Orsted has announced its employee-elected board members for the next two years.
Elected to the board are Benny Gobel, senior mechanical specialist, EPCO & IT (re-elected), Anne Cathrine Collet Yde, Global HR Business Partner, People & Development (re-elected), Ian McCalder, Radio Communication Project Specialist, EPCO & IT and Lara Jewinat, Engineering Director, EPCO & IT.
The four employee-elected board members will join the Board of Directors after the annual general meeting on 5 March 2024.
In 2024, Orsted employees located outside of Denmark could also vote in and stand for election as employee-elected board members to the Board of Directors of Orsted for the first time ever.
More than 80 candidates from around the world chose to campaign for the positions.
Thomas Thune Andersen, Chair of the Board of Directors of Orsted, said: “It’s been a pleasure to see the global interest for joining the Board of Directors.
“It’s vital that the board room is as diverse across gender, experience, and culture as possible to achieve the best results, and I extend a warm welcome to the new employee-elected board members.”