Pinergy, the energy transition company, has today announced the appointment of Maria Marta Perez Lippi as Chief Operating Officer. The appointment marks a significant milestone in Pinergy’s growth trajectory, as the company continues to scale its operations.
Established in 2013, the Pinergy business has grown organically and by acquiring energy related businesses. Today, it supplies green electricity and smart energy solutions, including commercial solar installations, energy measurement and EV charging infrastructure. Pinergy reported revenues of €267m for 2024, a growth of 25% on the previous year.
In her new Chief Operating Officer role, Maria aims to shape the future of energy partnerships by combining customer excellence, smart innovation and operational excellence to deliver unmatched value and growth. Maria will lead Pinergy’s operational strategy with a clear focus on defining and delivering industry leading customer experience standards. A particular focus will be embedding a customer-led culture where operational performance keeps pace with, and actively enables, Pinergy’s commercial ambitions.
Speaking about this latest appointment, Enda Gunnell, CEO at Pinergy said, “Maria brings an exceptional blend of operational leadership and customer-focused thinking, developed over nearly two decades in a range of businesses. We are at a pivotal point in Pinergy’s growth as we progress towards a unified business structure and continue to expand our position in Ireland’s energy transition. Having someone of Maria’s calibre leading our operational strategy gives us real confidence in our ability to deliver on that ambition.”
Commenting on her appointment, Maria Marta Perez Lippi said: “I’m genuinely excited about the opportunity to help scale Pinergy and support the business through this important growth phase, drawing on my experience building and enabling organisations at moments of transformation. I feel strongly aligned with the company’s purpose and look forward to playing a role in shaping Ireland’s energy transition.”
Maria brings over 20 years of experience spanning sales, marketing, operations and customer strategy. Originally from Argentina, she has spent most of her career in Ireland, working with brands such as Sun Microsystems and Schindler Lifts before joining Google Ireland as an early employee in 2006. Over the course of nearly 18 years at the company, she held a variety of senior roles from Support Launch Manager Consumers Operations and Head of Global Quality & Service Design Consumer Products through to Director of Large Customer Sales for Southern Europe, where she led a team of more than 50 specialists.
Maria holds an MBA from Liverpool John Moores University and two bachelor’s degrees in marketing & graphic design from Universidad de Palermo, Buenos Aires. She is a qualified professional coach through the Co-Active Training Institute and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation. Maria also serves as a Board Member of the Immigrant Council of Ireland and is a member of the Institute of Directors Ireland and the Professional Women’s Network Dublin.