Alterric, one of Europe’s larger onshore wind and hybrid park operators, has appointed Ingmar Schmitt as its chief financial officer. He takes charge of the finance division on 1 July 2026, completing the company’s management team alongside chief executive Dr Frank May and chief operating officer Christian Karst.
Schmitt brings close to 30 years of experience in corporate finance and the financing of fast-growing companies. He has worked in auditing and management consultancy and held senior positions at listed companies, including as finance director of an SDAX-listed real estate group with a portfolio valued at 3.4 billion euros, where he also oversaw solar energy business models. Most recently he served as interim CFO of the Tank & Rast group, where he handled financing structures in dialogue with international investors and rating agencies.
Heiko Janssen, chair of Alterric’s supervisory board, said the company was gaining “an experienced finance expert who will accompany and strengthen the company in an important phase of its further development”. Schmitt said he was looking forward to helping shape Germany’s energy transition with “one of the largest companies in the sector”.
Alterric develops, builds and operates wind and hybrid parks on land, mainly in Germany, France and Greece. It currently runs more than 2,500 megawatts of installed capacity and holds a project pipeline exceeding 11,000 megawatts. The company is a joint venture of the Aloys Wobben Foundation and utility EWE AG. As one of the region’s biggest onshore developers, its financing strategy will help determine the pace of onshore wind build-out in Germany.
