Mathias G. Kothe

Mathias Kothe

Age 54
Four daughters
German, English

Academic Background

  • MSc Mechanical Engineering and Bionic, TU Munich
  • MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge/USA
Industry positions
  • Project Leader BMW AG, Drive Train R&D, Munich
  • Team Leader / Department Head at BMW US, R&D&E Liaison Officer, Montvale, NJ
  • VP International Coordination, Strategy & Marketing, Siemens Solar, Munich and Camarillo/CA
  • Senior VP Strategy & Business Development, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung
Top Management Consulting
  • Lufthansa Consulting, Cologne
  • Syntegra, Frankfurt and Vienna
  • Syntegra Solar, Offenbach
PV entrepreneurial activities
  • Founder / CEO of Grenada Solar Power Ltd. (PV industry leader in W.I., Caribbean region)
  • Founder / CTO of Solar Arabia
Photovoltaic consulting experience
  • Worldwide market potential assessment studies
  • Technology scan for novel PV thin film technology
  • Business development and strategy for PV start ups
  • Financial due diligence for major investments
Regional experience
  • Western and Eastern Europe
  • USA / North America
  • Caribbean Region
  • Middle East