Volker Raffel will be the new CEO of E.ON Romania starting with August 1, taking over the attributions from Manfred Paasch, who will retire from the position held for almost two years at the helm of the company.
In a first stage, starting with May 1, Volker Raffel became a member of the Board, being responsible for Corporate Affairs, Strategy, Legal and Compliance, as Deputy General Manager of E.ON Romania.
He joined the E.ON Group in 1999, and in recent years has held various management positions, most recently as Director of Energy Management, Communication and Coordination at PreussenElektra, the group’s nuclear power company. He was involved right from the beginning of E.ON’s entry on the Romanian energy market, starting with 2004, and worked until 2005 as Deputy General Manager of the former company E.ON Moldova Distribuţie, thus having the opportunity to know the Romanian energy market.
“I am pleased to return to Romania, where I find that huge progress has been made in the last decade and I am glad to find a solid and experienced team with which we will bring changes for the better for our customers. I am very grateful that Manfred Paasch and I will have time until August for a good transition,” said Volker Raffel.
“I have collaborated with many extraordinary people and I thank them all for their involvement and how they have helped me to successfully implement numerous projects and to achieve excellent results, especially in this difficult period, marked by the pandemic, in which safety to employees, customers and partners has been and is a priority,” said Manfred Paasch.
Also from August 1, Dragoș Bărbulescu, currently Deputy General Manager/CFO of E.ON Romania will be the new General Manager of Delgaz Grid.
The role of CFO will go to Mirko Strube. In addition, he will be responsible for Digitalization/IT, HR and other support functions, as Deputy General Manager of E.ON Romania.
These changes come after, starting with May 1, Claudia Griech took over the position of General Manager of E.ON Energie Romania, having the full responsibility of the Customer Solutions segment, both B2C and B2B area. At the same time, she will fulfill the role of member of the E.ON Romania Board.
As a result, from August 1, Volker Raffel (CEO), Mirko Strube (CFO, Digitalization/IT, HR and other support functions), Claudia Griech (Customer Solutions) and Dragoș Bărbulescu (Distribution) will form the Board of Directors of E.ON Romania.
