Renewable energy works with the forces of nature. Successful projects start off with excitement. Our foundations are competence, personal commitment, and many years of experience in our industry. Get to know our team.
Ulrich Schmall
Executive Director
Ulrich Schmall has 20+ years in renewable energies along the entire value chain of a project. Ulrich has extensive experience in developing and financing European renewable transactions and has worked on the project development as well as equity and debt structuring for wind and photovoltaic transactions. Before joining éolec and deanGruppe in 2012, he worked for 10 years at Deutsche Bank on principal investments in renewable energies. Since 2020 he is acting as General Director for éolec. Ulrich holds a Diploma (Masters equivalent) in industrial engineering from Karlsruhe University.
Anne de Montvalon
Project Manager / Chef de projet
With a degree in applied foreign languages (LEA English-German) and 20 years of professional experience, Anne joined éolec in 2010 to be responsible for the administrative and commercial management and to support the development of projects. As project manager, she is in charge of communication and collaboration with local stakeholders, administration and engineering offices, as well as coordination and management of the permitting process.
Antoine Farrando
Project Manager / Chef de projet
After studying law and working several years in the asset management sector, Antoine co-founded and became a partner of Eolfi, a company dedicated to the creation of investor holding companies, in 2004. In 2006, he created Windfees, a company specialising in the development and financing of renewable energy projects, in particular the installation of solar water heaters and photovoltaic panels in the French overseas departments and regions. Since 2008, Antoine has been developing wind energy projects for éolec or in partnership with deanGruppe.

Hamza Alikkane
Project Manager / Chef de projet
Hamza graduated from the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) of Toulouse in Process Engineering: Water, Energy and Environment. After an end-of-studies internship as an assistant photovoltaic project manager at Eolif, he joined éolec in 2022 to provide support as a project manager. From prospecting to obtaining the building permits, he will carry out the different phases of the development of wind and solar projects.