Johannes Meran joined the Liechtenstein Group in 2020. From 2020, he was the Chief Investment Officer of the Group, and since 2023, he has been the CEO. Prior to that, from 2018 to 2020, he was a Foundation Board member of Foundation Prince Liechtenstein.

He is Managing Director of Liechtenstein Invest GmbH and represents the Liechtenstein Group as Chairman of the Board of Directors of RiceTec, Chairman of the Advisory Board of LIECO Group, Supervisory Board member of Tesvolt AG, and a member of the Board at Nature Talent Group, N-Drip, PV-Invest, and Agritask.

Johannes Meran has been working in private equity and venture capital investing for around 20 years. After several years at the consulting firm Roland Berger and investment bank Goldman Sachs, he joined the English private equity fund Electra Partners, focusing on leveraged buyouts. From 2009, he primarily invested in real estate. Until 2014, Johannes Meran was the Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Conwert Immobilien Invest SE, and until 2018, he was the founder and CEO of GxP German Properties AG – both publicly traded real estate companies in the DACH region with a combined real estate asset value of over three billion EUR.

Johannes Meran holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Johanna Baumgartinger joined the Liechtenstein Group in July 2020 and has been the CFO since 2023. Before she has been responsible for Finance & Controlling of the Group since 2020.

Prior to joining the Liechtenstein Group, Johanna Baumgartinger held various finance positions at Siemens and Unilever.

She holds a Master in Commerce from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.

Jorge Fernández Vidal joined the Liechtenstein Group in 2021 and is the head of the Agriculture & Food division. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the portfolio companies Parelmo, Agritask, NTG/Green Universe Agriculture and N-Drip.


Transactions

• NTG/ Green Universe Agriculture
• Agritask
• Paso del Horno (Parelmo)
• N-Drip

Career

• Senior Vice President, McKinsey & Co
• Director of Transformation, ABANCA
• Global Head of Transformation, Galp
• Investment Officer, European Investment Bank
• Adjunct Professor of Strategy IE Business School (to date)
• Bachelor of Commerce, University College of Cork
• Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting, Oxford Brookes University
• Master in Strategic Studies, University of Santiago de Compostela
• MBA, INSEAD
• PhD in Business Economics, University of Alicante

Michaela Fischer joined the Liechtenstein Group in 2022. She is responsible for the HR activities of the Group and its portfolio companies.



Prior to that, Michaela Fischer worked for more than 10 years in various HR functions for the commercial law firm Wolf Theiss.

She holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, as well as a Master of Arts (MA) with specialization in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development from the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt.

Julia Holter joined the Liechtenstein Group in 2021. She is responsible for the corporate communications of the Group and its portfolio companies.

Prior to that, Julia Holter was responsible for event management & communications at Palais Liechtenstein GmbH for 10 years, as of 2018 as division manager.

She holds a Master in Journalism & Communication Studies from the University of Vienna.

Sarah Kristandl joined the Liechtenstein Group in 2023. She is responsible for the portfolio companies Agritask and NTG/Green Universe Agriculture.

Prior to that, Sarah Kristandl worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group for over four years.

She holds a Master in International Management from the Vienna University of Economics and Business and the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (MSc, MiM Double Degree)

Stephan Langer joined the Liechtenstein Group in 2019 and is head of the Renewable Energies and Real Estate divisions. He is an authorized signatory of Liechtenstein Group AG and Liechtenstein Invest GmbH as well as Managing Director of Liechtenstein Invest Deutschland Holding GmbH, L-Recycling GmbH, L-Renewables Finland GmbH and the Finnish Kausalan Energia Oy. He also sits on the Advisory Board of PV-Invest Group and holds an observer seat at Proptech1.

Transactions

• Renewables: PV-Invest, TESVOLT, L-Renewables Finland (80 MWp wind power), joint venture with Glide Energy (150 MWp Solar PV), L-Recycling.
• Real Estate: US Senior Living, Proptech1, Greensoil PropTech Ventures
• Forestry: LIECO/ Lürssen Nursery

Career

• 2005-2019 Director Financial Advisory Deloitte Vienna / Dubai
• International Business Studies, FH Kufstein
• International Business, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Doris Resch-Kofranek has been working as a team assistant for the Liechtenstein Group since 2023.

Prior to that, she served as an executive assistant at BAI Bauträger Austria Immobilien GmbH for 8 years.

She holds a Master in Philosophy and has studied Finno-Ugric Studies and Applied Linguistics.

Franz Schall joined the Liechtenstein Group in 2020 and is responsible for the portfolio companies PV-Invest and TESVOLT. He is Managing Director of L-Renewables Finland GmbH and L-Recycling and is a member of the Advisory Board of the joint venture with Glide Energy.

Previously, Franz Schall worked for the pan-European investment house Kepler Cheuvreux, the private bank M.M. Warburg & CO, and the management consulting & auditing firm Deloitte.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Management and Entrepreneurship from FH Vienna, a Master in Management (MSc) from the Vienna University of Economics and Business and is currently pursuing a Master in Renewable Energy Systems (MSc) from the Technical University Vienna.

Regine Stornik has been working for the Liechtenstein Group as executive assistant and office manager since 2020. She was already personal assistant to Prince Constantin from 2014. Prior to that, she worked in the real estate management department of the Foundation Prince Liechtenstein since 2008.

