In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Herholdt\u2019s Group\u2019s Regional Sales Manager, Lukas Stoltz, discusses the company\u2019s core offerings and how it is embracing technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stoltz holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computers and Programming from the University of Pretoria and an MBA from Concordia University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He began his career as an engineer at Zoetix in 2003. Two years later, Stoltz joined Flextronics as a hardware engineer, and in 2007, he became an electronic design engineer at Crabtree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stoltz then joined Panaxion as a consultant in 2009, before taking on a role as a programmer and manager at Hanbay in Montreal, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stayed in Canada for over a decade, working at Hanbay for six years and then joining Tiptol Solutions as the General Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2023, Stoltz joined Herholdt\u2019s Group as the Technical Manager, before taking on his current role as the group\u2019s Regional Sales Manager in October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this interview, Stoltz begins by unpacking Herholdt\u2019s history and its core offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He explains how South Africans can differentiate trustworthy actors in the renewable energy sector – like Herholdt\u2019s – from illegitimate actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stoltz then talks about how Herholdt\u2019s is embracing modern technology to take its offerings to new heights through features like AI-powered load balancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also discusses the group\u2019s embrace of energy system arbitrage and why this approach is impactful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, Stoltz highlights where he sees the most opportunities in the sector in terms of new markets and technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch the full interview with Lukas Stoltz below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n