SGS appointed Christoph Thiel as the new Global Business Development Manager, Renewable Energies. Christoph assumes responsibility for sales and business development at SGS Renewable Energy Services globally. —
On August 1, 2011, SGS announced Christoph Thiel as the new Global Business Development Manager, Renewable Energies. Christoph will focus on global sales and business development activities at SGS Renewable Energy Services.
Drawing on his first-rate experience and know-how in the renewable energy sector, Christoph Thiel will support local affiliates in developing their home markets in accordance with SGS’s strategy. Christoph Thiel’s educational background is in Electrical Engineering, with a specialization in power technologies. With a master thesis on ‘Design and Implementation of Grid Protection Test Systems’ Christoph graduated from the University of Applied Sciences, Hanover in 1998.
Just after his graduation, Christoph started his career as test engineer at a subsidiary of Germanischer Lloyd (GL), WINDTEST Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog GmbH. Subsequently, from 2003 to 2005 he took the opportunity to be responsible for building up WINDTEST’s Spanish subsidiary in Madrid, Spain. After his return to Germany, Christoph worked as a Head of Department at WINDTEST and was in charge of performance measurements and energy yield studies. In 2007, Christoph Thiel was appointed Business Development Manager and in 2008 Head of Practice for turbine measurements at WINDTEST Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog GmbH. Furthermore, Christoph was PMI leader for the integration of Helimax into GL and was heavily involved in the merger between GL and Garrad Hassan in 2009.
