MPC Energy Solutions Appoints Dr. John Benjamin Schroeder in Supervisory Board

MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) announced that Dr. John Benjamin Schroeder will join the company’s supervisory board replacing Dr. Ignace Van Meenen.

MPC Capital Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh & Co. KG, which established MPCES in 2020 and still owns nearly 20% of the shares in the company, appointed Dr. Schroeder in accordance with the company’s articles of association.

Dr. Schroeder will join Ulf Holländer (Chairman), Kathryn Baker, Ellen Hanetho and Kjell Roland on the supervisory board.

The departing member Dr. Van Meenen recently became CEO of GFOS Group. “This is an exciting new chapter for me. It requires a lot of work and dedication. I am glad that MPC Energy Solutions found the perfect successor for my seat on the supervisory board”, said Dr. Van Meenen.

Ulf Holländer, Chairman of MPCES’s supervisory board commented: “Ignace played a key role guiding MPC Energy Solutions through its IPO. His counsel to the management board of the company has provided valuable direction and Ignace was a crucial member of the supervisory board. We wish him every success in his new venture.”

The new appointee Dr. Schroeder is a Managing Partner at MPC Münchmeyer Petersen & Co. GmbH, a group of entities active in the shipping, real estate and renewable energy sectors.

Dr. Schroeder has held an observer seat on the supervisory board of MPC Energy Solutions since the company’s IPO. “I am already deeply familiar with the company, its projects and its business. I am grateful for this appointment and look forward to working with the management and members of the supervisory board,” said Dr. Schroeder of the appointment.