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FOUNDER
Martin Wiedermann
“We try to help our partners by providing them with balanced and bilaterally advantageous solutions.”
Martin Wiedermann studied at the Faculty of Accounting and Auditing, University of Economics in Bratislava, and then worked for several private equity and asset management companies.
He is one of the co-founders of SHIFT – a Slovak company consisting of physical persons, focused on private equity and venture capital. Martin Wiedermann is a board member of SHIFT Energy and also a chairperson of the investing committee. Apart from the coordination and strategic management of SHIFT, he is in charge of structuring projects, financing, and investors relations. He uses his abilities to locate synergies and hidden opportunities in projects.
He worked as head of the alternative investments department of a Slovak private equity group known as Across Finance. He also worked as a project manager or served as founder in the sectors of project funding and private equity investments. From 1995 on he was a board member of Renta Investments. He founded AFS security broker in 2001, worked for AFS and Salve Group companies, which focus on brokers’ services and provide consultation in personal finance.
analysts
Ladislav Manek
“Ignorance turns every investment attempt into an adventure.”
His responsibilities include project evaluation, value management, financial structuring and optimization, and other topics related to corporate finance.
He worked as an investment manager and analyst in the largest Slovak investment fund (VUB Kupón). He also worked as an analyst in one of the largest Slovak financial groups (J&T Group), and as an internal advisor in the central association of a domestic retail network (COOP Jednota). Later, he provided consulting and analysis services in investment banking for Slovak and international financial groups (Cash Reform, Capital Partners, etc.).
He graduated from the University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of Management. He brings a mix of operational, strategic, and financial expertise to projects. More than 20 years of experience in industrial companies and financial and investment firms gives him a strong ability to find practical alternatives and workable solutions.
Finance & Energy Analyst
Mária Majerhoferová
Mária Majerhoferová prepares analytical materials and coordinates expert activities in the field of energy and renewable energy sources. She works with data processing, needs analysis, and feasibility studies focused on technical, economic, and implementation aspects of projects. In projects, she provides methodological support, coordinates expert outputs, and cooperates on the preparation of sustainable energy solutions.
Renewable Energy Analyst
Barbora Kunovská
Barbora Kunovská focuses on analytical and expert work in renewable energy and sustainable solutions. She prepares technical and economic documents, evaluates data, and develops feasibility studies. In projects, she mainly works on needs analysis, evaluation of solution feasibility, and supports the preparation of expert outputs in the energy sector.
ASSOCIATE
Jana Šimon
“The greatest asset of a company is its team members. At SHIFT we create value on the basis of this precept.”
Associate and HR manager
Jana Grujbarová is in charge of organisation and all operative agenda at SHIFT She takes care of administrative agenda as well as the back office. Before joining SHIFT she worked as an associate or executive director’s assistant.
She supports the SHIFT team by monitoring the stages of each project, administering the database, and ensuring smooth communication. She is also in charge of development in the HR sector. This includes human needs, supporting advanced training for staff members, and enhancing expertise at SHIFT.