Berlin (Germany), May 26, 2025. NeXtWind, a leading renewable energy company, has appointed Lisa-Sophie Kleiss as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2025. As the company’s first CFO, Kleiss will be responsible for NeXtWind’s growing corporate finance function and contribute to the company’s ambitious financial goals. With this strategic addition to its leadership team, NeXtWind positions itself for its next phase of growth, underscoring its commitment to operational excellence and robust financial stewardship.
Lars B. Meyer, Co-CEO of NeXtWind, comments: “Lisa brings with her a wealth of experience in both finance and business transformation. Her pioneering spirit is a perfect fit for NeXtWind, and she will bring the same level of innovation to the finance side as we do to our business model. With Lisa as our new CFO, our Management Board is now complete. We are ideally positioned to accelerate Germany's transition towards a clean, reliable, and competitively priced energy future.”
“I am honored to join NeXtWind at such a pivotal moment in its journey”, says Lisa-Sophie Kleiss. “The company’s commitment to innovation and sustainability resonates deeply with me, and I am excited to contribute to its mission of accelerating the renewable energy transition. Together, we will build the financial and operational foundations to support NeXtWind’s ambitious growth plans and long-term success.”
Kleiss joins NeXtWind from Axel Springer SE where she held various senior leadership positions since 2019, most recently as Senior Vice President Corporate Controlling & Development. In this position, she was responsible for group financial planning and analysis, the execution of large-scale strategic projects, and the implementation of transformative initiatives in close collaboration with private equity investors KKR and CPPIB. She began her career at Deloitte, focusing on business transformation and business process outsourcing. She later gained extensive experience in leading large-scale transformation projects across industries during her tenure at Boston Consulting Group.
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About NeXtWind
NeXtWind is a leading renewable energy company that originally specialized in onshore wind farm repowering. NeXtWind was founded in 2020 and has offices in Berlin and London. The fast-growing company currently employs over 80 people. With a strong funding base of USD 750 million (investors: Sandbrook Capital, PSP Investments, IMCO), NeXtWind is well positioned to successfully meet the challenges of the energy transition. NeXtWind combines decades of experience in the wind and energy industry, specialized green finance and transaction expertise, and the commitment of leading investors to sustainability. The company aims to become the leading provider of optimized distributed climate infrastructure in Europe.