About Corio
Samuel Leupold, CEO
As CEO of Corio Generation, Samuel Leupold leads our global team of industrial, development and finance specialists across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
Samuel has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector and has deep expertise in development strategy and execution.
Prior to becoming CEO, Samuel served as Chair of Corio’s Board since the company’s launch in April 2022.
Samuel was previously Chairman of Wind Energy at Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, where he supported the infrastructure investor’s global strategy for offshore wind.
Samuel was also CEO of Ørsted Wind Power in Denmark (formerly DONG Wind Power). During his five year tenure he transformed the former Europe-focused start-up company into the world’s largest offshore wind player, with projects in Europe, North America and Asia.
Samuel was previously Executive Vice President for Commodity Trading at Swiss Utility BKW where he was responsible for the company’s generation asset portfolio in Germany and Italy. During his career, Samuel also worked at McKinsey & Company and engineering and technology group ABB Power Generation.
In addition, Samuel holds independent Board Director positions at Axpo and Schlumberger.
Professional qualifications:
MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Swiss Federal institute of Technolgy ETH Zurich, Switzerland
MBA from INSEAD Fontainebleau, France
Further links:
Press release: Corio Generation announces leadership changes