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<strong>The</strong> <strong>MINAS</strong> <strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>Network</strong><br />
<strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Advanced Energy Systems<br />
Experiences, Activities <strong>and</strong> Connections<br />
<strong>MINAS</strong> GmbH.; Passauerplatz 2, A 1010 Wien<br />
Tel. +43 – 1 – 5338431, Fax – DW 13<br />
Konto 00405126103, BLZ 20151, Bank Austria<br />
ATU55168008<br />
e-mail: woltron@woltron.com<br />
Web: http://www.woltron.com<br />
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Professional career<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>MINAS</strong> <strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>Network</strong><br />
Introduction<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>MINAS</strong> <strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>Network</strong> is an informal cluster of<br />
companies, memberships in boards <strong>and</strong> personal relations.<br />
It originated in the professional career of Klaus Woltron (see<br />
CV attached), his participations in various Companies,<br />
Boards <strong>and</strong> professional alliances <strong>and</strong> numerous publications<br />
(books, articles, contributions in radio <strong>and</strong> TV.<br />
Starting as an engineer with a doctors – degree in metallurgy, Klaus Woltron, born<br />
1945 in Austria, began his career as a project manager for core internals for<br />
nuclear reactors, primary circuit pumps for nuclear power plants in Austria,<br />
Germany, France <strong>and</strong> Iran. Besides this he acted as a project manager for a space<br />
simulation chamber for the Soviet Institute for Biophysics in Moscow.<br />
Later on he was sent to Brazil by an affiliated company of Siemens (KWU) as a<br />
Manager for Technology transfer in the area of the production of nuclear reactors.<br />
Called back to Austria, he acted as a board member <strong>and</strong>, later on, as CEO of one of<br />
the biggest plant construction companies in Austria. He initiated a department for<br />
Environmental Engineering <strong>and</strong> Advanced Power generating technologies in this<br />
Corporation (former SPG Simmering Graz Pauker AG, now affiliated partially to<br />
SIEMENS <strong>and</strong> Austrian Energy AG) <strong>and</strong> developed it to the biggest supplier of flue<br />
gas cleaning equipment, Denox – plants, fluidized bed combustion, waste<br />
incineration, toxic waste treatment <strong>and</strong> cogeneration equipment in Austria.<br />
In the 1980- ies he acted as the key industrial person in the huge project<br />
“Umweltmusterstadt Wien” (Environmental Pilot City Vienna), organizing the<br />
supply of technology <strong>and</strong> equipment for the restructuring und upgrading of the<br />
Viennese waste incineration <strong>and</strong> waste – to – energy – systems, including toxic<br />
waste <strong>and</strong> wastewater disposal.<br />
After being responsible for the organizational design of the VA Tech Group (the<br />
biggest industrial plant construction company in the Austrian states Industry) he<br />
joined ABB Austria as CEO <strong>and</strong> led the restructuring of this energy – related<br />
corporation <strong>and</strong> the integration in the enormous worldwide ABB network.<br />
<strong>MINAS</strong> GmbH.; Passauerplatz 2, A 1010 Wien<br />
Tel. +43 – 1 – 5338431, Fax – DW 13<br />
Konto 00405126103, BLZ 20151, Bank Austria<br />
ATU55168008<br />
e-mail: woltron@woltron.com<br />
Web: http://www.woltron.com<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>MINAS</strong> <strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>Network</strong><br />
1994 he decided to form his own company, <strong>MINAS</strong> Beteiligungs – und Management<br />
GmbH. in Vienna. He took over shares of various companies, participated in <strong>and</strong><br />
directed the restructuring of numerous medium – sized corporations <strong>and</strong> took over<br />
functions in various boards (see CV).<br />
Energy – <strong>and</strong> sustainability – related activities<br />
Already the public political discussions in the times of nuclear excitement (1970 –<br />
1995) inspired Klaus Woltron to dare new approaches in the area of power<br />
generation <strong>and</strong> environmental technology. After studying the all – over - philosophy<br />
behind <strong>and</strong> writing the Bestseller “Der Wald, die Bäume und dazwischen” in 1992,<br />
he was appointed as a member of the board of Sustainable Performance Group in<br />
Zürich, one of the first investment corporations targeting to Companies which are<br />
active in a sustainable way. Meanwhile this corporation is directly responsible for<br />
about 450 Mio. sfrs, the Fonds Management SAM Sustainable Asset Management,<br />
which emerged with the growth of SPG, is managing a multibillion operation in<br />
smart energy funding (see “LINKS”) <strong>and</strong> responsible for the Dow Jones<br />
<strong>Sustainability</strong> Index.<br />
2005 he was appointed by his friend, Dr. Richard S<strong>and</strong>or, as a member of the<br />
Advisory Board in the world’s largest public emission trading company, Chicago<br />
Climate exchange (CXX) in Chicago, USA (S<strong>and</strong>or – founded <strong>and</strong> owned).<br />
In 2008 he founded the Private Equity fund ADVENGYS Advanced energy systems,<br />
targeting to Early Stage corporations in the field of Renewable Energy, which, as<br />
one of the first projects, is taking over 26% of the shares of ECRE European Center<br />
for Renewable Energy Güssing AG (Energy – autonomous region in Austria with a big<br />
