Jens Madrian

“I have known Jens for the last 5 years, initially as the MD of Commercial Optimisation and then as the CFO of Npower. What stands out with Jens are the following traits. - Jens thinks ahead of his peers and others…in terms of new ideas to drive performance...be it new models for compensation for his people to align performance with pay, or new business models leveraging insights from across industries, he is willing to look outside his own organisation to implement things that work. - He is action oriented ...Jens is always looking for practical implementation of plans and turns the insights into tangible actions and he is very diligent with follow through. It’s rare to see people effective in turning business strategy into crisp operational plans and subsequently performance managing their delivery in a highly engaging way. This operational focus means Jens isn't all about strategy, he also gets the job done. - He is a proven leader... one who is willing to challenge his teams to strive for excellence but also supports them to drive to success, creating true engagement and followership of his people at all levels. I saw this a number of times during the interactions I had with him and his team in both his CFO and Business MD capacity. These stand out qualities make Jens a unique type of commercial CFO – one who is operationally very capable whilst being financially astute and effective in delivering results. He possesses a unique blend of skills to successfully transform a business. I am very happy to recommend him. ”

“I worked for Jens in the Commercial team of npower for a number of years. He led a great deal of change in that time and transformed the business, bringing a much more commercial focus and performance driven culture. He is not scared to take on the big, difficult topics and push for what he thinks is right and necessary. He is very motivated, enthusiastic and hard-working. I also worked with Jens on an international, inter-operating company group to improve the management of risk and ensure that best practice was shared and embedded across the RWE group. He did this extremely well by creating a shared sense of purpose and introducing new concepts in a mutually supportive culture among a disparate group of people. This brought impressive results in reduced risk, more efficiently managed positions and increased EBIT. I always found him extremely supportive and honest in giving feedback to enhance performance. Working with him was good fun, challenging and very rewarding. He is an excellent C-suite leader with a clear strategic vision and passion for business.”