Meet Aquila Clean Energy EMEA

As Chair, Susanne is responsible for leading the shareholder committee of Aquila Clean Energy EMEA and mainly focused on strategic matters. She also ensures high governance standards within the company and amongst its board. Susanne has led and built the company as CEO from 2013 to 2024.

Andrew joined Aquila Group in 2015 and has over 15 years’ experience in infrastructure and energy investing. Since February 2024, he is leading Aquila Clean Energy EMEA as CEO and as such, has overall responsibility for the performance and development of the company.

Marc Lohoff leads the project delivery team across EMEA and as such, he is responsible for the engineering, construction and procurement activities for the Aquila Clean Energy EMEA portfolio. He has been in the renewable energies sector since 2009.

Dorothee Privat joined Aquila Clean Energy in 2024 and is in charge of Finance. With in-depth insights and by monitoring the company’s data and numbers, her team helps driving our strategic decisions, as well as serving our external stakeholders with crucial financial information. Dorothee has over 18 years of experience in the renewable energy sector.

Together with his team, Sebastian focuses on Aquila Clean Energy’s corporate operations and interfaces between stakeholders within Aquila Capital and the company’s investment structures. He has been in the company since 2014.

Guillaume Lasserre is heading a team of 20+ investment professionals in Germany and Spain. Since joining Aquila Group in 2018, he has managed or supervised the acquisition of renewables and battery storage projects ranging from early stage development to operational status in more than 10 different European countries. He has more than fifteen years of transaction experience, including more than eight of those in the renewables space.

Joakim leads the power markets team which is responsible for PPAs, market research and commercial optimisation of the asset portfolio. He is also responsible for the operation of our assets across Europe, as well as the development & construction activities in Central and Northern Europe. He has been in the company since 2017.

Ingmar Helmke is responsible for ACE’s dedicated German greenfield solar PV development platform AQ Ampere. Ingmar has 14 years of industry experience in renewables, of which 9 at Aquila Clean Energy and has transacted or developed more than 3 GW of capacity.

Guillaume Lasserre is heading a team of 20+ investment professionals in Germany and Spain. Since joining Aquila Group in 2018, he has managed or supervised the acquisition of renewables and battery storage projects ranging from early stage development to operational status in more than 10 different European countries. He has more than fifteen years of transaction experience, including more than eight of those in the renewables space.

Jorge de Miguel leads the development and construction of the renewable energy business in Spain, directly managing the departments of Engineering, Operations, Development, Construction, and Wind Power. He also coordinates with other functions within ACE EMEA to ensure successful project delivery. Jorge has been in the renewable energy sector since 2012 and joined the company in 2022.

Manuel Silva is responsible for the development and construction of clean energy assets in Portugal. Manuel joined the company in 2019 and he has been in the renewable energies sector since 2006 with experience in the development, construction and operation of wind and solar projects, mostly in Portugal and Romania.

Alberto Arcioli is responsible for the development and construction of clean energy assets in Italy. Alberto joined the company in 2021 and since 2006 he has been involved in energy development across all technologies, with a focus on solar PV and energy storage systems.

Stamatis Vournelis is leading Aquila Clean Energy’s project development and construction business for solar, wind and energy storage in Greece. Stamatis joined Aquila Group in 2021 and has more than 25 years professional experience. He has actively participated in the development, design, procurement, construction and commissioning of numerous renewable energy and infrastructure projects of diverse size and complexity, in Greece, Balkans and Middle East.