Christoph Walla has been with the company since 2018 and was responsible for the development of the regional and CO2-neutral district heating networks in Austria. Since 2020 he has been managing director of the subsidiary Naturwärme-Montafon and since 2021 also of Nahwärme Kreuzstetten. In 2023 he took over the management of Equans Energie and its subsidiaries. After completing his studies in agricultural economics at the University of Natural Resources in Vienna, he committed himself to a sustainable change in the domestic heat supply, first as a team leader at Kommunalkredit Public Consulting GmbH and then as a plant manager at Yanuma GmbH.

Christoph likes to spend his free time playing tennis.

Markus Colle is CEO of EQUANS Gebäudetechnik GmbH. He has extensive national and international experience in building technology and HVAC. He joined EQUANS in 1999 as a project manager, then took over sales activities and later managing a major international project. In 2016, he assumed responsibility for the plant engeneering and construction (HVAC) department and since June 2018 he has been CEO of EQUANS Gebäudetechnik.

Markus Colle is a passionate cyclist.

Philipp Baumgartner is the CEO of EQUANS Kältetechnik GmbH. He has extensive experience in heating and refrigeration technology. He was customer service manager at Windhager Zentralheizung GmbH for the Austrian and German division. In addition, he was in charge of the “service and assembly Europe” profit center at Hauser Kühlmöbel & Kältetechnik GmbH. After graduating at the TGM in Vienna XX (mechanical engineering) he studied "Business Consulting" in Wiener Neustadt and England. Later he completed an MBA at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Philipp Baumgartner is a passionate glider pilot in his free time.

In January 2023 Petra Fuchs-Gastegger started as HR Director Austria at EQUANS Austria GmbH. With her team, she is responsible for the areas of Human Resources and Payroll Accounting for all companies of EQUANS Austria GmbH. She has many years of corporate experience in HR, e.g. at Sandvik as Country HR Manager Austria and most recently at Wienerberger as Head of HR Services. Petra Fuchs-Gastegger studied business administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and is also a quality management auditor and certified mediator.