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Uniper : Birgit Korte to become Head of External Communication and Group Spokesperson at Uniper
Uniper : Birgit Korte to become Head of External Communication and Group Spokesperson at
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" style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-align: center;"> Share Share Düsseldorf, 22 May 2026 | 09:00 Europe/Berlin Birgit Korte to become Head of External Communication and Group Spokesperson at Uniper Birgit Korte Birgit Korte will take over as Head of External Communication and assume the role of Group Spokesperson at Uniper in Düsseldorf in early June 2026. She will report to Florian Dötterl, Executive Vice President Corporate Communication & Governmental Relations. Most recently, she headed the press office at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Berlin. Birgit Korte studied media studies in Siegen and Bonn, earning a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in 2014. She then worked as a freelance journalist before joining the press office of the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia in 2016. In 2020, she was first appointed Deputy Head of the Press Office and in 2022 Head of the Press Office and Editor-in-Chief of the State Chancellery. In October 2025, she moved to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, where she most recently served as spokesperson to Federal Minister Katherina Reiche. " Birgit Korte brings exactly the right mix of communication skills and extensive experience that we need at Uniper right now. Not only does she know the German and international media landscape very well, but she is also familiar with the energy sector through her previous roles. We are therefore very pleased that we have been able to recruit her, an outstanding communications expert, as department head within the Politics and Communication division. Florian Dötterl, Executive Vice President Corporate Communication & Governmental Relations at Uniper " In her new role, she will succeed Georg Oppermann, who is retiring after 26 years in the energy industry. " Georg Oppermann has represented Uniper excellently in the media and in public, even during challenging times. I would like to thank him very much for that and wish him all the very best for this new chapter of his life. Florian Dötterl, Executive Vice President Corporate Communication & Governmental Relations at Uniper " " Uniper bears a great responsibility for ensuring a secure energy supply in Germany as well as in Europe and, as one of the industry's most relevant companies, is at the heart of the energy transition. After ten exciting years in political communications at the state and federal levels, I am looking forward to this change of perspective and to helping shape Uniper's unique role through communications in the future. Birgit Korte " About Uniper Düsseldorf-based Uniper is a European energy company with global reach. It has about 7,000 employees and plays a key role in ensuring a secure energy supply in Europe, particularly in its core markets of Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Uniper's 18.5 gigawatts of power generating capacity make it a mainstay of reliable power production. Uniper is a leading gas trader and one of Northwestern Europe's most important LNG importers, and its broad procurement portfolio enhances supply security. Uniper's investments in renewables, hydrogen, and other low-carbon energy carriers propel the transformation of the energy system. Uniper provides energy and services to about 1,000 municipalities and industrial companies in its home market, Germany. Uniper is also Germany's largest operator of gas storage facilities and hydropower plants. Boilerplate This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Uniper SE Management and other information currently available to Uniper. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. Uniper SE does not intend, and does not assume any liability whatsoever, to update these forward-looking statements or to modify them to conform with future events or developments.