Naveed is CEO of Seagrass, a global climate finance company which sources carbon credits for buyers and delivers capital to high-integrity climate projects.

He has over 20 years of business transformation and leadership experience in the Energy, Telecommunication and Satellite industries, working with local teams to create new business models and win market share across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and North America.

Prior to joining Seagrass, Naveed spent eight years at E.ON, one of Europe's largest energy companies, where he served as Vice President for Corporate Strategy and Group Innovation Operations. Seagrass is a wholly-owned subsidiary of E.ON SE.

About Seagrass

Seagrass is a climate finance company that enables buyers to secure carbon credits and deliver capital to high-integrity climate projects.

We’re founded on a mission to help restore our planet and accelerate the energy transition by scaling carbon finance and investments.

Seagrass supports clients across the voluntary and compliance markets, with holistic solutions that cover the entire carbon lifecycle – Carbon Strategy, Carbon Financing and Carbon Trading. We serve businesses with ambitious decarbonisation targets, alongside innovative project developers. We also advise governments and investors with policy insights, Article 6 frameworks and financing to speed up the use of carbon finance to deliver NDCs.

Seagrass is a subsidiary of E.ON SE, one of the Europe’s largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure, serving over 47 million customers, with a commitment to delivering the energy transition and wider sustainability. As part of its sustainability initiatives, E.ON is a member of the LEAF Coalition and member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).