The con|energy ag team consists of international experts from business and science. In addition to the con|energy Supervisory Board, the Advisory Board is another sparring partner of the Management Board for discussing innovative topics and trends in the fields of energy, mobility, sustainability and information technology.
Dr. Roman Dudenhausen is the founder and CEO of conenergy ag. He is an experienced entrepreneur and has founded over 20 companies in the fields of energy, mobility, and sustainability in the past 30 years. For almost 10 years he has been increasingly active with conenergy as an investor in start-ups in Europe and North America. He supports the companies with his experience both in setting up and selling. In addition, he supports national and international companies in various board positions, primarily with growth in new markets and topics. He studied business administration and economics in Essen and Toronto and wrote his PhD thesis on the risks in energy trading.
Dr. Niels Ellwanger is CEO of con|energy ag. In 1996, he founded the company along with Dr. Roman Dudenhausen. He is responsible for the company’s strategy and finance. Today, as an investor in start-ups, he brings his experience from numerous spin-offs and start-ups of subsidiaries to the table and thus manages the investment portfolio of conenergy ag. In addition, Niels is involved as a sports manager and has managed the business of the traditional club and handball national league team TUSEM Essen since 2008. He studied economics in Essen and did his PhD thesis on the subject of demand side management.