Stargate Hydrogen Management Team
Hydrogen means the stars to us!
Our products are developed by a group of interdisciplinary experts from the fields of chemistry, materials science, mechanical, electrical and powertrain engineering, as well as industrial design. Meet the Stargate Hydrogen management team.
Marko Virkebau
CEO
- Co-Founder and CFO at Meetfrank
- CFO at MM Grupp, one of the largest family offices in the region
- First institutional investor and former Board Member at Skeleton Technologies
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Rainer Küngas, PhD
CTO
- 15+ years of experience in fuel cells and hydrogen electrolysers
- Authored an invited review in Science magazine
- Inventor of 20 patent applications
- PhD in Chemical Engineering in the University of Pennsylvania, Fulbright scholar
Piret Mägi
Head of Quality
- 10+ years in product development, manufacturing, and assembly
- Background in the automotive sector and electrical power distribution
- Certified Quality Manager, Level 7
- M.Sc.Eng. Technology of Wood and Plastics, TalTech
Sigrid Solovjov
VP of People, Safety and Sustainability
- 12+ years of experience in People Operations and HR.
- 3+ years of international Talent Management experience focused on Executive and Engineering positions.
- COO at T grupp AS at the time the company was going through a significant change.
Liis Maidla
VP of Finance
- 10+ years of experience in Finance
- Previously worked in start-up companies like Skeleton Technologies and Cleveron
- 4 years of experience in financial and internal audits in EY
Timo Tamm
VP of Operations
- 15+ years experience in different production companies
- 9+ years in management roles ranging from quality, production and procurement
- Visited and audited several production sites through out his career
Rafael Pauli
VP of Sales
- 8+ years of experience in different roles in international industrial companies such as Airbus, Alstom, MTU Aero Engines, McPhy
- Since 2021 working for a greener future in the field of alkaline electrolysis
- M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany
Marc Gschwender
VP of Engineering
- 5+ years in fuel cell and electrolyser technologies
- Technical Lead for Volvo Trucks’ Fuel Cell Program.
- Previous experience in alkaline electrolysis at Airbus Defence and Space.
- M.Sc. Eng. in Process Engineering from ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
Petri Sarnes
Country Director, Finland
- 35+ years of technology and business experience in power generation & related lifecycle services in steam, gas, nuclear and renewables
- Owner’s side – Head of conventional island PM in a greenfield 1200 MWe new nuclear plant project
- Co-founder of a deep tech plastic waste re-circulation startup company
- Held several leadership positions with strong strategic thinking and drive.
