Markus Vollmer began his career back in 1994 at what was then known as Technische Werke Kaiserslautern. There, it did not take him long to rise to the top of the company. Under his leadership, he successfully merged the company to form SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern. Since then, the municipal utility has grown steadily.
Today, the regional energy supplier is a strong energy partner for the Palatinate.
With total assets of around 500 million euros, the Stadtwerke Group enjoys a reliable and secure position in the market.
Beate Kimmel, Lord Mayor of Kaiserslautern and Chair of the Supervisory Board, has accompanied Markus Vollmer on a long journey: “Markus Vollmer and SWK were inseparable and were regarded as a reliable constant in the municipal utilities sector. Over the years, he has steered our municipal utility company safely and successfully. His deep attachment to his hometown of Kaiserslautern has always shaped his actions. Our city has benefited from his commitment to SWK. Under his leadership, numerous partnerships and collaborations have been established in the region. All of this is directly linked to Markus Vollmer as a person. His talent for building trust, his enormous dedication and his reliability form the foundation of successful networks. SWK will continue to benefit from these networks in the future. On behalf of the entire Supervisory Board, I would like to express my gratitude for the last 30 energetic years. Today, Markus Vollmer is handing over a healthy company, well-positioned for the future, into new hands. We are confident that Dr Arvid Blume will successfully continue to lead SWK on its path. We wish Markus Vollmer all the very best for this new chapter in his life.”
Background:
Markus Vollmer completed his degree in industrial engineering at the University of Kaiserslautern before joining what was then TWK Technische Werke Kaiserslautern GmbH – now SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern – in 1994.
He started as a department head, later becoming head of the accounting division, before joining the management board in 2002.
Today, he is not only a member of the Executive Board and the management team of the SWK Group. He also sits on numerous supervisory boards, including those of Thüga Schadensausgleichskasse VVaG, KOM9 GmbH & Co KG, abita Energie Otterberg GmbH, Nahwerk Energie GmbH & Co. KG and Stadtwerke Kusel. He has also been Deputy Chairman of the Rhineland-Palatinate regional group within the Association of Municipal Enterprises (VKU) for many years, as well as a member of the association’s executive board. Since 2022, he has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Zukunftsregion Westpfalz e. V.
Key milestones during his tenure included the construction of a state-of-the-art, energy-efficient data centre in 2010, the successful merger to form SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern, and the founding of Demando GmbH in 2011. His achievements also include the successful phase-out of coal, the expansion of district heating and the modernisation of the new combined heat and power plant, which came into operation in 2022. In addition, he has overseen numerous digitalisation projects, successful partnerships and investments in the region.