Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory is pleased to announce the appointment of Bastian Arend to its team of senior advisors. Highly experienced in the solar and home energy management sectors, Bastian is an expert in successfully creating and scaling companies and transforming ideas and vision into commercial reality.
Bastian’s career includes the founding and building of klarsolar in 2018 and clear sky energietechnik in 2009. Creating a highly successful venture in the solar energy sector, Bastian led klarsolar through rapid growth, securing major investments (for example Rocket Internet/Global Founders Capital) leading to an exit to E.ON in 2023.
At clear sky energietechnik, he focused on the development and installation of solar systems for commercial clients. In 2018, he founded Pfalzwasser Getränke (now called WINU), a premium non-alcoholic wine brand, where he achieved a landmark deal with one of the largest German discounters with an exit in 2020.
Bastian brings a wealth of experience in strategy development, business transformation and innovation and operational excellence as well as in topics such as M&A, process design and automation. His entrepreneurial achievements and profound industry and business knowledge perfectly complement that of the Apricum team, together enabling our clients to achieve growth and success in the cleantech industry.