Stephan Haupt becomes the new Managing Director of VNG H&V

On 1 February 2023, Stephan Haupt will become a new managing director of VNG Handel & Vertrieb (VNG H&V), a wholly owned subsidiary of Leipzig-based gas group VNG AG (VNG) Haupt will be responsible for the areas of Risk, Law, Operations, Strategy, Commercial Affairs and Sustainability. The Energy Economics graduate has been with VNG since 2009, most recently as head of Trading Administration at VNG H&V. He will be one half of the company’s management duo with Konstantin von Oldenburg.

“We’re delighted to have Stephan Haupt – an experienced gas market expert – as a new managing director for our trading and sales subsidiary. His work in the VNG group over many years has given him in-depth knowledge of the company, and he brings wide-ranging experience and an extensive track record in leadership. He has played a significant role this year in helping VNG H&V to navigate the many challenges it has faced. I have no doubt that Stephan Haupt, together with the VNG H&V team, will also master the tasks and challenges that lie ahead, ensuring the company’s further success,” says Ulf Heitmüller, CEO of VNG AG. 

Haupt, 40, takes over from Kerstin Schultheiß, who has chosen to leave VNG H&V of her own accord to become new managing director of Leipziger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft (LVV) and Leipziger Wasserwerke on 1 May 2023.