The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has appointed offshore wind energy specialist Yoshinori Okahara as a director in the company’s Tokyo office in Japan.
RCG said Okahara will play a central role in supporting its growth in the country and internationally, as well as developing new revenue opportunities for RCG within Japan and the wider Asia Pacific region.
He is also expected to provide leadership with the emerging requirement for owner’s engineering and other renewable project life-cycle services.
He has more than 30 years’ experience in civil engineering construction sector with project management, construction management, design, schedule control, risk management, and trouble- shooting roles for both international and Japan domestic projects.
Before RCG, Okahara served as acting general manager at Taisei Corporation, where he oversaw the company’s offshore wind programme among other duties.
RCG managing director for the Asia Pacific Gareth Lewis said: “He is joining RCG at an opportune moment as Japan’s offshore developers will be preparing for auctions, securing consents and designing and procuring equipment.
“With Okahara-san’s extensive offshore experience in other sectors, he brings a wealth of relevant knowledge to the offshore wind sector.”