TRAILBLAZER

We profile the 12 Chief Trailblazer nominees in the S & P Global Platts Global Energy Awards

Sumant Sinha ReNew Power Sumant Sinha is chairman and ceo of ReNew Power , India ’ s largest clean energy company . Nasdaq listed , it was founded in January 2011 , starting with a small wind project of 25 MW in Gujarat and a vision to transform the way energy is produced and consumed in India . Since then , it has grown significantly to become India ’ s largest renewable power producer with more than 10,000 MW of commissioned and under-construction , wind , and solar capacity , spanning more than 100 sites across India .

Jillian Evanko Chart Industries Jillian Evanko has been with Chart Industries for a little under five years , initially as cfo , and then as ceo and president since June 2018 . Chart Industries is a leading manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the clean energy and industrial gas markets .

Edouard Neviaski ENGIE Edouard Neviaski has been CEO of Global Energy Management Business Unit ( ENGIE ) since June 2015 . He started his career with Société Générale in commodities trading . He was appointed CEO of Gaselys , the energy trading jointventure of Gaz de France and Société Générale , when created in 2001 . He then held the position of Global Head of Commodities Markets within Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking from 2006 to 2012 . In 2012 , he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of GDF SUEZ Trading , which combined the trading teams of Gaselys and Electrabel .

Michael Phelan GridBeyond Michael Phelan has over 22 years management experience in sales , marketing and product development in electronic and software companies targeting the energy sector . Prior to joining GridBeyond formerly Endeco Technologies , he held positions at Philips , Microsol , PCAS and Duolog in automation and electronics . He was 16 January 2022