Executive Board

The Executive Board comprises the following five members at 31 December 2023:

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Antje Kanngiesser

CEO

Nationality: 

Swiss/German

Function:

CEO
President of the Executive Board

Education:
  • EMBA, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Finance for Executives, Insead, Fontainebleau, France
  • Doctor of Law, University of Regensburg, Germany
  • First and Second State Examination in Law, Bavaria, Germany
Professional Background:

2014 – 2021: BKW AG, Vice President of Group Markets & Services and Member of the Executive Board, various functions
2007 – 2014: Alpiq Group and Energie Ouest Suisse, various functions
2005 – 2007: Lawyer at S&K, Berlin
2001 – 2005: Lawyer at GGSC, Berlin

Year of joining the Alpiq Group: 

2021 (also 2007 – 2014)

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Michael Wider

Head of Switzerland, Deputy of the CEO

Nationality:

Swiss 

Functions: 

Head of Switzerland
Deputy of the CEO

Education:
  • Stanford Executive Programme
  • Master of Business Administration, University of Lausanne
  • Master of Law, University of Fribourg
Professional Background:

2003 – 2009: COO and Head of Energy Generation, EOS Holding
1997 – 2003: CFO and Head of Management Services, Entreprises Electriques Fribourgeoises (EEF), Head of the merger EEF/ENSA
1987 – 1997: Lawyer and general secretary within Entreprises Electriques Fribourgeoises

Year of joining the Alpiq Group: 

2009

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Luca Baroni

CFO

Nationality:

Swiss/Italian

Function:

Head of Financial Services
CFO (Chief Financial Officer)

Education:
  • Executive MBA HSG in General Management
  • Business Economist, University of Applied Sciences, Basel
Professional Background:

2017 – 2021: Group CFO, BLS Ltd.
2005 – 2016: CFO, Swissgrid Ltd
2000 – 2005: CFO, Energiedienst Holding AG
2000 – 2000: Head of Controlling & Energy Settlement, EGL AG
1998 – 2000: Head of Group and Holding Accounting, WATT AG
1990 – 1998: Various finance functions within the Migros Group

Year of joining the Alpiq Group: 

2021

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Lukas Gresnigt

Head of International

Nationality:

Dutch

Function:

Head of International

Education:
  • Master in Finance, with Distinction, London Business School
  • MSc in Chemistry, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
  • MSc in Chemical Engieering, with Honours, Technical University Delft, the Netherlands
Professional Background:

2019 – 2021: SHV Energy, Director Renewable Solutions 
2009 – 2019: Statkraft, Vice President Commercial Asset Management, International Power; various functions

Year of joining the Alpiq Group: 

2022

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Navin Parasram

Head of Trading

Nationality:

United Kingdom/Trinidad and Tobago

Function:

Head of Trading

Education:
  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
  • MSc in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Queen Mary University London
Professional Background:

2020 – 2022: Head of Merchant Trading, Alpiq
2015 – 2020: Head of Trading for Gas, Oil FX, Engie Global Markets, Paris
2014 – 2015: Independent Consultant, London
2006 – 2012: Global Head of Commodity Exotics, Citigroup, London
2002 – 2006: Quantitative trader, EdF Trading, London 

Year of joining the Alpiq Group: 

2020