Dr. Philip Comberg

Board Member, NuBryte

Dr. Philip Comberg

Board Member, NuBryte

Biography

Philip is a board member of Nubryte, a smart home solution start-up in Silicon Valley and of German publicly listed Joh. Friedrich Behrens AG, a manufacturer of industrial high pressure injection tools. He brings over 20 years of experience as CEO, board member, investor, investment banker and attorney in Europe, the US and Asia.

In the past ten years he has taken different roles in the solar industry which most recently included CEO of NASDAQ listed Vivopwer International plc, non-executive Chairman of Solarcentury Holdings in London and building a solar power asset portfolio of more than 300 MW in the UK with Magnetar Capital. From 2011 to 2014 he was Chairman and CEO of Conergy leading its restructuring and sale to Kawa Capital and Magnetar Capital. Prior to that he served on the board of Chinese NASDAQ listed solar manufacturer Solarfun Power Holdings (now Hanwha QCells).

Previously, Philip co-founded Alcosa Capital, a Frankfurt based special situation investment and advisory firm, in 2004 focusing on investments in the German SME sector, advising companies on M&A, debt and equity transactions as well as operational issues and serving as their board member.

Before, Philip worked as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank and as an M&A lawyer with Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer in Germany and China. He studied law and Chinese at the University of Heidelberg and Zhong Shan University in China, subsequently completing his Master’s degree at New York University and a Doctor of Law at the University of Düsseldorf. He speaks English, French, Chinese and German.