An owner-managed group of companies

Mayk Wiese
Shareholder of the SEAR Group
Chairman of the management board of L&W Industrieholding GmbH

Born in 1965

1988-1992

Studied at the University of Rostock with a degree as a qualified engineer in economics

1992-1993

Studied at Western Michigan University, Kalamzoo (USA) with a Master of Business Administration degree
Fullbright scholar

1993-1997

Support for national and international customers at Arthur Andersen Accountancy and Tax Consultancy Firm Inc, long-term collaboration with Arthur Andersen Management Consulting

1997-1998

Enterprice Rent-A-Car, St. Louis, USA -Internal revision

1999-2002

KPMG Accountancy Firm AG, Hamburg / Rostock – Financial Advisory Service,

Authorized signatory, support for company acquisitions at home and abroad (Poland, England), worked at the German Desk in New York

2001

Teaching (seminars) at the University of Rostock in the field of international accounting

2002

CPA exam (Certified Public Accountant) in California

2002-2004

Chief Financial Officer, authorized signatory in the Interschalt Group / Deutsche Seereederei Group

Since 2006

Managing partner of the SEAR Group

Michael Schmidt
Shareholder of the SEAR Group
Managing Director of L&W Industrieholding GmbH
Managing Director of SEAR GmbH
Managing Director of MAR Marine and Automation Technology Rostock GmbH
Chief Executive Officer of SEAR Polska

Born in 1974

1991

Apprenticeship at Siemens AG as an energy electronics technician specializing in systems engineering

1995-1998

Assembly work for Siemens AG worldwide

1999-2005

Worked as construction manager at Siemens AG for small and large projects

Part-time studies at the European University of Applied Sciences ILS with a degree in business administration (ils)

2006 – 2012

Project manager in the field of energy technology with a focus on energy distribution

2012-2015

Head of the energy distribution department at SEAR GmbH

2015 – 2018

Head of Energy Distribution at SEAR GmbH

Co-partner of SEAR GmbH

Authorized signatory of SEAR GmbH

Managing Director of SEAR GmbH

Chief Executive Officer of SEAR Polska

Managing Director of MAR Marine and Automation Technology Rostock GmbH

Shareholder of the SEAR Group / Managing Director of the SEAR Group

Alexander Ciupka
Shareholder of the SEAR Group
Managing Director of L&W Industrieholding GmbH
Managing Director of SEAR GmbH
Managing Director of ESSI GmbH

Born in 1984

2000-2004

Apprenticeship at Siemens Engineering Plant Establishment Rostock GmbH as an energy electronics technician specializing in plant engineering

2004 – 2006

Assembly work for Interschalt SEAR GmbH (nationwide)

2006 – 2007

Site manager building technology at SEAR GmbH (European abroad)

2007-2009

Process responsible construction site management power plant Neurath BoA 2/3

2008-2011

Part-time study of industrial engineering

2012-2014

Part-time studies, state-tested. Business economist (DQR level 6)

2009-2011

Project manager in the field of software development ISYS-KM

2011-2015

Process responsible construction site management power plant GKM9

2015-2017

Project manager in the field of energy distribution with a focus on HVDC

2017-2019

Head of HVDC / HKM at SEAR GmbH

Since 2019

Head of HVDC / HKM + AIS / GIS / IBS at SEAR GmbH

Since 2020

Authorized signatory of SEAR GmbH and managing director of ESSI GmbH

Since 2021 – managing director and co-partner of SEAR GmbH

Thomas Pontow
Managing director and co-partner of b.offshore GmbH

Born in 1973

1990-1993

Training as an industrial mechanic

1996-2000

Mechanical engineering studies, Berlin University of Applied Sciences (TFH)

2004 – 2006

Study of Master of Business Administration, SIMT Stuttgart

2000-2001

Development engineer for torque converters / converter transmissions at LUK Incorporated, Wooster Ohio, USA

2001 – 2003

Development engineer for aircraft engines in the field of ground and flight tests at Rolls-Royce PLC, Dahlewitz / Derby

2003 – 2010

Head of product development, small hydropower plants at Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation, Heidenheim, Germany

2006-2009

Establishment of a development center for global engineering needs at Voith at Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation, Noida, India

2011 – 2012

Head of the design office at AMBAU GmbH, Bremen, Germany

2012-2014

Authorized signatory and project manager for the Baltic 2 transformer station at Tkb -Technologiekontor Bremerhaven, Germany

2014-2016

Managing Director, shipping company repair company at URAG Industries GmbH, Bremen, Germany

Since 2016

Managing director and co-partner of b.offshore GmbH

Kristian Richter
Managing Director of MAR Marine and Automation Technology Rostock GmbH

Born in 1982

2002-2005

Study of business informatics at the University of Rostock

2005 – 2009

Study of business informatics at the University of Wismar

2007 semester abroad in Barcelona (Spain)

Degree: M.Sc.

2008 – 2009

Working student software developer SEAR GmbH

2009-2010

Software developer SEAR GmbH

2010 – 2018

Project manager software development SEAR GmbH

2018-2019

Head of Industrial Software SEAR GmbH

Since 10/2019

Managing Director MAR GmbH

Benjamin Oppermann
Managing Director of ESSI GmbH

Born in 1983

2003 – 2007

Studied Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and training as an industrial clerk at Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co. OHG – Hanover / Berlin

2006-2010

(Senior) commercial project manager and financial engineer

Siemens AG – Siemens IT Solutions and Services – Hanover

2010-2014

Sales clerk and commercial project manager

Siemens AG – Power Plant Control System – Berlin

2014

Sales clerk and commercial project manager

EMIS Electrics GmbH – Lübbenau

Since 2015

Management / Head of Sales and Business Development

EMIS Electrics GmbH – Lübbenau

Since 2020

Managing Director of ESSI GmbH – Lübbenau / Berlin

Remigiusz Gwara
Managing Director of SEAR Polska

Born in 1967

1987-1992

Degree in electrical engineering

1992-1995

Entrepreneur in the field of industrial automation

1995-2002

Shift supervisor at the National Clearing House

2002-2016

Head of the department for foreign projects at Mazel A.G.

2010-2012 – Oxford Brookes University / WSZ – Executive MBA

Since 2016

Branch manager SEAR Polska at SEAR GmbH

Since 2017

COO – managing director of SEAR Polska