As of November 1, Dr. Anton Daubner (46) is appointed as new CEO of agri.capital Group. The company owns and operates 44 biogas sites which produce 32 MW, thus belonging to the leading decentralized producers of electrical power, thermal energy as well as biomethane from biogas.
“agri.capital is already one of the leading players in the biogas business. I am looking forward to be part of the team that brings the company to the next level by enhancing the profitable growth in existing and new markets.” says Dr. Daubner to his new task.
Dr. Daubner, who has extensive experience in international management, shall push agri.capital’s further expansion and build the structures to maintain the company’s excellent performance at much higher business volumes. He holds a master degree and a PhD in process engineering and has worked in the chemical, process, food and agricultural industry. “The appointment of Dr. Daubner is the next logical step in the company development”, says Bernd Hugenroth, the founder who will now focus on strategic cooperation and biomethane sales.
In his professional career Dr. Daubner was CEO of several companies. Amongst others, he was the CEO of WestfaliaSurge, the world’s second largest company for dairy farm equipment, as well as member of the extended board of the parent company, GEA AG. In this function he was responsible for integrating acquisitions, creating a global organization and focusing the organization on profitable growth.