Our people

At E.ON we're all part of something bigger - the energy in our customers' lives and making a positive difference for our customers and our planet. From the UK board through to all our colleague networks, our people are who we are - without the people there would be no E.ON.

Powered by positivity

In the fight against climate change, we're leading the energy transition, and through our people we're making a positive impact on the world - creating a sustainable business and reaching carbon neutrality by 2040. 

Careers

Connecting colleagues

Our people have exciting opportunities to work together to make E.ON a great place to work through our inclusion networks, which represent working parents, racial inclusion, disability, women, religion and belief and our LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer development opportunities for all through our colleague networks, focused on building digital and engineering skills for our green future and to support women and those early in their careers to progress. 

Careers

Investing in our future colleagues

We don't offer jobs at E.ON, we offer careers. We're serious about investing in our people and nurturing talent. Through our degree apprenticeship and apprenticeship programmes, we're passionate about helping people at the start of their careers discover their strengths, develop and progress, regardless of background.

We value the positive energy everyone brings

To truly represent our customers and society, we foster an inclusive environment,  where everyone's opinion matters and everyone's contribution is considered. We've made a great start on this journey and are improving our position year on year on the Top 50 Inclusive Employers list.

Sarah Farmer (she/her)

Sarah Farmer

Director of Residential Solutions

Joining E.ON in 2007 as a graduate chemist I was hungry to learn and very lucky to be supported by phenomenal female engineering leaders who really showed me the way to build my career – I felt they went out of their way to make me feel welcome and show me the ropes. I try to pay that forward now; I have a diverse range of mentees and I’m keen to help them grow – creating opportunities to use their initiative and build their skills . I believe in people being able to be themselves at work, from the hours they work to the way they communicate, there is a value in bringing something different to the table.

I started out at E.ON within the engineering consultancy business, working with low carbon technologies before taking on an international retail role. After taking maternity leave I returned to a transformational role, building out the Business & Community Solutions part of the business – which is where I caught the bug for customer service.

Now in my current role as Director of Residential Solutions, I’m able to bring together all my experience, from my technical knowledge to transformation and my newfound passion for customer experience. We’re going through a transformation at the moment, in the way we use energy and our customers are very switched onto this. I feel privileged to lead the part of the business that does this for our customers.

Scott Somerville (he/him)

Head of UK Brand and Marketing

My career at E.ON began over a decade ago, when I joined the company as a Press Officer. Since then I've advanced through various PR and marketing roles to now head up the UK Brand and Marketing function.

Highlighting the small bits of action we can all take to make a big difference to improve society is extremely important to me. Over the time I’ve spent in my current role we've delivered campaigns to clear the air, change the weather and take action for climate that prove by being creative to get people interested in sustainability we can have positive impact through the work we do.

I believe that one of the main ways we can make our work connect with people is by involving and showcasing all of the different backgrounds and experiences that we as individuals bring to the table. Ultimately that’s about us delivering marketing campaigns that celebrate all the different people, cultures and backgrounds that make modern-life so brilliant, as well as making sure that behind the camera we are providing opportunities and ensuring equity for people whatever their path and heritage.

Scott Somerville

Vijay Tank (he/him)

Chief Operating Officer, UK Energy Solutions

I first joined E.ON in 2005 as part of a commercial team. In the years since, I’ve worked across a few areas in leadership roles.  In my current directorship I’m leading a transformation of UK Supply Chain aimed to deliver incremental strategic value and reset team culture to orientate to a customer and commercial agenda.

I seek high performance through an open, progressive and psychologically safe culture, committed to sustainability. It’s important to me that we develop our people and change the perception around barriers particularly – although not limited to – race.

Although born in the UK I have Indian roots and BAME rights and representation are close to my heart. As sponsor of the colleague EmbRace network, I’m having open discussions with our colleagues to explore the various barriers and then working with my peers in leadership to find solutions to these. 

Vijay Tank

Gill Baker (she/her)

Gill Baker

Director of Smart Field Connections

I’m really proud of how much we put our customers and colleagues at the heart of our decision making. I feel immensely privileged to work and have worked with the teams I have at E.ON where no challenge is ever too big and the team working spirit is a complete pleasure to be a part of.

As Director of Smart Field Connections I firmly believe that a smart future is a great future and I am extremely proud to be leading E.ON in this direction.

I am passionate about equality and diversity in our workplace, ensuring everyone achieves their potential, treating our customers and colleagues fairly and with kindness and working towards achieving our UK net zero ambition. 

Helen Bradbury (she/her)

Helen Bradbury

Director of Organisational Development, Internal Communications & Engagement