Board of Directors
Scientific Director
Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech
Bernd Rech is the scientific manager of HZB and responsible for the divisions Energy, Information and Matter. Since 2006, Rech had headed the Institute for Silicon Photovoltaics before taking over the provisional management in 2017. He is the spokesperson for “Renewable Energies” since 2008, and coordinates the contributions in energy research of the Helmholtz centres. Prior to this, he worked at Forschungszentrum Jülich and was a guest professor at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Rech is highly respected internationally as an expert in renewable energies and technology transfer.
Director Finance and Administration
Saskia Vormfelde
Saskia Vormfelde has been Director of Finance and Administration at HZB since 1 September 2025. Saskia Vormfelde has a degree in business administration. From 2020 to 2025, she was responsible for administration and strategic personnel and organisational development at Fraunhofer ISE. Prior to that, she was managing director of a software development company for several years.
