Thomas Daiber | "The Pacemaker"
Thomas founded Cosmic Cat with the aim to create a better mobility ecosystem for humans. Before Cosmic Cat, he was CEO at Hubject, a JV of BMW, Bosch, Daimler, EnBW, innogy, Siemens and Volkswagen and held various positions in the emerging emobility market.
Thomas was awarded with prices such as the German Mobility Award 2016 by German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure and the eMove Award for Electric Mobility & Autonomous Driving 2018.
Sebastian Crusius | "The Connector"
Sebastian facilitates the development of high-value partnerships through his profound professional network in the international new mobility industry. He supported the European Union as an expert on electric mobility and is heading the Energy Platform at the German Federal Association of Startups.
Sebastian is co-founder of Global Electric Club and held management positions at Webasto, Hubject and ladenetz.de, being active in the interface between energy and automotive.
Paul Gumienny | "The Strategist"
Paul is a distinguished mobility ecosystem strategist with unparalleled vertical expertise of over 15 years. His profound skillset encompasses the creation of triumphant product strategies as hands-on entrepreneur or guiding advisor.
His experience in telecommunications and cutting-edge digital marketplaces he has expertly applied to the dynamic eMobility sector where he established himself as industry expert. His portfolio spans strategic eMobility projects and ventures across Norway, central Europe, and the US, skillfully aligning product technology with comprehensive strategies.
Frank Büchle | "The Operator"
Frank has over 25 years of project experience where he gathered knowledge in the end-to-end development of new business units and start-ups in the telecom and electric mobility industry. During his interim mandates, he was acting in various leading positions such as head of product management and head of operations.
Frank´s focus at Cosmic Cat Group lies on the design and implementation of new businesses and the development of new products for e-mobility, energy and telecom companies.
Dr. Martin Petschnig | "The Energyzer"
Martin has been actively engaging in the mobility sector since over ten years. He was a former VP for Strategy and Operations at Hubject from 2013-2019. After establishing market growth in Europe he was responsible for the company’s global expansion and market entry in the United States.
At Cosmic Cat Group, Martin focuses on corporate strategy and operations, global business and market development.
Ben Kegler | “The Accelerator”
Ben brings over 20 years of hard-knock experience in company and brand building to the table.
At Cosmic Cat, he focuses on customer acquisition, business model generation, market disruption, and response tactics. An award-winning Strategist, bridging an entrepreneurial founder’s attitude with extensive knowledge about Digital Business Building, he finished his latest further education at Columbia Business School with a wowing 99,48%.
If you need things to get moved fast, Ben is your best call.