let`s make an impact
Driving meaningful impact through human-centered innovation and purposeful value creation!
GEORG BAUMGARTNER
Ing. Mag., Bakk
I am an executive leader in digital innovation, transformation and new business with +10 years of experience building, scaling and leading digital initiatives within complex, regulated corporate environments.
In my current role as Head of Innovation for a large infrastructure company, I am responsible for the development and operation of digital organizational units, the design and execution of company wide innovation and intrapreneurship programs, and strategic collaboration with startups and technology partners.
My focus is on translating innovation into scalable, market ready business models with
measurable impact.
KEY ACHIEVMENTS:- Establishment of two digital innovation units in different organizational contexts
- Leadership of interdisciplinary teams of +10 employees
- Engagement of over 150 intrapreneurs and 40 innovation project teams from pilot projects to minimum viable products
- 3 market launches of digital solutions
- More than 20 startup partnerships
- Launch of a corporate venture capital program (€4 Mio over 5 years)
- Enablemant of Austria´s most successful corporate startup myflexbox
I stand for clear, reliable and people centered leadership that combines strategic direction with operational execution. I am particularly effective in transformation phases, the build up of new business areas and at the interface between business, technology and organization.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Strong communication skills and open mind attitude
- Exploring new business opportunities
- Human centered and design thinking
- Systemic Coach
- Development and implementation of new organizations
- Build and lead teams
- Cooperation and co-creation
IMPACT IN ACTION
A selection of my key contributions
Innovation Space
To foster creative collaboration, I designed and implemented the 'InnovationsZone' at Salzburg AG in 2018, complemented by modern office concepts aligned with New Work principles
Innovation Program
With over 700 startup applications in three years, the annual Salzburg AG Innovation Challenge has become a key accelerator—driving lasting cultural change.
Partnering
To support early-stage startups, we launched a Corporate Venture Capital fund in 2019—enabling Salzburg AG to benefit from the growth of emerging tech ventures
Venture Building
Through continuous support and strategic enablement, I empowered my innovation team to build a promising new business within the corporate environment.
enox.powerhive
Pilot project for a feed-in capable hyper charging station integrated into a virtual power plant .
enox.live
Development of a soft- and hardware solution for live energy data visualisiation from idea to roll-out.
Agile Academy
In order to build agile skills, the Agile Academy with modular training courses was developed and implemented in-house.
Innovation Unit
Development of 2 innovation units during the past 7 years at Salzburg AG in different organisational context.
