He is co-founder, shareholder and CEO of Enery, an independent renewable power producer focused on Austria and CEE. Enery is a purpose-driven company with an aim to provide affordable, reliable, clean and sustainable electricity to industrial customers and households in the region. Before founding Enery in 2019, Richard led the growth and renewable transformation of ContourGlobal, an American IPP and before that worked in renewable energy investment banking in London, Amsterdam and CEE. Next to Enery, Richard is shareholder in other companies in the energy, agriculture and sports business. Richard is passionate about supporting local communities in CEE with social projects and has executed more than 15 of such initiatives over the last years.