Dr Axel Wietfeld serves as CEO of Uniper Hydrogen and oversees Uniper’s global Business Line Hydrogen in order to develop commercial supply and trading deals as well as production assets for hydrogen and its derivatives. Axel joined Uniper (formerly E.ON) in 2002 and held a number of executive positions in its gas supply/LNG and renewables business in Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Hungary and South Africa. In his recent position as Managing Director of Uniper Energy Storage, Axel was leading one of Europe’s largest gas storage operators. Axel holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering & Management and a PhD in Business Economics.