Matthias Taft was born in Munich in 1967. From 1988 to 1993, he studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich. In addition, he studied industrial engineering at the University of Hagen from 1997 to 2001. 

In 2003, Matthias took over the management of RENERCO Renewable Energy Concepts AG and since 2013 has been responsible for the management of BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH. In addition, Matthias was responsible for the Renewable and Conventional Energy divisions as a member of the Board of Management of BayWa AG from 2015 to 2021. 

Since 2021, he has been CEO of BayWa r.e. AG. 

Daniel Gäfke is Global Director of Projects and a Member of the Management Board of BayWa r.e. AG since November 1st 2023.

Daniel has more than two decades of experience in the renewable energy industry. He is responsible for BayWa r.e.’s onshore Wind and Solar Projects businesses in EMEA and APAC. He also oversees its Energy Solutions business, which helps corporations in their energy transition. 

Before joining BayWa r.e., Daniel founded and managed Annex Power and also co-founded and managed PETRO Umwelt- und Tanktechnik GmbH. Furthermore, he played a key role in building up Conergy Asia Pacific’s Indochina business, where he was involved in the region’s first major Solar, Wind and Bioenergy projects. 

Daniel studied Business Administration at the University of Bielefeld, the University of Leicester, and KEDGE Business School. He holds a diploma in Business Administration, an MBA, and a Master of Science degree. Additionally, he holds a Euro-Asia Doctorate degree in Business Administration (DBA) under the joined program of KEDGE, Hong Kong Baptist and Ranepa Universities.

Elmar Geissinger joined BayWa r.e. as CFO in February 2025. 

He is managing partner of Ziems & Partner, a management consulting firm that has been supporting companies with holistic restructuring concepts for more than 25 years.

As a corporate finance expert, Elmar has helped numerous companies to regain their stability and profitability, repositioning them for long-term growth. His restructuring mandates as CFO include Merkle Ratiopharm GmbH, Kathrein Group, ATU Group, Pfleiderer AG and OQ Chemicals GmbH.

During his career, his responsibilities included driving organisational change, developing turnaround plans, stakeholder communication as well as ensuring legal and compliance adherence.

Elmar holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Regensburg and a European Master of Business Science from the University of Birmingham.

Felix Colsman was born in 1971. He studied economics at the University of Bonn and business administration at the University of Cologne and the INSEAD Business School in France.  

After holding management positions at the Boston Consulting Group, Minimax, Johnson Controls, and DAH Group, he joined BayWa r.e. in 2024 as Chief Restructuring Officer. Felix has a proven track record of restructuring and consolidating ailing companies, guiding them through their financial reorganisation and on to new achievements.  

Felix lives in Hamburg together with his family.

Hans-Joachim Ziems joined BayWa r.e. as CRO in February 2025. 

He studied at the University of Cologne from 1976 to 1980, graduating with a degree in Business Administration. He then started a successful business in consumer electronics. 

In 1995, he sold his stake in the company and founded a consultancy firm, which became Ziems & Partner in 2004. As the principal shareholder of the partnership, he oversees the restructuring teams’ various engagements and personally takes on CRO or CEO roles in major mandates. Some of these include Kirch Media Group, ZIMBO, PIN Group AG, Merckle Ratiopharm Group, Pfleiderer AG, and many more. 

Michael Baur has been a member of the Board of Management of BayWa AG since November 2024 and is responsible for the development and implementation of all restructuring measures.

Recently, Michael served as Chief Restructuring Officer and executive board member at the multi-billion global tier one automotive supplier BENTELER.  

His industry expertise also covers energy, retail, consumer goods, industrial goods, telecom, and media.  

Roland Dörig founded Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) in 2014. He is one of two managing partners of EIP and a member of its investment committee. He also sits on several boards of directors of EIP portfolio companies. 

Previously, he was a founding partner of The Advisory House, a strategy consultancy for the European energy sector. Prior to that, he worked at an international management consultancy, specializing in European utilities. During his time as a consultant, he gained extensive project expertise amongst others in corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and implementing energy trading and risk management.

Roland Dörig holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences, St. Gallen.

Andreas Helber has been CFO of BayWa AG since 2010. He also represents the company in management and supervisory bodies of international holdings.

He joined BayWa in 2000 as Head of Finance. Subsequently, he took over as Head of Investor Relations and was granted general power of attorney in 2007. Earlier, he worked as a business graduate at KPMG Deutsche-Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG in Munich. During this time, he was appointed tax consultant and auditor. 

Andreas Helber holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Siegen.

Ruedi Noser (born 1961) is an entrepreneur and member of the Council of States. Since 1996, he has been the owner of the Noser Group, which today is one of the largest ICT companies in Switzerland with more than 700 employees. The Group's expertise lies in the field of IT.

His political career began in 1999 when he was elected to the Zurich Cantonal Council. In 2003, he was elected to the Swiss Parliament as a National Councillor. From November 2015 to 2023, he represented the canton of Zurich in the Council of States.

Ruedi Noser was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Switzerland Innovation, an organisation that aims to bring global corporations and their research departments to Switzerland. He is also committed to promoting young entrepreneurs and was President of Young Enterprise Switzerland for many years.
 

Tim Marahrens is the Co-Head of Investments at Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP). He joined EIP shortly after it was founded in 2014. Since then, he has been responsible for many of EIP’s landmark transactions, particularly in the global renewables sector. This includes the successful acquisition and construction of the 1,000 MW wind park Fosen Wind, Europe’s largest onshore wind park. He also sits on several boards of directors of EIP portfolio companies. 

Before joining EIP, he worked in investment banking in the power & utilities sector at UBS and Merrill Lynch, among others. 

Tim Marahrens holds a dual master’s degree in Financial Mathematics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, and the University of Zurich.

Dr. Suzanne Thoma has been Executive Chairman of Sulzer Ltd since 1st November 2022. Prior to that, she served as Sulzer Chairman of the Board of Directors since April 2022. She was CEO of the BKW Group until the end of June 2022. She led this company for nine and a half years, transforming it from a traditional Swiss utility into an international energy and infrastructure company. 

After completing her studies and doctorate at the ETH, she began her career at Ciba Spezialitätenchemie AG, where she held various management positions in Switzerland and abroad. She then went on to lead a start-up specialising in high-tech materials and technology licensing, Rolic Technologies AG.

Suzanne Thoma is a member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Venture Group, Vice-President of the "think tank" Avenir Suisse and was appointed Honorary Councillor of ETH Zurich last autumn.

Reinhard Wolf was appointed to the BayWa AG Board of Management in 2013.

He began his career at the Österreichische Raiffeisen Warenzentrale in Vienna in 1985 after completing a degree in agricultural engineering.

In May 2009, he was appointed Director of the Board of Management of BayWa’s affiliated group RWA (Raiffeisen Ware Austria) and has been Chief Executive Officer and General Director of RWA, based in Korneuburg near Vienna, Austria, since March 2013. 

David joined BayWa AG in June 2012 as Legal Counsel with focus on compliance. He is General Counsel of BayWa AG in addition to his role as Chief Compliance Officer of BayWa AG, which he has held since May 2013.

In this capacity, he oversees corporate sustainability, audit, legal and social compliance, legal operations, as well as export and sanctions compliance. Additionally, he played a key role in establishing an information security management system to enhance operational IT security.

Furthermore, David was responsible for Compliance of the BayWa r.e. Group before our own compliance system was implemented.