GLE360, a Germany-based energy platform start-up for the global producers of synthetic fuels to connect with European buyers, has appointed Christian Dürr as Managing Director, effective from 1 August 2026.
Dürr has held senior political positions, including energy policymaker and parliamentary group leader in both the Lower Saxony state parliament and the German Bundestag. He brings long-standing leadership experience and expertise in the energy sector.
GLE350 Founder Michael Kühlwein commented: “We have reached a decisive point with our startup. The technical infrastructure behind the scenes is in place, and the market for climate-neutral fuels is about to accelerate rapidly. We are delighted to have won Christian Dürr, a true expert in energy and economic policy, to lead our company. His conviction that successful climate protection requires many technologies, and his commitment to the approval of synthetic fuels, have always impressed us. In the coming years, GLE360 intends to keep growing and to contribute to giving Germany and Europe an energy supply framework that works economically for consumers and businesses alike.”
Christian Dürr, incoming Managing Director of GLE360, commented: “Innovation in energy production and climate protection has always inspired me. I am delighted that I can now implement as an entrepreneur what I actively advanced as a politician. Betting exclusively on a single technology such as electric mobility will not work. We are increasingly seeing that an energy policy which limits itself technologically damages our competitiveness. Germany and Europe will continue to have to import a large share of their energy needs. Without affordable energy, we will not succeed in creating long-term growth and securing our competitiveness. Importing and using e-fuels is a decisive contribution to restoring competitiveness while keeping climate targets in sight. Making energy and individual mobility in Germany climate-neutral and affordable over the long term is what drives GLE360, and it drives me too.”
Christian Dürr Appointed to Managing Director for GLE360
