What drives us

Our motivation and our values.

Sustainability

Resource

Conservation

Transparency

Team Spirit

Authenticity

Internationalism

Dedication

Boldness

Our Founders

We are experienced problem solvers at heart and the smart and ambitious crafts people behind the LITRICITY innovation!

Ulrich Stimming
Prof. Dr.

Founder/Inventor – Prof. Ulrich Stimming worked at Newcastle University, TU Munich, Forschungszentrum Jülich and Columbia University(New York). He is the main inventor of the LITRICITY technology and is responsible for the technology development as well as the implementation of the invention.

Marc Henning Diekmann
Dipl. Ing., Dr. rer. oec.

Founder/Co-Inventor – Dr. MarcHenning Diekmann holds a Dipl.Ing. in electrical engineering and aPhD in economics. He has longtime experience in automation industry and is tech investor and entrepreneur with CoInvest. He is co-inventor of the LITRICITY technology and is responsible for the company’s finance.

Our Leadership Team

Focuses on motivating the group of LITRICITY to work toward a common goal

Ulrich Stimming Prof. Dr.

Managing Director – Prof. Ulrich Stimming worked at Newcastle University, TU Munich, Forschungszentrum Jülich and Columbia University(New York). He is the main inventor of the LITRICITY technology and is responsible for the technology development as well as the implementation of the invention.

Robert Krause

Managing Director – Robert Krause has a background in Banking, Retail and e-Mobility and worked for last 10 years in different leadership roles at Diebold Nixdorf. He supports Litricity in setting up the business and is responsible for the operational part of the company and the development of the company structure.

 

OUR DEDICATED SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP TEAM

Making LITRICITY Happen

Dr. Ing. Fahimeh Shahvaranfard

Team Lead Upscale & Engineering

Dr. João de Carvalho

Team Lead Chemical Synthesis

Dr. Peter Zehetmaier

Team Lead Electrochemical Testing

OUR COMPANY BOARD

Supported by entrepreneurs with many years of experience and know-how

Marc Henning Diekmann ‌

Dipl. Ing., Dr. rer. oec.

Founder and co-inventor of LITRICITY GmbH. As managing director of CoInvest Corporate Finance, he mainly deals with structured finance, M&A, tax and law.

Hr. Frank Fix

Mentor and advisor to Medentika Member Executive Board and Head of R & D, Medentika Development and Production Management Executive M.E., Mechanical Manufacturing

Dr. rer. nat. Paul Grunow

Dr. Grunow is Managing Director of the Photovoltaic Institute in Berlin.

Dr. Adrian v. Hammerstein

Experienced tech. executive. Previous positions include CEO of Kabel Deutschland and CEO of Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Ph. D. in Economics from Harvard University.

Dr. Ulrich Näher

CEO Diebold-Nixdorf AG Senior-Partner McKinsey & Company Engineer Siemens AG Ph.D. Physics, MPI Stuttgart

Our Scientific Board

Supported by the expertise of some of the greatest minds in this industry

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Roland A. Fischer

Member Scientific Board – Prof. Roland Fischer holds a Chair at theTechnical University of Munich. He worked at the Ruhr-University Bochum and the Heidelberg University. His research focuses on functional molecular materials for energy storage and conversion, catalysis, gas storage and separation, chemical sensing, photonics, and microelectronics.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Fässler

Prof. Fässler researches the synthesis, characterization and theoretical description of materials based on inorganic solids and molecular compounds. He investigates novel main-group element-based materials at the transition from molecular compounds to solids. The classes of materials investigated have potential applications in the fields of energy storage and energy conversion materials, as well as solar cells, superconductors, and catalysts.

Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Wagner

Retired Full Professor at the TUM Chair for Energy Economy and Application Technology, Scientific Consultant of the Research Institute for Energy Economy (FfE e.V.) Among others, Ulrich Wagner was Scientific Director of FfE e.V., Dean of Faculty „Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik“ at TUM, Senate member of Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren and Board Member for Energy and Mobility at German Aerospace Center (DLR). He is an active member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and a catch.

Dr. Jochen Friedl

Dr. Jochen Friedl wrote his dissertation on nano-sized charge carriers for redox flow batteries at the Technical University Munich supervised and mentored by Prof. Ulrich Stimming. After finishing his PhD he moved to Newcastle University, where he was a Research Associate and head of Ulrich Stimming's laboratory. There he developed the first working prototypes for a polyoxometalate flow battery. After joining the BMW Group, he is now working mostly on lithium ion cells for automotive applications with a special focus on safety aspects.

Dr. Vesselinka Petrova-Koch

Dr. Holger Wolfschmidt

Dr. Jochen Friedl

Dr. Jochen Friedl wrote his dissertation on nano-sized charge carriers for redox flow batteries at the Technical University Munich supervised and mentored by Prof. Ulrich Stimming. After finishing his PhD he moved to Newcastle University, where he was a Research Associate and head of Ulrich Stimming's laboratory. There he developed the first working prototypes for a polyoxometalate flow battery. After joining the BMW Group, he is now working mostly on lithium ion cells for automotive applications with a special focus on safety aspects.