An owner-managed group of companies
Our Management Team
Shareholder of the SEAR Group
Chairman of the management board of L&W Industrieholding GmbH
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
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
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
Shareholder of the SEAR Group
Managing Director of L&W Industrieholding GmbH
Managing Director of SEAR GmbH
Managing Director of ESSI GmbH
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
Managing Director of b.offshore GmbH
Sibylle Stefan
Managing Director of b.offshore GmbH
Born in 1972
1992 – 1997
Studies: Economics, Berlin School of Economics, University of Economics and Finance (St. Petersburg / RUS), Dublin Institute of Technology (Dublin / IRL)
2000-2002
Master of Business Integration, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Würzburg), Boston University (Boston / USA)
1997-1998
Controller Sales / Vobis Microcomputer AG (Aachen)
1998-1999
Controller R&D and Process Engineering / Siemens Electromechanical Components (Berlin)
2000 -2001
Head of Finance / Internet startup (Berlin)
2002-2004
Accounting Manager / AIG Lincoln (Berlin)
2005-2006
Head of Controlling / Sana Kliniken (Berlin)
2007-2023
Director Finance, Project Director / General Electric – Vernova (Dresden, Berlin)
Seit 2024
Managing Director of b.offshore GmbH
Managing Director of MAR Marine and Automation Technology Rostock 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
Managing Director of ESSI 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
Managing Director of SEAR Polska
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