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EIT InnoEnergy appoints Christian Bauer as new DACH CEO
Christian Bauer joins InnoEnergy as Executive Board member and new DACH CEO from May 2025
New CEO for the DACH region
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Christian Bauer as a new member of the Group Executive team and upcoming CEO for the DACH region. With over two decades of leadership in mobility, clean tech, renewable energy and electrification, Bauer will lead InnoEnergy’s efforts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, playing a critical role as Europe intensifies efforts to achieve energy independence and reindustrialise with advanced clean technology solutions.
Bauer brings extensive experience from his previous positions, which includes key leadership roles at Volocopter and at Daimler / Mercedes-Benz. During the latter, he led global partnerships with Renault/Nissan, HERE Technologies and Microsoft.
Christian Bauer is succeeding Christian Müller as CEO, who served over 12 years, making a significant impact by driving innovation, fostering strategic partnerships, and leading internationalisation efforts across the energy and mobility sectors.
Diego Pavía, CEO of EIT InnoEnergy said:
Christian Bauer commented:
“I am honored to join InnoEnergy at such a critical time for the global energy and industrial landscape. Achieving a sustainable, net-zero economy while preserving and increasing Europe’s competitiveness is one of the most urgent challenges of our time. I look forward to leveraging my experience to help InnoEnergy and its portfolio companies scale impactful innovations, foster international collaboration, and create sustainable European tech champions”.
Continuing growth trajectory
The appointment follows a series of major growth milestones for InnoEnergy, with its portfolio of clean tech start-ups and scale-ups, closing 56 funding rounds in 2024, totaling 9.8 billion of equity, debt and project finance. These investments, spanning innovations like wave energy, batteries, and green steel, reflect strong support from both private and public funding.
