Management & Organisation

All activities of GOPA-International Energy Consultants, including its branches around the world, are led by the Management Board (MB).

Based on a responsibility matrix, the group of Executive Directors (EDs) monitors and supervises the HQ’s business activities, as well as the technical and organisational handling of projects, according to the company’s management systems.

Additionally, each of the main foreign branches is operated by a regional Managing Director responsible for business in their respective territory. They cooperate with the HQ in regional and international projects then report directly to the Management Board.

Management Board

Klaus Langschied CEO Managing Director

Klaus Langschied (1968) studied Energy and Heating Technology at the University of Applied Sciences Giessen/Friedberg, Germany. He also holds an M.Sc. degree in Energy and Heating technologies. Immediately after his graduation, he began a successful career in international consulting and managing several business units within various energy consulting companies of international repute. In addition he held a management position within a German EPC company recruiting worldwide power systems’ projects. Since 2009 he is in charge of our core business line Power Systems and stepped up the role of Managing Director in 2012.
Klaus Langschied was one of the founding members of intec and has played a decisive role in the outstanding success of the company.
Prof. Dr. Andreas Wiese Managing Director

Prof. Dr. Andreas Wiese (1964). With a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University Darmstadt and a Ph.D. from the University of Stuttgart, Dr. Wiese draws on some thirty years' experience in the international consulting business. He successfully worked as engineer, project manager, head of department and head of business units in an internationally renowned company. In 2014 Dr. Wiese joined intec’s Management Board and successfully runs our business lines of Renewable Energy and Sustainable Energy. In recognition of his outstanding teaching and research in the field of the renewable energy industry, he was appointed as an honorary professor at the Hamburg University of Technology in 2018

Klaus Langschied CEO Managing Director

Klaus Langschied (1968) studied Energy and Heating Technology at the University of Applied Sciences Giessen/Friedberg, Germany. He also holds an M.Sc. degree in Energy and Heating technologies. Immediately after his graduation, he began a successful career in international consulting and managing several business units within various energy consulting companies of international repute. In addition he held a management position within a German EPC company recruiting worldwide power systems’ projects. Since 2009 he is in charge of our core business line Power Systems and stepped up the role of Managing Director in 2012.
Klaus Langschied was one of the founding members of intec and has played a decisive role in the outstanding success of the company.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Wiese Managing Director

Prof. Dr. Andreas Wiese (1964). With a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University Darmstadt and a Ph.D. from the University of Stuttgart, Dr. Wiese draws on some thirty years' experience in the international consulting business. He successfully worked as engineer, project manager, head of department and head of business units in an internationally renowned company. In 2014 Dr. Wiese joined intec’s Management Board and successfully runs our business lines of Renewable Energy and Sustainable Energy. In recognition of his outstanding teaching and research in the field of the renewable energy industry, he was appointed as an honorary professor at the Hamburg University of Technology in 2018

Executive Directors

Paul Freunscht

Paul Freunscht (1983) studied in Mannheim (Germany), Kuopio (Finland) and Monterrey (Mexico) and graduated with university degrees in both International Business Administration (Bachelor equivalent) and Industrial Engineering (Master of Science with specialisation in Energy Systems). Since 2009 he has been working as a technical consultant and project manager for international renewable energy projects with a special focus on PV, Battery and Hybrid systems. In 2015, Paul joined intec’s Renewable Energy department from another renowned international consultant. He was certified in 2018 as a Project Management Professional.

Richard Sarkis

Richard Sarkis (born in 1970) holds a BE. in Electrical Engineering from the American University of Beirut. He started his career in 1994 in the power sector with a major South Korean EPC contractor. In 1997 he moved to the Power Engineering and Consulting business and has worked with well-known major international Consultants development and managing several projects. In 2010 he established his own Engineering and Consulting Company in Lebanon and managed renewable and conventional projects in the Energy Sector in association with International Consulting firms. In 2021 he started his career with intec as Executive Director at the head office in Bad Homburg, Germany. Since then he has been mainly in charge of the development and implementation of several projects in French speaking countries.

Hani Alyacoubi

Hani Alyacoubi (born in 1983) holds a M.Sc. in Solar Energy Engineering with focus on Grid Integration from the University of Freiburg (Germany), a M.Sc. in Project Management from the University of Lancaster (United Kingdom) and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering Technology with major in Electronics from the Yarmouk University (Jordan). After initiating his career with a contracting company, in 2007 he started his consulting career in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. From that year on, he has been working as an assistant resident engineer, site supervisor, deputy project manager, project manager for national and international energy projects with special focus on power transmission and distribution, rural electrification, project and contract management. In 2017, Mr. AlYacoubi joined intec’s Power Systems Department and since then has developed and managed several complex projects in the field of power distribution, electrification, studies in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Emir Baralic

Emir Baralic (born in 1970) holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science from the University of Sarajevo in the former Yugoslavia. After an initial career with a major Bosnian engineering company and also working in his own construction company, in different fields such as Energy, Civil and Oil Sector he moved into energy consulting. He was employed by intec as Project Manager in 2013 and since then has managed several complex projects in the field of HV & EHV transmission. He was certified in 2018 as a Project Management Professional.

Marco Caponigro

Marco Caponigro (born in 1975) has extensive experience in energy policy, financing and capacity building for international sustainable energy projects, with a particular focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency and other emerging sustainable technologies. Educated in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Salerno (Italy) and Liverpool (United Kingdom), he holds a Master of Arts in Economics and a Master of Finance (MA), with further studies in policy planning, energy regulation, development and various energy and power sectors.

He has over two decades of experience in leading sustainable energy initiatives in consultancies, business associations, individual companies, NGOs, utilities and institutions - in Europe, Africa and Asia. Currently serving as an Executive Director, he has led multi-disciplinary teams and delivered impactful results in energy sector reforms, regulatory policies, investment assessments, etc.

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