Dirk Lindgens

Partner

Sprockhövel, Germany
Experience
Nov 2021 - Present
3 years 9 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Partner

Capitalent GmbH

  • Executive search in the energy market.
  • Supporting companies in restructuring projects and in filling first and second-level management positions during transformation processes.
Oct 2018 - Oct 2021
3 years 1 month
Hanover, Germany

Head of Business Unit / Head of Corporate Communications

Enercity AG

  • Developed and managed a new business unit "Corporate Communications" with 31 employees across two competence centers.
  • Responsibilities included internal communication, external communication, public affairs, strategic marketing, and product marketing for cross-sectional and service products.
  • Managed a cost center with approximately €10 million annual budget.
  • Advised the sales department on product development, key account and municipal management, and digital B2C marketing.
  • Played an active role as a member of the group management.

Major achievements:

  • Created a new department, starting with 16 employees, expanding it to 31 employees by autumn 2021. Reorganized it into two competence centers: "Corporate Marketing" and "Press & Publishing," along with a "Public Affairs" staff unit.
  • Revamped company marketing, including the relaunch of enercity.de, implementation of a content marketing strategy, establishment of product marketing for service products, optimized sponsorships and events, and developed prominent marketing campaigns.
  • Developed tools for internal communications such as video messages, virtual town hall meetings, podcasts, and updates to the social intranet.
  • Built the public affairs team focusing on creating political maps, key messaging, and optimized association memberships.
  • Won notable awards like the "German Brand Award" in Gold and "Red Dot Award" for content and sustainability strategies.
  • Organized crisis and site-specific communication, responding to situations such as water contamination and coal power exit initiatives.
Jan 2007 - Sep 2018
11 years 9 months
Essen, Germany

Managing Director

Energate GmbH

  • Oversaw the company with 40 employees in two business divisions across three locations (Germany and Switzerland).
  • Focused on sales, marketing, business development, and strategy.
  • Provided communication, marketing, and media consultation to energy providers.
  • Represented the company through speeches and moderations.

Achievements:

  • Founded and established a mid-sized company with 40 employees.
  • Continuously improved "Energate Messenger," a primary medium for the German energy market, across web, newsletter, and app platforms.
  • Developed new publications like emw and energate gas market, and collaborated with the Handelsblatt publishing group.
  • Expanded consulting mandates to energy companies, offering editorial and conceptual marketing services.
Jun 2005 - Dec 2006
1 year 7 months
Essen, Germany

Head of Sales

Energate GmbH

  • Managed the company in team operations and discipline.
  • Advanced publishing and communication agency departments.
  • Reorganized the sales team and took on public representation, lectures, and moderations.
Jan 2004 - Jun 2005
1 year 6 months
Essen, Germany

Head of Key Accounts & e|m|w

Energate GmbH

  • Managed the development of key accounts, providing services in corporate publishing, public relations, and research.
  • Managed major clients and carried out marketing and lead editorial activities for e|m|w magazine.
Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
3 years
Essen, Germany

Founding Member & Project Manager

Energate GmbH

  • Played a pivotal role as part of the founding team of the specialized publishing house focused on the energy sector.
  • Established a professional editorial team and the energy-specific trade journal "e|m|w."
May 1999 - Dec 2000
1 year 8 months
Essen, Germany

Working Student / Junior Consultant

Conenergy AG

  • Developed and implemented a B2B customer retention strategy for a major German energy company.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Education
Mar 2002 - Mar 2004

FOM University of Applied Sciences

Business Studies · Essen, Germany

Oct 1993 - Jul 2000

University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen Campus

Teacher Training in German / English, Secondary Levels I & II · Essen, Germany

Jun 1992 - Present

Grotenbach High School

Gummersbach, Germany

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