After he studied electrical engineering in South Africa, Jürgen Reinert received his doctorate at RWTH Aachen, Germany. From 1999 to 2011, he worked for Emotron AB in Sweden, where in his last position, as General Manager, he was responsible for Technology and Operations. From 2011 to 2014, as Executive Vice President, Technology, he was responsible for the division Power Plant Solutions at SMA. Since April 2014, Jürgen Reinert has been a member of the Managing Board. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in October 2018.