An owner-managed group of companies
Management
Our management team
Get to know us. The management of the SEAR Group introduces itself.

Mayk Wiese
- Shareholder of the SEAR Group
- Chairman Managing Director of the SEAR Group
Short vita
1988 — 1992
Degree in engineering economics from the University of Rostock
1992–1993
Studied at Western Michigan University, Kalamzoo (USA) with a Master of Business Administration degree
Fullbright Scholar
1993–1997
Support for national and international clients at Arthur Andersen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH, long-term collaboration with Arthur Andersen Managementberatung
1997–1998
Enterprice Rent-A-Car, St. Louis, USA ‑Internal audit
1999–2002
KPMG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft AG, Hamburg/Rostock — Financial Advisory Service,
Authorized signatory, support for company acquisitions in Germany and abroad (Poland, England), work at the German Desk in New York
2001
Teaching (seminars) at the University of Rostock in the field of international accounting
2002
CPA exam (Certified Public Accountant) in California
2002 ‑2004
Chief Financial Officer, authorized signatory in the Interschalt Group/Deutsche Seereederei Group
Since 2006
Managing Partner of the SEAR Group

Michael Schmidt
- Shareholder of the SEAR Group
- Managing Director of the SEAR Group
- Managing Director SEAR GmbH
- Managing Director MAR GmbH
- Chairman Managing Director of SEAR Polska
Short vita
1991
Apprenticeship at Siemens AG as an energy electronics technician specializing in systems engineering
1995–1998
Assembly work for Siemens AG worldwide
1999–2005
Worked as a site manager at Siemens AG for small and large projects
Part-time studies at the European University of Applied Sciences ILS with a degree in business administration (ils)
from 2006
Project manager in the field of energy technology with a focus on energy distribution
From 2012
Head of the Energy Distribution Department at SEAR GmbH
since 2015
Head of Energy Distribution at SEAR GmbH
Co-partner and Managing Director of SEAR GmbH
since 2017
Chairman of the Management Board SEAR Polska

Alexander Ciupka
- Shareholder of the SEAR Group
- Managing Director of the SEAR Group
- Managing Director SEAR GmbH
- Managing Director ESSI GmbH
Short vita
2000–2004
Apprenticeship as an energy electronics technician — Siemens Engineering Anlagenerrichtung Rostock GmbH
2004–2006
Nationwide installation assignments — Interschalt SEAR GmbH
2006–2007
Site Manager (other European countries) — SEAR GmbH
2007–2009
Construction site management Neurath power plant BoA 2/3 — SEAR GmbH
2008–2014
Part-time degree course in industrial engineering / business administration
2009–2011
Project Manager Software Development — SEAR GmbH
2011–2015
Construction site management power plant GKM9 — SEAR GmbH
2015–2017
Project Manager Power Distribution (focus on HVDC) — SEAR GmbH
2017–2020
Head of Energy Distribution — SEAR GmbH
since 2020
Authorized signatory SEAR GmbH and Managing Director of ESSI GmbH
since 2020/21
Managing Director and Co-Partner SEAR Group

Kristian Richter
- Shareholder of the SEAR Group
- Managing Director of the SEAR Group
- Managing Director MAR GmbH
Short vita
Born 1982
2002 — 2005
Study Business Informatics University of Rostock
2005 — 2009
Study “Business Informatics” at the University of Wismar
2007 Semester abroad in Barcelona (Spain)
Degree: M.Sc.
2008 — 2009
Working student software developer SEAR GmbH
2009 — 2010
Software developer SEAR GmbH
2010 — 2018
Project Manager Software Development SEAR GmbH
2018 — 2019
Head of Industrial Software SEAR GmbH
Since 10/ 2019
Managing Director MAR GmbH
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