Change planned at the top of the energy company
The Board of Directors of Axpo Holding AG has nominated Roland Leuenberger as the new Chairman. The current CEO of Repower AG is to take up the position on 1 June 2026, replacing Thomas Sieber after ten years in the role.
Roland Leuenberger has been proposed by the Board of Directors of energy producer Axpo as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is to replace the current Chairman Thomas Sieber, who has announced his resignation in December 2024. Leuenberger is currently CEO of Repower AG. According to a press release, he will relinquish his current position before taking on the new mandate at Axpo on 1 June 2026.
Roland Leuenberger has been CEO of Repower AG since 2019. Prior to this, he held management positions and worked as an entrepreneur for large international organisations at the interface between the energy and financial sectors. According to Axpo, he has “proven leadership skills, expertise, strategic foresight and a keen political sense” and is therefore ideally suited to lead the Board of Directors.
Thomas Sieber has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Axpo Holding AG since 2016 and has led the company through challenging times, according to the press release. After ten years of leadership, he will now hand over the position to Leuenberger in June 2026.