Key highlights
- She will assume the Head of External Communication and Group Spokesperson roles in Düsseldorf in early June 2026, reporting to Florian Dötterl.
- Since October 2025 she served as spokesperson at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy for Federal Minister Katherina Reiche.
- She joined the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia press office in 2016, became Deputy Head in 2020 and Head and Editor-in-Chief in 2022.
- She succeeds Georg Oppermann, who is retiring after 26 years in the energy industry.
Appointment
Birgit Korte will become Head of External Communication and Group Spokesperson at Uniper in Düsseldorf in early June 2026, reporting to Florian Dötterl, Executive Vice President Corporate Communication & Governmental Relations.
Background
Korte studied media studies in Siegen and Bonn, earning an M.A. in 2014, worked as a freelance journalist, joined the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia press office in 2016, became Deputy Head in 2020 and Head and Editor-in-Chief in 2022, and in October 2025 served as spokesperson at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy to Federal Minister Katherina Reiche.
Succession
She succeeds Georg Oppermann, who is retiring after 26 years in the energy industry.
