Timm Kehler

Background

About Timm Kehler

Since 2013 Dr Timm Kehler has been serving as Chairman and CEO of Germany’s leading gas advocacy group “Zukunft Gas". In addition he assumed the role of President of the NGVA, the European gas vehicle association in June 2020. The advocacy group is the key point of contact for consumers, policymakers and market partners on gas-related matters. Since its foundation in 2013 under the name of "Zukunft Erdgas", around 130 leading companies along the gas value chain, such as importers, regional suppliers and municipal utilities, have joined the initiative. Various affiliated industry associations, heating suppliers and vehicle manufacturers support the initiative as partners. To express the ambition of the gas industry to achieve climate neutrality, the organisation renamed itself to "Zukunft Gas" in January 2021. Zukunft Gas is committed to ensuring that the potential of gaseous energy sources, such as natural gas, biogas and hydrogen, and that the existing gas infrastructure is used to further drive the energy revolution, both now and in the future. From 2009 to 2015 Dr Timm Kehler was the CEO of erdgas mobil GmbH, a service provider offering infrastructure, sales and marketing services, which are now operated by Zukunft Gas. Before joining erdgas mobil, Kehler held various management positions at the BMW Group over a time period of 12 years. Among others he served as Vice President Marketing Pre-Development and Innovation, where he was responsible for the marketing innovation think-tank, telematics and online services as well as the hydrogen vehicle initiative “BMW CleanEnergy”. In 2007 he was nominated "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum. Dr Kehler studied mechanical engineering and industrial design in Berlin and received his Ph.D. in production engineering from Technical University in Berlin.