The Supervisory Board of NOW GmbH has appointed a new Chairperson: On 28 August 2025, Jörg Stephan, Head of Division at the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV), was appointed Chair of the Supervisory Board. He officially took office at the first meeting on 15 October 2025. Jörg Stephan heads Division E 13 – Freight Transport, DAK, Funding Guidelines at the BMV. He takes over the Chair of the Supervisory Board from Heike Seefried.
The NOW management reports directly to the Supervisory Board, the highest governing body of the federally owned company. The Supervisory Board consists of a total of five members: two representatives of the BMV and one representative each from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN). The BMV appoints one of its representatives as Chair of the Supervisory Board.
Jörg Stephan, Chair of the Supervisory Board of NOW GmbH: “I am looking forward to the new challenge as Chair of the Supervisory Board of NOW GmbH and will rely on close cooperation with the management and employees. With its expertise in climate-neutral mobility and energy supply, NOW GmbH is making a decisive contribution to the sustainable future of our country.”
Dagmar Fehler, CEO and spokesperson for NOW GmbH: “The management of NOW GmbH – Thomas Eberhardt and I – look forward to working with Jörg Stephan as the new Chair of our Supervisory Board. With his many years of experience in the Federal Ministry of Transport and his expertise in strategic planning in the transport sector, Jörg Stephan brings valuable perspectives that are of great importance to our work. I am confident that together we will master the challenges that the decarbonisation of the transport sector poses for the German government and further strengthen NOW GmbH as a competent partner of the national government.”
About NOW GmbH
Since 2008, NOW GmbH has been supporting the federal government’s targets in its climate and industrial policy. The tasks of the federally-owned company include developing, monitoring and evaluating funding programmes about climate-neutral mobility and energy supply. NOW GmbH experts supervise projects in the areas of hydrogen, fuel cells, battery and renewable fuels. They reimagine mobility and fuels for cars, buses, trains, commercial vehicles, ships and airplanes, and support the establishment and further development of charging infrastructure and hydrogen refuelling stations for cars and trucks. More information on NOW can be found here.
Photo (from left to right): Dagmar Fehler, Jörg Stephan, Thomas Eberhardt | Image credit: NOW GmbH
