Rolf Martin Schmitz is a businessperson who has been the head of 19 different companies. Dr. Schmitz holds the position of Chairman at Rwe Supply & Trading Czech A.s., Managing Director at Wohnungsgesellschaft der Stadtwerke Köln mbH and Chief Executive Officer at RWE AG, Chairman-Supervisory Board for RWE Power AG, Chairman-Supervisory Board of RWE East sro and Chairman-Supervisory Board at RWE Generation SE (which are all subsidiaries of RWE AG). Rolf Martin Schmitz is also Vice President of Bundesverband der Deutschen Energie und Wasserwirtschaft eV and on the board of 7 other companies.

He previously held the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board for GEW AG, Managing Director at Modernes Köln Gesellschaft Für Stadtentwicklung mbH, Member-Management Board at Thüga AG, Deputy Head-Political Economics at E.ON SE and Chief Executive Officer of Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH (a subsidiary of E.ON SE), Chairman-Supervisory Board of Süwag Energie AG, Chairman-Supervisory Board for Lechwerke AG, Chairman of innogy Netze Deutschland GmbH, Chairman-Supervisory Board at VSE AG, Chairman-Supervisory Board at envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG, Chairman at RWE Transgas as, Chairman-Supervisory Board for RWE Innogy GmbH, Chairman-Supervisory Board of RWE Vertrieb AG, Chief Executive Officer of RheinEnergie AG, Managing Director at Stadtwerke Köln GmbH, Chief Operating Officer of RWE Generation UK Plc and Executive Vice President of rhenag Rheinische Energie AG.

He received an undergraduate degree from RWTH Aachen University.