmitz: Kohleausstieg bis 2030 unmöglich". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  6. ONLINE, RP. "Nachfolger gesucht: RWE will Kronprinz für Großmann küren". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  7. "Rolf Martin Schmitz: Der RWE-Chef ist endlich am Ziel" (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  8. DerWesten. "RWE plant neues Braunkohle-Kraftwerk" (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  9. "RWE weist Berichte zurück: Verwirrung um Tagebau Garzweiler". Kölnische Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  10. Meinke, Andreas Tyrock, Stefan Schulte und Ulf. "RWE-Chef Rolf Martin Schmitz geht in die Offensive" (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  11. Wetzel, Daniel (2017-01-02). "RWE soll zum Eckpfeiler der Energiewende werden". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  12. "Stromkonzerne kritisieren Energiepolitik: "Tut endlich was" - STIMME.de". www.stimme.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  13. Supervisory Board Amprion.
  14. Supervisory Board Kelag.
  15. Michael Hüther TÜV Rheinland.
  16. Board of Trustees Klavier-Festival Ruhr.


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