Career: After graduating with a degree in Electrical Communications Engineering from the University of Duisburg, Norbert Hänsel worked as Management Assistent and as Sales Manager. In 1997, he moved into the energy and telecommunications fields (Energie KOM, subsequently known as ALPINE-ENERGIE Deutschland) as a Project Manager and Sales Manager. From 2002 he was the Head of Telecommunication Technologies for ALPINE-ENERGIE Deutschland. In 2005 he became Technical Managing Director at EQOS Energie Deutschland (previously ALPINE-ENERGIE Deutschland) and in 2016 moved to the Powerlines Group to assume a Managing Director position at Powerlines Energy Germany.