People | People on the move IWP&DC reports on recent appointments in the industry New CEO for Strabag SE
Klemens Haselsteiner officially took over management of Strabag SE on 1 January 2023, suceeding Thomas Birtel, who has stepped down from the Management Board after reaching the maximum age limit after ten years in office. The Supervisory Board appointed Haselsteiner to the position in May 2022. His responsibilities will continue to include digitalisation, innovation and business development, as well as staff functions such as business compliance and work safety. Also joining the Group Management Board is Jörg Rösler, previously a member of the Management Board of the Cologne-based German subsidiary Strabag AG, who will assume responsibility for the North + West segment. Alfred Watzl will head the South + East segment, while Siegfried Wanker will continue to be responsible for the International + Special Divisions segment. Christian Harder will retain his position as Chief Financial Officer. “Klemens Haselsteiner is the ideal person to fill the position of Chief Executive Officer. He possesses many years of business experience, is familiar with Strabag, and knows the company inside out. As a proven expert for digitalisation, he will systematically and with determination drive ahead the transformation of Strabag towards becoming the most innovative and most sustainable construction group in Europe. I would like to thank Thomas Birtel for his prudent approach to keeping the company successfully on course in stormy times,” said Alfred Gusenbauer, Chairman of the Strabag Supervisory Board. Haselsteiner has been with the Group and has held various management positions since 2011. As a member of the Management Board, he has spent the past two years establishing the new Digitalisation, Innovation and Business Development portfolio and played a key role in developing the new Strabag sustainability strategy as well as the Group’s new positioning under the slogan “Work On Progress”. “These are challenging times we are living
in. The construction industry is in a process of fundamental change and transformation. That makes it all the more important to have a clear idea of where we are headed – entrepreneurially, ecologically, socially and culturally. For me, this means that we as a company cannot passively wait and see what happens but must actively shape the things to come. That’s why we aren’t carrying on as
before. Instead, we are rethinking construction and collaboration, linking economic success even more strongly with social responsibility. In concrete terms: we want to achieve profitable growth, digitalise our processes, drive innovation and anchor the issue of sustainability in all areas of the company. And we want to concentrate on one thing above all: teamwork. Because only together can we work on progress. With this in mind, I am looking forward to starting out together with my experienced and capable Management Board team consisting of Christian Harder, Jörg Rösler, Siegfried Wanker and Alfred Watzl,” said Haselsteiner, explaining his goals for the coming 2023–2026 Management Board period. With the sustainability strategy adopted in 2021, Strabag has set itself the goal of becoming climate neutral along the entire value chain by 2040. ●
Snowy Hydro appoints new CEO and MD
Snowy Hydro has announced the appointment of Dennis Barnes as its new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, effective 1 February 2023.
Chairman David Knox said the Board was
delighted to appoint Barnes to the role and is confident that he will continue to strengthen Snowy Hydro’s position as a leading integrated energy generator and retailer. “We are thrilled to appoint someone of Dennis’ calibre and extensive energy sector experience to lead Snowy Hydro into the future,” Knox said. “Dennis has over three decades’ experience in the energy sector, with a focus on renewables and retail. His appointment brings a wealth of strategic knowledge and proven capability in delivering strong performance across large energy businesses at an exciting time for Snowy Hydro.” Barnes was most recently CEO of ASX/NZX-
listed Contact Energy, guiding the company through a period of significant change, including the separation from Australian majority shareholder Origin Energy and the completion of a NZ$2billion investment programme encompassing renewable generation and enterprise-wide systems. Prior to this, Barnes also held several senior
executive roles at Origin Energy, including as General Manager, Energy Risk Management and General Manager, Generation Operations; and he currently serves as a non-executive director of Tilt Renewables and Mercury NZ. “I am excited about the prospect of working
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with the excellent team at Snowy Hydro, a truly iconic Australian business, at a complex and important time for our entire sector. I am also particularly looking forward to building strong connections with our stakeholders and the communities we serve and operate in, as we address the major issues our sector must focus on,” Barnes said. The appointment follows a comprehensive local and international executive search process. Roger Whitby, who has been Acting Chief Executive Officer since August will resume his role as Chief Operating Officer.●
New chairman and MD for NHPC Ltd
India’s NHPC has announced that Shri Rajeev Kumar Vishnoi has taken over as its new Chairman and Managing Director. Vishnoi has more than 35 years of experience in the design, engineering and construction of hydro project structures. He joined THDCIL in 1989 at the level of Engineer and worked in different capacities, rising to the level of general manager in 2013 and then Executive Director in 2016. Apart from heading the Design Department, he also held the additional charge of Executive Director of the 44MW Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric project. He has various prestigious achievements to his credit while working with the Tehri, Koteshwar and Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydro projects.
Shri Vishnoi is an Hons. Graduate in Civil Engineering from BITS Pilani and he has also attained the qualification of MBA and has undergone Professional Up-gradation Programme in Design and Construction of Hydraulic Structures and Hydropower Constructions from State University of Moscow, Russia. He has also attended Advance Management Programme in Leading Strategic Change from ASCI, Hyderabad in association with SDA Bacconi School of Management, Italy. He has significantly contributed as a member of the World Bank Expert Group to deliberate and constitute guidelines in respect of contracts during various interactions the the World Bank Headquarters in the US on their invitation. He is also currently representing India in the international Commission on Large Dams for Technical Committee on Seismic Safety of Dams. Presently, Shri Vishnoi is also Chairman & Managing Director of THDC India Limited and CMD & Director (Technical) of North Eastern Electric Power Corpn Ltd (NEEPCO). ●
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