• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Markus Krebber

RWE AG

Chief Executive Officer

On May 1, 2021, Dr. Markus Krebber became the CEO of RWE AG. Before that, he was RWE's CFO for almost five years - from October 2016 to April 2021. Krebber joined the RWE Group in 2012 as a member of the management and Chief Financial Officer of RWE Supply & Trading, the Group’s trading house. Between 2015 and 2017 he headed RWE’s supply and trading business as CEO. From 2005 to 2012, Markus Krebber held several positions at Commerzbank AG, including Chief Operating Officer Retail Banking, Head of Group Integration (Head of Integration at Dresdner Bank) and Head of Group Finance. Prior to that, he worked for McKinsey & Company, Inc. from 2000 to 2005 as a management consultant. Markus Krebber was born in 1973 and trained as a banker at Deutsche Bank AG. He then studied economics at the Gerhard Mercator University in Duisburg and at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 2007 he received his doctorate from the Humboldt University in Berlin.

Sessions With Markus Krebber

Thursday, 21 March

  • 08:30am - 09:05am (CST) / 21/mar/2024 01:30 pm - 21/mar/2024 02:05 pm

    Catching Up: Meeting the challenge of power demand growth
    Power/Clean Power

    The move to electrify all that can be electrified is underway. Electricity is the way forward: it is expected that it will take a larger share of the energy mix, be used to create low-carbon fuels, heat our homes and power our cars. Power demand growth will impact consumers and utilities alike and shape tomorrow’s power markets. What sectors will drive demand growth and what is the timeframe? How will the industry manage this challenge along with the requirements to cut emissions and guarantee reliable supply?