• Jan Messer becomes new WKN Managing Director as of June 01, 2022
• Gabriel Meurer leaves the company as of September 30, 2022

Cuxhaven, 12 May 2022 – PNE AG strengthens the management of WKN GmbH and has appointed Jan Messer as new Managing Director of WKN GmbH as of June 01, 2022. Until the current Managing Director Gabriel Meurer retires on 30 September 2022, both will manage WKN GmbH together with Roland Stanze on equal terms.

"With Jan Messer, we have found an excellent internal candidate for this high-profile position, who stands both for continuity and generational change at the same time. As PNE Group continues to develop into a clean energy solutions provider, this also opens up exciting opportunities for employees," said Markus Lesser, Chairman of the Board of Management of PNE AG. "The smooth transition from one managing director to the next is ideal to seamlessly continue the successful course our company has taken," Lesser added.

Lawyer Jan Messer has been successfully working for PNE AG since 2014. He then took over full responsibility for the legal department in 2015. Gabriel Meurer has served as Managing Director of the WKN Group within PNE since 2016. Until the end of September 2022, Jan Messer and Gabriel Meurer will exercise the WKN management together with Roland Stanze. Jan Messer will also remain Head of Legal & Compliance of the PNE Group.