Thomas Sauer

NEXXERGY

The owner

Thomas C. Sauer, CEO of NEXXERGY Green Power Trading GmbH, a trading platform for components from the "renewable energy".  Founded in 2010, the company supports its customers in the area of strategic purchasing of modules, inverters and energy storage systems.  A year earlier, in 2009 Sauer established EXXERGY Green Power Holding GmbH,  a business group dedicated to the development, implementation and operation of power plants in the field of renewable energies."  Sauer is also the Managing Partner of the internationally oriented consulting company EXXERGY GmbH, which advises companies in the energy market.

Before Thomas Sauer founded EXXERGY GmbH, he was CEO at IBC Solar AG, where he on procurement, logistics, engineering, product management, projects, quality assurance, international business and special assignments.  Prior to that, from 2001 to 2004 he was responsible for development and execution of the corporate strategy of Schott Glas/ Schott AG.  Thereafter, up to 2006, he was responsible for the "Advanced Materials" business unit with global responsibility for approximately EUR 150 million in revenues and 1,500 employees.

Thomas Sauer is a member of the Leadership Council of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) in the U.S. and a member of the Economic Council of the CDU.  His specific expertise lies in the energy, aviation, chemical engineering and specialty materials market segments.  He obtained a masters degree from the as a result to his studies at the Technical University of Munich and the University of Karlsruhe (TH).