K2 Appoints New Managing Director in Germany

Denmark-headquartered wind consultancy K2 Management has appointed Axel Juhnke as Managing Director of K2 Management GmbH based in Hamburg, Germany.

Juhnke, who will be joining K2 Management on 1 September, is replacing Peter Steinfeld and Kurt Stürken. Steinfeld will take a new role as Chief Specialist, Offshore Projects and join the Board of Directors of K2 Management GmbH. Stürken has chosen to resign from K2 Management.

Juhnke has since 2014 been working at WindManShip (WMS), first as a Manager for Business Development, Senior Consultant, and for the past year as General Manager.

WMS provides logistics and maritime services, to support the planning, manufacture and construction phases of offshore projects. Prior to this role, Axel Juhnke worked six years at DNV GL, heading the offshore project certification department.

“I am looking forward to joining K2 Management and its team of wind experts. K2 Management is uniquely positioned as an experienced and independent partner for developers and investors of onshore and offshore projects,” Juhnke comments.

As global project manager for offshore wind farm certification, Juhnke gained expertise in certification requirements for establishing wind farms, project interphases and stakeholder management.

“With Axel Juhnke on the team, we can support our clients with even more stronger and bankable business cases and reduce risks in their wind projects,” K2 Management CEO Henrik Stamer explains.