New Management at SEFE Storage

[Kassel, 1 January 2025] SEFE Storage GmbH is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof Dr Thomas Ruttmann and Andreas Schulz as new Managing Directors. They succeed Eduard Schmitke, who will move to the Storage division of SEFE GmbH in January.

Prof Dr Thomas Ruttmann will take over all commercial business activities as spokesman of the management board, while Andreas Schulz will be responsible for technical matters.

After completing his Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, Dr Thomas Ruttmann gained more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, during which he worked in various areas at several global locations.

Among other things, he worked at Wintershall Dea AG, where he was CEO of WIAG and Senior Vice President responsible for onshore and offshore oil and gas production in Libya as well as energy transition projects and onshore gas production in Algeria.

After studying electrical engineering in Bremen, Andreas Schulz worked in plant engineering at Wintershall, where he was involved in numerous projects in Germany and abroad. He then took on various management positions, including head of the superstructure and commissioning for the construction of the natural gas storage facility in Jemgum.

He later managed the natural gas storage facilities at SEFE Storage. Since 2018, he has been responsible for the Technical Operations department in Kassel as Senior Vice President and made a significant contribution to the further development of the technical and operational aspects of the storage company.