50Hertz Welcomes Christine Janssen as New CFO to Lead Financial Strategy Amid Energy Transition

50Hertz Welcomes Christine Janssen as New CFO to Lead Financial Strategy Amid Energy Transition

(IN BRIEF) 50Hertz Transmission GmbH has appointed Christine Janssen as its new Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Marco Nix who became CFO of Elia Group earlier this month. Janssen brings deep expertise in finance, regulation, and energy systems from her previous roles at MITNETZ STROM, MITNETZ GAS, and PwC. Her appointment completes the 50Hertz management team and achieves gender parity at the executive level. CEO Stefan Kapferer highlighted her strategic value as the company enters a phase of large-scale investments. Janssen expressed enthusiasm for advancing innovative energy solutions as part of the 50Hertz mission.

(PRESS RELEASE) BERLIN, 17-Apr-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — 50Hertz Transmission GmbH has announced the appointment of Christine Janssen as its new Chief Financial Officer, completing the company’s executive team and marking a milestone in gender parity at the top level. The decision was made by the Supervisory Board, and Janssen will step into the role previously held by Marco Nix, who took on the position of CFO at the parent company Elia Group on April 1.

Janssen brings a unique blend of financial, regulatory, and energy sector expertise to 50Hertz at a time when the company is preparing for substantial infrastructure investments. She most recently served as Commercial Director at MITNETZ STROM and MITNETZ GAS, where she played a key role in guiding the companies’ strategic and financial direction. Prior to that, she worked for more than a decade at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), focusing on energy consulting in her role as senior manager.

CEO Stefan Kapferer expressed his confidence in the new leadership: “We are pleased to welcome Christine Janssen to our management team. As we enter a phase of major investment to support the energy transition, it’s essential to have the right financial and strategic leadership in place. Christine’s deep industry insight and proven track record will be invaluable.”

Christine Janssen also shared her excitement about joining 50Hertz: “The energy transition is one of the most significant challenges of our era. I am eager to contribute to innovative and forward-thinking solutions with the dedicated team at 50Hertz.”

This appointment not only strengthens the company’s leadership team but also underlines its commitment to diversity and strategic growth in the evolving energy landscape.

About 50Hertz

50Hertz operates the electricity transmission system in the north and east of Germany, which it expands as needed for the energy transition. Our extra high voltage grid has an electrical circuit length of more than 10,000 kilometres, or the distance between Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. The 50Hertz control area covers Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, as well as the city states of Berlin and Hamburg. Within these regions, 50Hertz and its around 2,100 employees ensure that 18 million people are supplied with electricity around the clock. 50Hertz is a forerunner in the field of secure integration of renewable energy. In our grid area, we want to integrate 100 percent renewable energies securely into the grid and system by 2032 – calculated over the year. That is how we supply affordable energy for a strong economy. The shareholders of 50Hertz are the Belgian holding Elia Group (80 percent), which is listed on the stock exchange, and the KfW bank group with 20 percent. As a European TSO, 50Hertz is a member of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E).

Media Contact:

Katrin Dietl
Spokesperson
Phone: 03051504277
email: katrin.dietl@50hertz.com

SOURCE: 50Hertz