CEO

• Dec 2021 - Present

DigiKoo provides strategic forecast for the future of local climate transition on its platform DigiPAD. DigiKoo operates DigiPAD, the central platform for intelligent, cartographic prediction of local developments of the energy, heat and mobility transition. The DigiPAD enables DigiKoo customers to access future scenarios that take into account all developments of the energy, heat and mobility transition in a geographically definable and thematically selectable way as a subscription model. This enables users at energy supply companies, municipal utilities and network operators to make data-based decisions at an early stage, particularly in the areas of corporate management, corporate development, asset management and network planning. https://www.digikoo.de/ Show less

• Apr 2019 - Present

The World Energy Council’s Future Energy Leaders’ Programme – the FEL-100 – is a global and diverse network of young energy professionals. The programme serves as a platform for engaging a limited number of ambitious young professionals in national, regional and international activities and events. Its objective is to inspire participants to become the next generation of energy leaders capable of solving the world’s most pressing challenges regarding energy and sustainability.

• Jul 2018 - Present

Contributing with high motivation to the World Energy Council’s network of Young Energy Professionals (YEP) Martin is strongly engaged to shape the energy industry through a targeted networking approach. Martin shapes the activities within the network and continuously engages with network partners to share experiences and identify fields for collaboration.

Director Corporate Development

• Apr 2020 - May 2022

Westenergie is the largest regional energy service and infrastructure provider in Germany. Westenergie supplies over 6.6 million people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony with electricity, gas, water and broadband data every day. With around 1,400 municipal partnerships Westenergie aspires to make the Energiewende a success in Western Germany. As Director of Corporate Development, Martin was accountable für Strategy, Organisational Development, Business Development and further Board Affairs across the Westenergie Group. Among other tasks he took the lead carving out Westenergie from innogy SE taking full responsibility for all relevant topics to build up Westenergie as a standalone company. He brought to life "Westwärts" as Westenergie wide group alignment programme and created the first full corporate strategy for the group. In this strategy Martin and his team strongly focused on Digitization, Susatainability and Growth in and beyond regulated electricity network businesses. Also Martin and his team were leading or strongly involved in relevant M&A projects, developing business opportunities for hydrogen or driving forward the digital agenda with selected lighthouse projects. Working closely with Chairwoman Katherina Reiche the team also strongly supported the Go-Live and results of the Nationaler Wasserstoffrat for Germany. Finally, Martin initiated the scale-up of renewable energy capabilities within the Westenergie group before switching to DigiKoo GmbH. Show less

Member of the Supervisory Board

• Jul 2020 - Oct 2021

Head of Regional/ International Markets

• Jan 2018 - Mar 2020

Martin took over the leadership of the department “Regional/ International Markets” within the Business Development of innogy’s Grid & Infrastructure segment in 2018. Here Martin is delivering on three main targets: a) Martin builds up a pipeline of international acquisition targets in the space of energy networks. b) Martin develops an ecosystem of external clean-tech Start-Ups around the business fields of energy grids and further infrastructure. c) Martin creates new businesses in adjacent markets such as developing digital value propositions for network operators, deriving energy transition solutions for ports or fostering development projects across the globe. Show less

• Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

On a Principal’s level within innogy’s Top Management Consultancy Martin successfully delivered the new strategy for innogy’s largest segment as the responsible project leader. Martin lead and developed a team consisting of a double digit number of consultants through challenging times. Martin and his team developed new core fields for future growth with organic and inorganic measures. Doing so, the team prepared board decisions for investments beyond € 1 bn, a make over of the organizational structure and the communication around the results enabling the successful implementation of the new strategy. Show less

• Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

Martin assumed his role as a Project Leader to successfully finish the final sprint of innogy’s IPO preparations in 2016. He enlarged his team and took responsibility for all necessary preparations in the business units of Retail, Energy Networks, Finance and IT. Subsequently, Martin took major credits for acquiring and setting up innogy Consulting’s largest project in 2017, which targeted the new strategy for innogy’s largest EBIT contributor (~€ 2 bn EBIT p.a.).

• Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

As a Senior Consultant Martin lead sub-projects in three signature assignments. He was responsible for parts of the preparatory work for the carve-out of innogy SE from RWE. Also, Martin co-lead one of the first lean management programs in the RWE group conceptualizing and implementing it in one of the group’s distribution system operators. Building up on this experience, Martin also co-lead the realization of lean management and lean steering principles with regards to leadership, E2E processes and Operational Excellence in the group’s energy commodity B2B sales environment. Show less

• Feb 2012 - Jun 2014

Starting as Consultant with RWE Consulting, Martin supported various projects across the energy value chain internationally. He worked on a cost optimization project for a Slovak electricity retailer, on an HR project for a Dutch electricity Retail, on a cultural change programme for a Norwegian origination company, for the business development department of B2C energy+ solutions and on the restructuring of an energy trading company.

Consultant

• Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

Department: Center for Strategic Projects Two main tasks: * Assistance in preparation and presentation of new organizational structure of Deutsche Telekom's headquarters * Fundamental research and development of lean organizational design for new headquarters to realize gains from synergies Department: Center for Strategic Projects Two main tasks: * Assistance in preparation and presentation of new organizational structure of Deutsche Telekom's headquarters * Fundamental research and development of lean organizational design for new headquarters to realize gains from synergies

Research Assistant

• Apr 2010 - Jun 2010

General assistance during the production of economic research papers focusing on two main tasks: * In-depth quantitative and qualitative research & rigorous data analysis for economic journal articles * Active participation in task-force to validate & improve findings from research papers in progress General assistance during the production of economic research papers focusing on two main tasks: * In-depth quantitative and qualitative research & rigorous data analysis for economic journal articles * Active participation in task-force to validate & improve findings from research papers in progress

Marketing Agent

• Oct 2006 - Apr 2010

Promotional activities & acquisition of customers for local enterprises, start-ups and print media. Promotional activities & acquisition of customers for local enterprises, start-ups and print media.

Research Intern

• Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

Intensive support concerning diverse evaluations, forecasts and recommendations for consultancy in politics based on two pillars: * In-depth research on current political, economic and business related developments * Research based composition of news and articles for the in-house journal and public relations Intensive support concerning diverse evaluations, forecasts and recommendations for consultancy in politics based on two pillars: * In-depth research on current political, economic and business related developments * Research based composition of news and articles for the in-house journal and public relations