TEAM CONSULT - Key Persons
Mr Beilfuß is a qualified geographer and has worked at TEAM CONSULT since 2006. Before working at TEAM CONSULT, Mr Beilfuß supported numerous projects on the topic of climate change and energy, e.g. introduction of local energy performance certificates at noteworthy German institutes, as an assistant and research consultant. He is responsible for the continual development of knowledge management and the relevant market databases at TEAM CONSULT. Mr Beilfuß has extensive experience in the various issues in the German gas market. He is involved, for example, in arbitration proceedings and market and competition analyses.
more ... Dietrich Gerstein holds a doctorate degree in mining and engineering. He joined TEAM CONSULT as Senior Advisor in January 2016. He started his career with Ruhrgas AG, Essen in 1992 and held senior positions in business development, gas purchase and in management and negotiation of long-term gas contracts. Later on, he was responsible for the development of the LNG business of the E.ON group. Lately, Mr Gerstein worked with Royal Dutch Vopak, Rotterdam as Global Director LNG. He has in-depth knowledge of international natural gas, LNG and energy markets. Furthermore, he is focussed on infrastructure developments (pipeline, LNG, storage). He has excellent understanding of handling international projects and intergovernmental relationships. Parallel to his current position at TEAM CONSULT he works with the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW) and governmental institutions on facilitating infrastructure developments for the use of LNG as a clean fuel.
more ... Georg Haas is qualified in business administration. He completed his studies in business management at the University of Saarland in 2007. After gaining initial experience as a member of the scientific staff at the chair for managerial economics and in the aeronautical industry, he has worked as a business consultant in the energy sector since 2008. As a freelance worker for TEAM CONSULT, he is mainly focused on gas trading and price revisions. Georg Haas has managed projects for preparation and support of price revision negotiations and arbitration proceedings. He has also conducted numerous price analyses for evaluating gas supply contracts and drawn up recommendations for optimising procurement strategies.
Hans-Ulrich Meine is qualified in business administration and has more than 35 years of experience in the German and international energy industry. He joined TEAM CONSULT as Senior Advisor in 2017. Mr Meine started working in the business unit Gas Marketing of BEB Erdgas und Erdöl in 1981. Furthermore, he took on different positions in the fields of planning, transport, storages, gas procurement and gas sales. After working for Esso Expro (UK) and Quadrant Gas (UK), Hans-Ulrich Meine was an authorized representative of BEB Erdgas und Erdöl. He was responsible for gas import contracts, gas purchases and for projects related to the liberalization of the German gas market. From 2008 to 2016, he was managing director of ExxonMobil Gas Marketing Germany, as well as member of the gas steering group at the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW).
more ... Ms Wunderlich worked for a large, European supply company that has made major investments in Germany. During this time, she worked in various departments, including business development, M&A and controlling. Since the early 90s, Ms Wunderlich has worked as an internal consultant and project manager in the energy sector as well as financial services. She joined TEAM CONSULT as a freelance worker in 2006. One of the main foci of her work is quality assurance of expert reports that are prepared by TEAM CONSULT.
Mr Kehrmann is qualified in business administration and founded TEAM CONSULT in Hamburg in 1987. Since the sale of the company to Mr Madjid Kübler in September 2004, Mr Kehrmann has still been available to TEAM CONSULT for project-specific, situation-related, individual questions. Mr Kehrmann has many years of experience in the German energy industry (Deutsche BP). During his 18 years as owner of TEAM CONSULT, he was involved in many price revision proceedings and several arbitration proceedings.
more ... Kolja Kübler started working for TEAM CONSULT in 2020. In addition to his work as a student employee, he is also studying Industrial Engineering at Beuth University and School of Economics and Law in Berlin with a focus on environment and sustainability.
Simon Krehl studied Business Administration at Pforzheim University with a focus on resource efficiency management. Afterwards, he did a master's degree in Engineering Management at Beuth University and School of Economics and Law in Berlin with a focus on energy and environment. His master thesis was about a technical economic analysis of different energy storage technologies in cold warehouses. He acquired his first working experiences in the energy sector during a student employment in Product Management and Technical Sales at Home Power Solutions GmbH. Since mid-2020, Mr. Krehl has been working at TEAM CONSULT on different subjects like Hydrogen, Natural Gas and LNG.
more ... Thomas Giller is qualified in business administration and has more than 27 years of experience in the German and international energy industry and has been working for Team Consult as Senior Advisor since 2018. He started his career in the Gas Marketing division of BEB Erdgas und Erdöl GmbH and worked for ExxonMobil since 2004 in the German organization in Hannover as well as in the European Headquarter in London. He was responsible in different roles and functions along the gas value chain (Procurement/Sales, Gas transport and storage, Contractual management/Investment/Divestment of assets). As an International Key Account Manager for North-West Europe he led the negotiations with the long-term contract partners.
more ... Ulrich Henkel is qualified in business administration and joined TEAM CONSULT as a freelance worker in March 2013. Mr Henkel was a member of the board of rhenag Rheinische Energie AG and responsible for the energy sector. His career began in 1978 at gas supply company Thyssengas GmbH in Duisburg. He was responsible in managerial positions for gas procurement and the sale of natural gas to utilities, industrial customers and power plants for many years. Until his move to rhenag, Mr Henkel was in charge of sales management of regional RWE companies for energy suppliers and municipalities at RWE energy.
more ... Walter Thielen holds a doctorate degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on energy and process engineering. He is an independent senior advisor for TEAM CONSULT. His career began at L&C Steinmüller GmbH, a company which had world-wide activities in the fields of energy and environmental engineering. In his position as head of the research and development department and the chemical and experimental field, he was strongly involved in the strategic and technical development of the company. From 1999 to 2014 he was managing director of the DVGW, the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water. He successfully positioned the association in the fields of national and European standardization and research. He also triggered the establishment of new affiliated companies and acquisitions. These steps increased the value of the association for its members in the gas and water industry and other industries.