Dr. Marko Schulz
Managing Director, founder
Former Executive Board Member of Q-Cells SE and founder/CEO of Q-Cells International (QCI), the world‘s largest PV system integrator in 2009.
Previously partner at McKinsey & Co, focused on utilities.
Dr. Michael Merz
Managing Director, founder
Former head of operations at Q-Cells International and project manager.
Previously project manager at McKinsey & Co, focused on operational improvement in manufacturing industries.
Carsten Hennig
Head of Technology
Former head of technology at Q-Cells International with focus on electrical engineering and grid connections. 17 years of experience with PV plant design and construction in continental Europe with dozens of realized projects during his time at QCI and Solar Engineering.
Dr. Thomas Gnefkow
Managing Director, CEO Asia Pacific
Former Chief Commercial Officer of Pillar Group. Previously Senior Vice
President Procurement Q-Cells, Managing Director of System SPVs for Q-Cells and consultant at McKinsey & Co., focused on high-tech and
automotive.
Juan Carlos Fernandez
Director Latin America
Former project manager at Q-Cells International in charge of building several utility-scale solar power plants. 16 years of experience with PV plant projects in continental Europe as project manager with QCI and Conergy.
Eduardo Sierra
Chief Operating Officer Japan
Formerly at an electrical multinational and specialized PV firm, where he handled projects and business across Pacific Asia and Australia. Joined Saferay Group in 2021 to take care of its business in Japan.
Karsten Klug
Head of Operations and Maintenance
Former Senior Manager System Operation & Maintenance at Q.Cells International. More than 11 years of experience in utility scale solar O&M (operations & maintenance) in Europe, Japan and Chile.
Managing Director of saferay operations GmbH (O&M Germany), saferay services KK (O&M Japan) and blueray services GmbH (central inverter service provider).