Leonhard Birnbaum

Leonhard Birnbaum is currently the CEO & Chairman-Management Board at E.ON SE and the Chief Executive Officer at E.ON Kundsupport Sverige AB. He is also the Chairman-Supervisory Board at E.ON Country Hub Germany GmbH, Director at Bundesverband der Deutschen Energie und Wasserwirtschaft eV, Director at The World Energy Council Services Ltd., and Member-Supervisory Board at Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH.
In addition, he is a Trustee at World Energy Council, Co-President at Union of Electricity Industry, and Member-Supervisory Board at RWE Turkey Holding AS.
Previously, Dr. Birnbaum held the positions of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at E.ON Energie AG, Chief Executive Officer at innogy SE, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Wintershall Dea International GmbH, Chairman-Supervisory Board at E.ON Sverige AB, Chairman-Supervisory Board at E.ON Hungária Zrt., Chairman at E.ON Ceská republika sro, Chairman-Supervisory Board at E.ON Czech Holding AG, Chairman-Supervisory Board at RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Chairman at EG.D as, Chairman-Supervisory Board at E.ON Global Commodities SE, Chairman at Uniper Technologies GmbH, Chief Commercial Officer & Executive VP at RWE AG, Member-Management Board at RWE Energy AG, Member-Supervisory Board at E.ON Italia SpA, Member-Supervisory Board at Nord Stream AG, Member-Supervisory Board at RWE Innogy GmbH, and Principal at PreussenElektra GmbH.
Dr. Birnbaum's education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Karlsruhe and a doctorate degree from Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus.