Meet our Italian team

Alberto Arcioli is responsible for the development of clean energy assets in Italy. Since 2006, he has been involved in energy development across all technologies, with a focus on solar PV and energy storage systems. Before joining Aquila Clean Energy in 2021, Alberto held investment management and development roles at leading companies in the sector, both in Europe and Asia, where he oversaw investments in Australia, Japan and Taiwan.

Elena Macchi is responsible for the Italian legal advisory in relation to the development of the company’s assets. She has been in the renewable energy sector since 2008. Prior to joining Aquila Clean Energy in 2022, she worked as Senior Counsel and Senior Associate for various top tier international law firms.

Francesca Pisco is responsible for development activities for portfolios in Italy. She has been in the renewable energy sector since 2010. Prior to joining Aquila Clean Energy in 2021 she worked as Project Manager and developer for key energy companies in Italy.

As Chair, Susanne is responsible for leading the shareholder committee of Aquila Clean Energy EMEA and mainly focused on strategic matters. She also ensures high governance standards within the company and amongst its board. Susanne has led and built the company as CEO from 2013 to 2024.

Andrew joined Aquila Group in 2015 and has over 15 years’ experience in infrastructure and energy investing. Since Februrary 2024, he is leading Aquila Clean Energy EMEA as CEO and as such, has overall responsibility for the performance and development of the company.

Marc Lohoff leads the project delivery team across EMEA and as such, he is responsible for the engineering, construction and procurement activities for the Aquila Clean Energy EMEA portfolio. He has been in the renewable energies sector since 2009.

Dorothee Privat joined Aquila Clean Energy in 2024 and is in charge of Finance. With in-depth insights and by monitoring the company’s data and numbers, her team helps driving our strategic decisions, as well as serving our external stakeholders with crucial financial information. Dorothee has over 18 years of experience in the renewable energy sector.

Sebastian has a legal background and started his career at Aquila Clean Energy in the legal department after working for several international law firms (M&A and Regulatory). Together with his team he focuses on our corporate operations (e. g. Governance, Processes, Regulatory) and interfaces with stakeholders within the Aquila Group and investment structures.

Guillaume Lasserre is heading a team of 20+ investment professionals in Germany and Spain. Since joining Aquila Group in 2018, he has managed or supervised the acquisition of renewables and battery storage projects ranging from early stage development to operational status in more than 10 different European countries. He has more than fifteen years of transaction experience, including more than eight of those in the renewables space.

Joakim leads the power markets team which is responsible for PPAs, market research and commercial optimisation of the asset portfolio. He is also responsible for the operation of our assets across Europe, as well as the development & construction activities in Central and Northern Europe. He has been in the company since 2017.