According to a statement by HEH, Schampers has been appointed CEO to oversee construction, while Jan Themlitz transitions to the role of chief commercial officer (CCO) to lead the hub’s strategic development.
HEH strengthened its management team to support steady progress in the construction and commissioning of Germany’s first land-based terminal for liquefied gases in Stade, it said.
Schampers brings over 25 years of experience in managing large-scale infrastructure and energy projects.
He has held leadership positions in the offshore wind and energy sectors, including his role as managing director of Merkur Offshore, where he led the construction and operation of one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms, HEH said.
The HEH management board now includes Schampers as CEO, Themlitz as CCO, Axel Zwanzig as chief financial officer (CFO), and Alejandro Marjalizo Martinez as chief technical and operations officer (CTOO).
In March 2024, HEH’s shareholders Partners Group, Enagas, Dow, and Buss Group took a positive final investment decision on the project.
After that, HEH officially started building its Stade LNG import terminal near Hamburg worth about 1 billion euros ($1.14 billion) in June and expects to launch it in 2027.
HEH awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction deal for its Stade LNG import terminal to a consortium led by Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas and its partners, FCC and Enka.
The LNG terminal will have a total capacity of 13.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year.
Besides the two German energy firms EnBW and SEFE, which have respectively booked annual capacities of 6 and 4 bcm at the terminal, the Czech energy company ČEZ has also secured long-term import rights for 2 bcm.