She holds a Master in Law from the Karl Franzens University in Graz.

Alexander Winkler joined the Liechtenstein Group in 2021 and is the head of the Forestry sector. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the LIECO Group as well as a member of the Limited Partner Advisory Committee at Greensoil Proptech Ventures and is also entrusted with the management of various real estate companies.

Previously, Alexander Winkler worked for the global strategy consulting firm Boston Consulting Group.

He holds a Master in Management (MSc) from the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Jonathan Feuer has been a member of the Board of Liechtenstein Group Holding AG and a Foundation Board member of Foundation Prince Liechtenstein since 2023.

He is also Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Patrizia SE and an advisor to Edge Investments.

Before, Jonathan Feuer was a managing partner at CVC Capital Partners. During his 30-year tenure, he founded and led CVC's global financial services team, co-managed the Strategic Opportunities Fund, and served on the boards of numerous private and public companies. After stepping down in 2018, he remained a senior advisor at CVC for two more years.

Jonathan Feuer is a qualified accountant, a graduate of the University of Warwick and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme.

Kay Kuenker has been a member of the Board of Directors of Liechtenstein Group Holding AG, Foundation Board member of Foundation Prince Liechtenstein, and member of the Supervisory Board of RiceTec since 2024. Kay Kuenker brings over 33 years of experience in the agricultural industry.

Kay Kuenker has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Agrilytics, LLC, an agronomic technology company based in Indiana, USA, since March 2020.

From October 2016 to March 2019, Kay Kuenker served as Executive Vice President at Cibus, LLC, a biotechnology company focused on gene editing in agriculture, responsible for strategy development.

Prior to that, she spent nearly 30 years at Dow AgroSciences (DAS) (now part of Corteva), including nine years on the Corporate Management Team, from 2007 to 2015 in various leadership positions in different business units and most recently served as Global Vice President of DAS Government, Public and Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability.

Kay Kuenker is also a member of the Advisory Board for Women in Agribusiness and AgriNovus Indiana and has served on several boards, including AgroFresh Solutions, LLC, National FFA, Food & Ag Governing Body of BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization), CropLife Canada, and the European Crop Protection Association.

She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mathematics from the University of Michigan and Central Michigan University.

Tatjana von Lattorff, Princess von und zu Liechtenstein has been Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Liechtenstein Group AG since 2024.

She is the CEO of the Prince Liechtenstein Philanthropy Foundation and has been involved for several years in various advisory boards of European educational initiatives, including the European Advisory Council of Teach for All, Sindbad Austria, Teach for Austria, and Hobby Lobby. Additionally, Princess Tatjana is the President of the Board of Trustees of the Prince Franz Josef Foundation and Princess Gina Foundation in Liechtenstein.

She holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the European Business School (EBS) Madrid.

Peter Nussbaum is a member of the Supervisory Board of Liechtenstein Group AG, Chairman of the Board of Liechtenstein Group Holding AG and a Foundation Board member of Foundation Prince Liechtenstein.

He is admitted as attorney-at-law in Germany and New York and specializes in M&A, corporate and capital markets law. As such he has, inter alia, been involved in numerous acquisitions and IPOs in Germany and the USA. A former co-head of Freshfields’ global Private Equity Group and one of the founding partners of the Munich office of Milbank, Peter Nussbaum was one of the first lawyers in the German market to specialize in the Private Equity industry.

After a long-standing advisory role for companies of the Reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, he heads the Administration of the Princely Assets in Vaduz since 2022.

In addition to his board positions at entities of the Princely Foundations, Peter Nussbaum serves on the Supervisory Board of FOCAM AG, Frankfurt, a multi-family office which he co-founded.

He holds a doctorate (Dr. iur.) from Munich University and a Master´s degree (M.C.J.) from NYU School of Law.

Bernd Schanzenbächer has been the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Liechtenstein Group AG since 2024, a member of the Board of Liechtenstein Group Holding AG since 2020 and a Foundation Board member of Foundation Prince Liechtenstein since 2016. He is also a member of the Advisory Council of RiceTec Group.

Bernd Schanzenbächer is the founder and Managing Director of EBG Capital AG, a consulting company specializing in agricultural investments worldwide. He has approximately 30 years of experience in the fields of financial markets, sustainable investments, and international relations. Prior to establishing EBG Capital AG, he held leadership positions at Credit Suisse, overseeing the "Sustainability Affairs" and "Environmental Business Group" divisions.

Bernd Schanzenbächer was one of the principal authors of the chapter "Impacts of Climate Change on Financial Services" in the IPCC Third Assessment Report. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

Before joining Credit Suisse Group in 1998, Bernd Schanzenbächer worked as an Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi and Geneva.

Bernd Schanzenbächer is a lecturer at the University of Agricultural, Forest, and Food Sciences HAFL in Bern and serves as a speaker at agricultural and sustainability conferences worldwide. He holds various board mandates and advises international organizations such as the OECD, FAO, and World Bank on sustainable investments in agriculture.

Bernd Schanzenbächer holds a Master's degree in Agricultural Sciences (Dipl. ing. agr.) and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Hohenheim in Germany.