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Axel Thiemann

Chief Executive Officer

Sonnedix

Axel Thiemann has been with Sonnedix since 2011, becoming CEO in 2018. Under his leadership, Sonnedix has experienced rapid growth and diversification to more than 4.3GW operational capacity. Today, Axel leads a global team of over 500 employees in nine countries.

Axel is passionate about providing clean, affordable, and reliable energy to drive global decarbonisation. As CEO he has initiated Sonnedix’s hybridisation strategy – expanding into battery storage and wind alongside solar, to better meet the challenges and needs of the energy transition.

Before taking on the role as CEO, Axel held various leadership roles at Sonnedix, including COO based in London and overseeing M&A, integration, and strategy in Miami. Prior to Sonnedix, Axel held senior roles with Barclays Bank in London, and as a consultant with McKinsey and Company in Cologne, Germany.

Axel graduated as an Electrical Engineer from Hannover University in Germany and holds an MBA from IESE Business School, Spain.

Fireside chat

This session examines what it takes for utility-scale solar and storage to graduate from intermittent generation to genuine critical infrastructure: assets that industrial buyers can contract with confidence, grids can rely on under stress, and governments can point to as a pillar of energy sovereignty. We will set out what the next generation of European projects must deliver to earn the trust of offtakers, lenders, and policymakers through 2030.