François-Xavier van Innis

Global Category Manager - Specialty works and Services

France

About

- since Jan 2025, global category manager in charge of steering the purchasing category of specialty works and services (aka (sub)contracting) - from 2022 to end of 2024, leading a team of super skilled project managers to deliver PV distributed energy to Engie NA clients - Managing director of Tractebel US (based in Houston), in 2021-2022. - Between 2017 and 2021, General and Country Manager for the branch of TRACTEBEL in Mexico. - previously leading all activities related to Renewable Energies for TRACTEBEL Engineering (Chile). - worked for LEME Engenharia (Tractebel Engineering in Brazil) since 2013 to assume the lead of the Business Development for all Renewable Energies activities (mostly for Wind, Solar and Biomass projects). - moved in Tractebel Engineering in January 2011 as Environment and CDM Consultant at the Energy Assets Consulting Department (Power&Gas). - joined ENGIE in 2009 when he supported the Business Quality and CDM team in GDF-SUEZ Energy Central America, with location in Panama City. Other skills: - used to work on environment consultancy advising and coordinating action plans. - multidisciplinary and international experiences, with excellent abilities to quick understand new complex concepts (both financial and technical). creativity and perseverance in solving issues, managing teams and project and developing new activities. - graduated from Ichec Business School of Brussels with a master degree in Finance.

Experience

  • ENGIE (16 yrs 10 mos)
    • Global Category Manager - Specialty works and Services
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

      As Specialty Works and Services Category Manager, I will play a key role in managing installation projects and O&M contractors relationships. Together with the procurement team, we aim to implement innovative procurement strategies, contributing to the efficiency and sustainability of ENGIE’s operations.

    • Employee at Engie
      Sep 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 10 mos

  • ENGIE North America Inc. (Houston, Texas, United States)
    • Head of Pre-Construction, QC & Commissioning
      Mar 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Head of Project Delivery - Solar Distributed Energy
      Jun 2022 - Apr 2023 · 11 mos

      We provide our clients with sustainable solutions based on solar energy (rooftops or ground-monted) and battery storage.

  • TRACTEBEL (11 yrs 6 mos)
    • CEO TRACTEBEL U.S.A.
      Aug 2021 - Jun 2022 · 11 mos

    • General Manager
      Sep 2018 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs

    • Manager Business Development
      Mar 2018 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Business Development and Country Manager

  • Product assistant at ENGIE Latinoamérica
    Sep 2009 - Jan 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos