let`s make an impact
Driving meaningful impact through human-centered innovation and purposeful value creation!
I am open to leadership roles and interviews
GEORG BAUMGARTNER
Ing. Mag., Bakk
Hello, I am Georg!
I bring innovation organizations to life — from ideation to market-ready products with measurable impact.
As Head of Innovation at Salzburg AG — one of Austria's largest infrastructure companies — I have been responsible for over 10 years for building and leading innovation units that create real business value.
My focus lies at the intersection of strategy, technology and organization: developing new business models, building corporate startups, putting teams on a growth trajectory and sustainably embedding innovation culture.
I combine analytical rigor with human-centered leadership — as a systemic coach I know that transformation always begins with people. I stand for clear conviction, reliable execution and demonstrable impact.
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.
