Leon van den Beemt

Areas of work: Local Energy Systems; Local Energy Action Plans, Energy Transition

Office: Barcelona

Languages spoken: Dutch, English

Education: BSc. International Business Administration, MSc. International Business (Radboud University)

Previous work experience: I started my career as a Commercial Trainee (1.5 years), and later as Product Manager and Product owner (1 year) at VodafoneZiggo, where I managed and developed the B2B Microsoft portfolio consisting of several cloud-based communication services. After 2.5 years, I decided I wanted to make more impact through my work and joined Vattenfall to contribute to the energy transition. I worked at Vattenfall for 3 years as a Product Manager, a role that I combined with an ad interim Product Owner role in the last year. My focus was on providing data-driven, personalised advice to consumers on how to transition to a sustainable, fossil-free household.

At the weekend: I’m either doing sports or exploring the many bars and restaurants in Barcelona for local food.

An idea that powers me: Building energy systems that are future-proof, sustainable, and benefit all stakeholders involved.