Change of management at bifa Umweltinstitut GmbH

Prof. Dr Wolfgang Rommel has steered the fortunes of bifa Umweltinstitut GmbH as Managing Director since 2004 and is retiring on 31 December 2024. Therefore, the environmental institute will be managed by a dual leadership team. 

Managing Director and Scientific Director of the Institute Professor Dr Nadine Warkotsch

From 1 January 2025, Prof. Dr Nadine Warkotsch will be working for the bifa Umweltinstitut. She completed her doctorate at LMU (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) in 2004 and then worked in the industry for a long time, the longest period of which was at Henkel AG & Co. KGaA in Düsseldorf. In 2013, she founded her own company, which advises companies on applications for technical and environmental research funding projects. 

Prof Dr Warkotsch was a lecturer at Munich University of Applied Sciences for many years and was appointed Professor of General Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Construction Chemistry at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences in 2019.

Prof Dr Warkotsch, what do you wish for your future at bifa Umweltinstitut?

For many years, the bifa Umweltinstitut has reliably made an important contributions to tackling what I consider to be the extreme challenges we face in the environment and therefore also the economy and society in a good and sustainable way. This will continue under my scientific leadership. I would like to work with everyone at bifa to further develop solutions and even find and implement completely new, interdisciplinary solutions together with our partners.

Managing Director Thomas Weber 

Mr Thomas Weber has been Managing Director at bifa Umweltinstitut since 1 November 2024. After studying business administration, he gained many years of management experience in international SMEs and in management consulting. He specialises in the areas of financing, controlling, human resources, IT and purchasing/sales. He also has extensive knowledge of business planning and strategy development.

Mr Weber, how do you see your future tasks at bifa Umweltinstitut?

I am convinced that sustainable success is achieved through empathy, reliability, and credible behaviour. You can‘t achieve anything on your own, only together as a team can you make the necessary adjustments to constantly changing conditions. We want to continue to promote the unique selling point of ‘bifa’ in the future and strengthen our market position and practical research. In this way, we are making a valuable contribution to the climate and environmental issues of our time.