Board of Directors
Rolf Eckrodt, German, born 1942 in Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, is married with two sons and a daughter. He graduated in 1966 with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and has more than 40 years experience in the transport and automotive industry. Rolf Eckrodt has held positions as President and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in Japan and CEO of Adtranz – DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems GmbH. In addition he acted as President of Mercedes Benz do Brasil, S.A.. Rolf Eckrodt is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tognum AG, Friedrichshafen and MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH as well as a Board Member of CNC – Communications & Network Consulting AG, Munich. He also acts as Senior Advisor to the private equity firm EQT Partners, Munich.
Stefan A. Müller, Swiss, born 1954 in Lima/Peru where he lived until the age of eleven, is married, with two children. Mr. Müller graduated with a MBA from the University of St. Gallen. Since 1987, Mr. Müller has held several management roles as chief executive officer and as board member in industrial corporations. Since 1 January 2004 he is the CEO of Fortis Lease Switzerland Ltd – BNP Paribas Lease Group. He is also member of the Board of Directors of Fortis Lease Suisse SA and Fortis Lease Immobilier Suisse SA.
Armin Weiland, German, born 1965, is a founding partner and managing director of GermanCapital GmbH. Armin Weiland is member of GermanCapital’s Investment Committee and has been involved in all of GermanCapital’s Clean Technology investments. Prior to founding GermanCapital he spent several years managing corporate finance activities at HVB Group and M&A activities at HypoVereinsbank. He started his professional career at Deutsche Bank Group. He is a member of the Board of Director of The Energy Holding AG (St. Gallen / Switzerland), EnergyGroup Holding AG (St. Gallen / Switzerland), RES Finco AG (St. Gallen / Switzerland), RES New Co. AG (St. Gallen / Switzerland), and Alno AG (Pfullendorf / Germany). Mr. Weiland holds a degree in Business Administration from the European Business School (EBS), Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, and an MBA from James Madison University (USA).
Dr. Jürgen Diegruber, German, born 1961, has worked in the investment sector since 1995 and is a founding partner and managing director of GermanCapital GmbH since 2005. Jürgen Diegruber is also member of GermanCapital’s Investment Committee. In addition, he is a co-founder of GI Ventures AG, a private equity company whose investments focus on mid-sized enterprises. In addition, he was a founder and member of the management board of an industry-specific holding group (Ahorn-Grieneisen), where he was responsible for buy-outs and acquisitions. Prior to this, he was managing partner of Bossard Consultants in Munich, where his activities focused on restructuring, process optimization via lean production and strategic reorientation. He is a member of the Board of Director of Caldergroup Swiss AG (St. Gallen / Switzerland), Calder Finco UK Ltd. (Chester / United Kingdom), and Alno AG (Pfullendorf / Germany). Dr. Diegruber holds a Degree and Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen.