New CEO and Co-CEO to Lead MHI Vestas Offshore Wind's Expansion
2018年1月16日 - 5:41PM
JCN Newswire (英)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Vestas Wind Systems
(Vestas) are pleased to appoint Philippe Kavafyan to Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) and Lars Bondo Krogsgaard to Co-Chief
Executive Officer (Co-CEO) of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. The
appointments will take effect on 1 April, 2018, and are made in
accordance with the joint venture agreement's principle of changing
its leadership every four years.
Under the leadership of out-going CEO Jens Tommerup and Co-CEO
Tetsushi Mizuno, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has established itself as
a leading player in offshore, with orders from the UK, Germany,
Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. With the outlook for offshore
wind energy looking positive through the opening of new markets and
further reductions in the cost of energy, MHI Vestas Offshore is
now increasing its strategic focus on expanding into new markets
and further consolidating its position in core markets.
Accordingly, as joint venture shareholders, MHI and Vestas sought
new leaders, outside of either parent company, with extensive wind
experience and knowledge from and familiarity with diverse markets.
The joint venture shareholders have found strong profiles in
Philippe Kavafyan and Lars Bondo Krogsgaard.
Philippe Kavafyan has more than 25 years of experience in the
broader energy and technology industries and 12 years in the wind
sector, including roles in business development, technical, asset
and risk management in Electricite de France, GE and Areva. During
the past six years in offshore wind energy, Philippe has
successfully worked with offshore wind tenders in France, the first
commercial projects in Germany and held the position as Chair of
the Board of Adwen Offshore.
Lars Bondo Krogsgaard also has extensive wind management experience
with DONG Energy (now Orsted) and Siemens Wind Power. In 2010, he
joined Nordex as Chief Sales Officer and was promoted to CEO,
growing the company profitably while expanding its global
reach.
The appointment of a new CEO is in accordance with the terms of the
original Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) between MHI and Vestas,
which stipulates that after four years there shall be a change in
the Joint Venture's Board of Management and Board of Directors. The
terms set out in the JVA mean that MHI now appoints the CEO and
Vestas appoints the Co-CEO. Additionally, the terms now cede the
leadership of the Board of Directors to Vestas.
Vestas has appointed its President and CEO, Anders Runevad, as
Chair of the Board, while MHI has appointed its Executive Vice
President and Chief Technology Officer and current Chair of MHI
Vestas Offshore, Michisuke Nayama, as the Deputy Chair of the Board
as of 1 April.
"Both Philippe Kavafyan and Lars Bondo Krogsgaard possess deep
knowledge of the industry and major markets, and MHI and Vestas
strongly believe that their combined expertise and leadership
within the wind industry is precisely what the joint venture
requires to be successful in the future", said Anders Runevad,
incoming Chair of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind's Board.
After four years leading MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, current CEO Jens
Tommerup and Co-CEO Tetsushi Mizuno have decided to leave the
organisation.
"On behalf of the shareholders, MHI and Vestas would like to thank
both Jens Tommerup and Tetsushi Mizuno for their hard work and
dedication in starting up MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and introducing
a new turbine that earned the market's confidence", said outgoing
Chair Michisuke Nayama. "They leave behind a company that is a
strong player in the offshore wind market, with a robust brand and
a solid order book".
About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, is
one of the world's leading industrial firms with 80,000 group
employees and annual consolidated revenues of around 38 billion
U.S. dollars. For more than 130 years, the company has channeled
big thinking into innovative and integrated solutions that move the
world forward. MHI owns a unique business portfolio covering land,
sea, sky and even space. MHI delivers innovative and integrated
solutions across a wide range of industries from commercial
aviation and transportation to power plants and gas turbines, and
from machinery and infrastructure to integrated defense and space
systems.
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Source: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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