Dr. Bernhard GüntherMember of the Supervisory Board

Education

• Master of economics (lic. oec.), St. Gallen and Oxford

• PhD (Econ.), St. Gallen

Career

• 1993 – 1998:
  Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company

• 1999 – 2001:
  Head of Department Group Controlling, RWE AG, Essen (listed energy supply company). Deep involvement in the merger of RWE with VEW: Due diligence and subsequent organization of the Group along the value chain. Exit from the water business, in particular sale of Thames Water.

• 2001 – 2005:
  Vice President Corporate Planning and Controlling, RWE Power AG, Essen and Cologne

• 2005 – 2006:
  Vice President Group Controlling, RWE AG, Essen

• 2007 – 2008:
  Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, RWE Gas Midstream GmbH, Essen, responsible for departments Finance & Reporting, Project Controlling & Valuation, Back Office, IT, Integration & Organization, Legal & Compliance, Risk. Establishment of RWE Gas Midstream as a new segment within the RWE Group.

• 2007 – 2008:
  Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, RWE Trading GmbH, Essen, responsible for departments Finance & Reporting, Project Controlling & Valuation, Back Office, IT

• 2008 – 2012:
  Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Essen, responsible for departments Finance, Risk, Back Office, Project Valuation & Control, IT, Legal & Compliance, Business Change Management. Merger of the subsidiaries RWE Gas Midstream and RWE Trading to form RWE Supply & Trading and further integration of RWE Key Account and the trading activities of the acquired Dutch utility company Essent into RWE Supply & Trading.

• 2012 – 2016:
  Member of the Executive Board, RWE AG, Essen. Development of a new cross-segment management model for the RWE Group with subsequent new setup of cross-divisional functions.

• 2013 – 2016:
  Chief Financial Officer, RWE AG, Essen. In 2016: Responsible for the IPO of RWE subsidiary innogy SE

• 2016 – 2019:
  Chief Financial Officer, innogy SE, Essen

• 2019 – 2020:
  CFO and CHRO, innogy SE, Essen

• 2021 – 2023:
  CFO, Fortum, Espoo/Finland (listed energy supply company)

• March 2023 – December 2024:
  Chief Transformation Officer, Fortum, Espoo/Finnland

• Since October 1, 2025:
  Chairman of the Management Board of BWI GmbH

Membership of supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)

^{(as of January 31, 2026)}

• thyssenkrupp AG (since 2020, appointed until 2029) ^*)

^{*) Company listed on the stock exchange}