Katja Wünschel, CEO of the RWE subsidiary for onshore wind and solar in Europe and Australia, will leave RWE on 31 March 2026. She will join the Management Board of Vonovia, where she will become Chief Development Officer.
Sopna Sury will succeed her as CEO of RWE Renewables Europe & Australia as of 1 April 2026. The wholly owned subsidiary of the RWE Group bundles the development, construction and operation of onshore wind and solar plants as well as battery storage facilities in these markets.
Until now, Sury has been responsible for the hydrogen business on the RWE Generation Executive Board. Nikolaus Valerius, the CEO of RWE Generation, will take over responsibility for the hydrogen business in addition to his existing responsibilities.
Markus Krebber, CEO of RWE AG: “In Sopna Sury, we have an outstanding leader and excellent manager from our own ranks who will lead our onshore wind and PV business in Europe and Australia in the future. She knows RWE and the renewable energy business inside out and will successfully continue our growth strategy. I am very much looking forward to continuing the successful collaboration with Sopna. Congratulations to Katja Wünschel, who will be taking on an exciting role on the Management Board of Vonovia. With her expertise and dedication, she has successfully driven forward the expansion of renewables at RWE in recent years. I would like to thank her sincerely for her excellent work and wish her every success in her new role at Vonovia.”
Sopna Sury has been a member of the Executive Board of RWE Generation since February 2021 and has successfully built up the hydrogen business for RWE. Prior to this, she was Director Strategy, Regulation and Integration Management at RWE Renewables from autumn 2019, and held various management positions at Uniper and E.ON for many years.
Pictures of Katja Wünschel and Sopna Sury for media use (credit: RWE) are available at the RWE Media Centre.