Axel Becker

Head of New Technologies in Solar and Storage, EDF Renouvelables

Greater Lyon Area

About

- Identify and Developp value-creating innovations in Solar and Storage for renewable energy applications - Incubate future segments and mitigate new product risks -Transfer know-how and Accelerate adoption within the company

Experience

  • EDF power solutions (Permanent · 5 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of New Technologies in Solar and Storage, EDF powersolutions
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

      - Identify and Developp value-creating innovations in Solar and Storage for renewable energy applications - Incubate future segments and mitigate new product risks -Transfer know-how and Accelerate adoption within the company

    • Head of New Technologies in Solar
      Jul 2021 - Mar 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Responsable for qualification and test of new technologies and components for big size solarfarms, Floating PV, Agrivoltaics and optimisation of Solarfarm building and maintenance

  • Soren (Self-employed · 4 yrs 11 mos)
    • Président chez Soren
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

    • Administrateur
      Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • CTO , Chief Technical Officer at EDF ENR
    Jan 2018 - Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Chief Technical Director at EDF ENR Solaire - Engineering and Conception of new Offers - Research and Development of new applications - Quality and Security Assurance - Purchasing - Logistic - Technical Support of installations

  • Consultant - Business Development, Technique, Production, Management at Auxime Envolys
    Sep 2017 - Jan 2018 · 5 mos

    Significant Know-how: • Development of New Business-Areas, from strategy to sales implementation in new countries or for new products • Project manager for complex engineering, management or acquisition projects (Purchasing, Due-Diligences, Merger & Acquisition, Post Merger Integration…) • Production Director: Industrialization and production of innovative products in electronics or mechanics • Expert for implementation of new technologies, Photovoltaic Modules, LEAN Management Results: Management: - Direction of a manufacturing site of >100 persons - Buildup of new departments, management of intercultural and interdisciplinary teams Commercial: - Employment of new markets in France, the UK, US, Germany and Switzerland - Sales volume of photovoltaic modules: 50 Mio EUR in 2016 - Follow up of acquisitions (M&A, DD, PMI) within the creation of Bosch Solar Energy Projects: - Ramp up of the biggest manufacturing site of photovoltaic modules in France - Reorganisation of the structure of 17 manufacturing sites, centres of competences, in Bosch Automotive Electronics, in a multicultural environment

  • SILLIA V.L. (3 yrs 4 mos)
    • Director Business-Development and Marketing, Sales France/Europe/Intern.
      Feb 2015 - Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      - Business-Development and Product management - Sales (> 100 MWp Photovoltaic Modules in 2016, >50 Mio EUR) - Sales development in Europe and overseas, USA - Direction of Development of PV-Modules with its integration in the Production Line Processes - Advanced Procurement, Market Survey, Marketing and Press activities

    • Plant Manager Vénissieux, Director Marketing and Sales Europe
      Jun 2014 - Feb 2015 · 9 mos

      - Management of all manufacturing site matters of the complete value chain operations (135 Employees) - Marketing and Market-survey activities. All customer relations at Vénissieux site. - Responsible for Sales PV-Modules Germany, Spain, Italy, Swiss, Benelux … Site: Capacity of 200MW PV-Modules in Vénissieux (largest manufacturing site in France)