Dr. Werner Ponikwar – CEO
Born in 1969.
Chairman of the Executive Board since 2022, appointed until 2030 // German
Responsible for the Corporate Functions Business Development/Sales, Communications/ESG & Governmental Affairs, Engineering, Human Resources & HSE, Internal Audit, Legal & Compliance/Board Office, Module & Cell Fabrication, Strategy & M&A.
In addition, Dr. Ponikwar is responsible for the business activities of the subsidiaries in Germany, Italy and in the USA.
Dr. Ponikwar started his career at Degussa AG/Evonik GmbH in the year 2000. He worked in various functions and locations including finance & controlling, project management, business development and marketing. After serving as a strategy advisor with Arthur D. Little, he joined Linde AG in 2008 and held various management positions in engineering and the industrial gas segment. Before he assumed his current role, he was founding and growing Linde Hydrogen FuelTech GmbH, serving as the CEO/managing director from 2017 on. Dr. Ponikwar graduated from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and holds a PhD in chemistry.
