KU has 31 years of working experience with Shell, a multinational energy company in multiple operational and management roles. He led the retail business in Italy and Belgium/Luxembourg, and was also responsible for HSSE globally, marketing for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and sponsorship management globally. In his last 4 years with the organization, he led the global licensed markets business for Shell.

Since January 2024 Kai-Uwe supports the Asyad Group, Saudi Arabia for mobility and retail. KU is a board member of Wafi Energy Saudi Arabia and Wafi Energy Pakistan and is recently appointed as the CEO for Wafi Holding, Abu Dhabi.

KU is married, has two children and lives in Hamburg, Germany.

His personal interests are sports, nature and meeting people of different cultures.

He is passionate about operational excellence, differentiation and the power of positive mindset.