Stefan Thimm has been Managing Director of the Bundesverband der Windparkbetreiber Offshore e.V. since January 2020. (BWO). Before joining the Association of German Offshore Wind Farm Operators, Stefan Thimm had been with the German Federal Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) since 2002 – since 2009 as head of the ‘Renewable Energies’ department. Stefan Thimm studied political science and history at the University of Bonn.