Markus Nölke (pictured) has taken over as managing director of German offshore wind supply chain group WAB e V in Bremerhaven.
He originally comes from the transport and logistics sector, where he has focused on shipping and port issues.
Prior to joining WAB, Nölke had spent the past 14 years as managing director of the Association for the Promotion of Short Sea Shipping, the operator of the ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center in Bonn.
Jens Assheuer, chief executive of WAB, said: “We are very pleased that we have been able to win Markus Nölke for this important task. The industry is on the upswing.
“With Markus Nölke, we want to take advantage of this upswing and further develop and expand WAB’s position as the strong voice of the value chain.”
Nölke added: “I am very pleased to be on board WAB and to be able to work together with the industry to achieve the ambitious goals of the energy transition.
“The expansion targets for wind power to 40GW at sea and 160GW on land by 2035 are both a great opportunity and a challenge.
“As WAB, together with our strong network, we not only want to support the achievement of these goals, but also help to shape them constructively.”