Energy Matters in Australia, Germany, New Zealand and the South Pacific
Edited by Dr Frank Umbach & Eva U Wagner
Christoph von Spesshardt
Biography
Christoph von Spesshardt serves as a Director Public Affairs and Strategy Knauf Group and is temporarily delegated to the Asia-Pacific region, heading regional Public Affairs for Knauf Insulation out of Australia. He holds a MSc in Policy and Communications and can trust on 20 years of experience in public and external affairs. Christoph is passionate about energy efficiency and an active advocate for its enormous potential in businesses and societies. Consequently he co-founded the German business initiative for energy efficiency (DENEFF) in 2010 with now more than 180 company members, which he since serves as vice chair. He also is a non-executive director of the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity and chairs the German-Australian governmental taskforce for energy efficiency.