Markus Krebber

Markus Krebber is one of the most sought-after CEOs in Germany. He has to transform the country’s largest power generator from a coal giant into a model company in the renewables sector. The political situation is currently changing dramatically. In April, for example, Krebber had to cancel RWE’s offshore wind plans in the USA because of Donald Trump. He is currently urging the German Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche to speed up the construction of new gas-fired power plants. The 52-year-old has worked at RWE since 2012. Krebber, who holds a PhD in economics, has been CEO of the DAX-listed company since 2021 — and does not appear to be doing a bad job at it: The Supervisory Board extended Krebber’s contract by a further five years as recent as July.