GCV Powerlist member Thomas Birr is set to leave his role managing Innogy’s innovation activities to perform similar duties at Eon as the energy utilities prepare to merge.
Germany-based energy utility Eon has hired Thomas Birr, a member of Global Corporate Venturing’s 2019 Powerlist, to oversee its innovation initiatives from next month, it announced today.
Birr has been chief executive of Innogy Innovation Hub, energy utility Innogy’s startup accelerator and corporate venturing arm, in addition to senior vice-president of innovation and business transformation at Innogy, since September 2016.
Prior to his most recent promotion, Birr had held several senior positions at RWE, Innogy’s parent company since 2000.
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