variety of progressive power generating pilot systems <strong>and</strong> plants, including solar<br />
plants, a production of solar cells <strong>and</strong> international training facilities for solar<br />
craftsmanship).<br />
This career of more than 30 years in energy <strong>and</strong> decentralized, advanced energy<br />
applications ended up in a unique network of connections, experiences, personal<br />
<strong>and</strong> business relations all over the world.<br />
Links<br />
� <strong>MINAS</strong> GmbH.: http://www.woltron.com<br />
� <strong>Advengys</strong> GmbH. und AG.: http://www.advengys.com<br />
� ECRE European Center for Renewable Energy Güssing AG:<br />
http://www.ecreag.com/Modell_Guessing_engl.pdf<br />
� Sustainable Performance Group: http://www.sustainable.ch<br />
<strong>MINAS</strong> GmbH.; Passauerplatz 2, A 1010 Wien<br />
Tel. +43 – 1 – 5338431, Fax – DW 13<br />
Konto 00405126103, BLZ 20151, Bank Austria<br />
ATU55168008<br />
e-mail: woltron@woltron.com<br />
Web: http://www.woltron.com<br />
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� SAM – Group: http://www.sam-group.com/htmld/main.cfm<br />
� SAM Funds:<br />
SAM Sustainable Leaders Fund<br />
SAM Smart Materials Fund<br />
SAM Sustainable Water Fund<br />
SAM Smart Energy Fund<br />
SAM Sustainable European Equity Fund<br />
SAM Sustainable Global Equity Fund<br />
SAM Sustainable Healthy Living Fund<br />
SAM Sustainable Climate Fund<br />
SAM Sustainable Enhanced Europe Fund<br />
� Chicago Climate Exchange (CXX): http://www.chicagoclimatex.com<br />
� TÜV Technischer Überwachungsverein Austria: http://www.tuev.at<br />
� Arthur D. Little: http://www.adlittle.com<br />
Curriculum vitae<br />
Dipl. Ing. Dr. Klaus Woltron<br />
Born Oct. 15 th., 1945 in Wels/Austria<br />
Parents: Josef <strong>and</strong> Gertraud Woltron<br />
Married since 1963 with Elke Woltron, teacher, 2 children<br />
(Dipl. Ing. Ute Woltron, Dipl. Ing. Holger Woltron)<br />
1951 - 1955 elementary school in Ternitz - Austria<br />
1955 - 1963 High school in Neunkirchen - Austria<br />
1963 - 1969 University Leoben, Austria; (Metallurgy, process technology).<br />
Diplomingenieur 1969<br />
1969 - 1971 Doctors <strong>The</strong>sis; Dr. mont. 1971<br />
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1971 Military service Miltärakademie Wr. Neustadt/Austria<br />
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<strong>MINAS</strong> GmbH.; Passauerplatz 2, A 1010 Wien<br />
Tel. +43 – 1 – 5338431, Fax – DW 13<br />
Konto 00405126103, BLZ 20151, Bank Austria<br />
ATU55168008<br />
e-mail: woltron@woltron.com<br />
Web: http://www.woltron.com<br />
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1968 - 1978 Schoeller - Bleckmann AG., Ternitz/Austria (Machinery <strong>and</strong> plant construction)<br />
Project manager Nuclear components<br />
Project manager Space Simulation Chamber (Institute for Biophysics, Moscow, USSR) 1973.<br />
Dep. Production Manager<br />
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1978 - 1980 NUCLEBRAS Equipamentos Pesados - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil (Joint Venture<br />
Siemens/KWU/GHH/VOEST).<br />
Director for know - how - transfer<br />
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1981 - 1985 Board member Simmering - Graz - Pauker AG. /Vienna<br />
Vienna/Austria (Machinery <strong>and</strong> plant construction, environmental technology )<br />
1985 - 1988 CEO Simmering - Graz - Pauker AG., Vienna;<br />
turnover app. 350 Mio. US$<br />
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1989 - 1994 General Manager ABB Austria; turnover app. 400 Mio.US$<br />
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Since 1994 independent entrepreneur<br />
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100% Shareholder <strong>MINAS</strong> Beteiligungs- und Management Ges.m.b.H., Vienna/Austria<br />
(Consulting & Investments). Holds shares of various start – up <strong>and</strong> high – tech ventures.<br />
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51% Shareholder of <strong>Advengys</strong> Group (Private Investment Group for Advanced Energy<br />
Services<br />
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Other activities:<br />
� Member Club of Vienna (generalistic think tank))<br />
� Vice president Technischer Überwachungsverein Holding AG (TÜV Vienna)<br />
� Board member MAZDA Rainer AG, Vienna<br />
� Board member Sustainable Asset Management AG (SAM Global), Zurich/CH<br />
� Board member of Chicago Climate Exchange (CXX) Chicago, USA<br />
� President IASTE Austria<br />
<strong>MINAS</strong> GmbH.; Passauerplatz 2, A 1010 Wien<br />
Tel. +43 – 1 – 5338431, Fax – DW 13<br />
Konto 00405126103, BLZ 20151, Bank Austria<br />
ATU55168008<br />
e-mail: woltron@woltron.com<br />
Web: http://www.woltron.com<br />
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� Columnist of several newspapers in Austria<br />
Publications<br />
See also “Klaus Woltron at Amazon” – Link<br />
<strong>MINAS</strong> GmbH.; Passauerplatz 2, A 1010 Wien<br />
Tel. +43 – 1 – 5338431, Fax – DW 13<br />
Konto 00405126103, BLZ 20151, Bank Austria<br />
ATU55168008<br />
e-mail: woltron@woltron.com<br />
Web: http://www.woltron.com<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>MINAS</strong> <strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>Network</strong><br />
<strong>MINAS</strong> GmbH.; Passauerplatz 2, A 1010 Wien<br />
Tel. +43 – 1 – 5338431, Fax – DW 13<br />
Konto 00405126103, BLZ 20151, Bank Austria<br />
ATU55168008<br />
e-mail: woltron@woltron.com<br />
Web: http://www.woltron.com<br />
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