Offshore Wind Giant Ørsted Names New CEO
Ørsted, one of the world's largest offshore wind developers, has elected Mads Nipper as its new CEO. He will take over from Henrik Poulsen who recently announced the decision to step down.Nipper, currently CEO and President of Grundfos, one of the largest pump manufacturers in the world, will take over as Ørsted CEO on January 1, 2020. Both companies are based in Denmark.Commenting on the election of the new CEO, Thomas Thune Andersen, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Ørsted, said: “On behalf of the Board, I’m very pleased to announce Mads Nipper as Ørste
Vattenfall CEO Set to Step Down
of the total installed offshore wind capacity in the Netherlands.Also worth noting, Hall stepping down means this is the second major executive change in the offshore wind space in a little over a month, after Orsted, the world's largest offshore wind developer in June said its Chief Executive Henrik Poulsen had resigned after eight years at the helm of the company.Watch the recording of World Energy Report's Offshore Wind Webinar "Outlook for Offshore Wind Power: The Frontier of Future Energy"
DONG Energy Appoints CEO for E&P
I feel it is the right time to hand over the challenging job as CEO of the E&P business to my successor. I have a great passion for safety and environment and I am looking forward to spending all my energy in supporting DONG Energy's positive progress in this area." DONG Energy's CEO Henrik Poulsen said,"I would like to thank Søren for the contribution he has made to DONG Energy as CEO for E&P. Søren has built DONG Energy's oil and gas business into a strong regional player which over the last 6 years has doubled its production. Søren passes on the position
