Gilles Bourgain

About

I started my career in 2000 with a belief: the global energy system would have to be completely redesigned during my professional life. I have dedicated my 25+ years professional life to energy and innovation. I have worked on clean transportation, renewable energy, distributed energy resources, smart grids from different perspectives: researcher in the innovation center of Gaz de France, consultant as General Manager of the Energy Transition Department in Tractebel (Engie), engineer as Deputy CEO of Tractebel, strategist as Deputy Director of ENGIE strategy department. I am now heading the Energy Transition - New Business direction of Aperam (Stainless, Alloys & Electrical steels producer & recycler).

Experience

• Energy Transition - New Business Director at Aperam
  Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

• Deputy CEO at TRACTEBEL
  Jul 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Strategy Deputy Director at ENGIE
  Mar 2016 - Jun 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos

• TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING - ENGIE GROUP (6 yrs 1 mo)
  • Energy Transition Department Director
    Jan 2015 - Feb 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Product Director - Power System Consulting
    Jan 2012 - Jan 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Head of Group - Power System Consulting
    Feb 2010 - Apr 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• GDF SUEZ - Research & Innovation (3 yrs 7 mos)
  • Senior Project Manager - Renewable and Distributed Energy Resources
    Jun 2006 - Dec 2009 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Coordinator of the EU-DEEP project on Distributed Energy Resources
    Jun 2006 - Dec 2009 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    R&D European project (40 partners, 16 countries) on Distributed Energy Resources integration. www.eudeep.com