1.5 Marcin Wasilewski, new CEO of EIT InnoEnergy Central Europe

One of Poland’s leading energy industry executives, Marcin Wasilewski, joined the EIT InnoEnergy team in June 2022 to lead the company’s operations in the Central European region. Wasilewski, who recently worked as Vice President of ABB, formally took up the position of CEO at EIT InnoEnergy Central Europe and Executive Board member at EIT InnoEnergy headquarters.

Marcin has been involved in the energy industry for 15 years. Since 2018, at ABB, he has managed the power and heavy industry sectors in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Prior to ABB, at PKN ORLEN, Marcin was responsible for creating the power generation segment. He also served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Anwil and President of Baltic Power, a company implementing an offshore project. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Polish Committee of the World Energy Council.

Diego Pavia, CEO of EIT InnoEnergy, stated: "I am pleased that Marcin has joined our leadership team. His experience in managing energy projects in companies that are market leaders will help us develop business in Central European markets. Marcin knows the energy industry well and will anticipate the impact of regulations on current and future energy business on a different scale. Our portfolio companies are already mature businesses embarking on the commercialisation phase looking for clients and investors."

M ARCI n WA s I l EW sk I CEO of EIT InnoEnergy Central Europe

Green transformation brings exciting challenges. Regulatory changes proposed in Fit for 55 or REPowerEU are driving innovation. EIT InnoEnergy is at the heart of these innovations.