Orsted has appointed Richard Hunter to the newly-created role of chief operating officer effective 1 June.
Richard Hunter (pictured) joins from Bombardier Transportation, where he served as president of rail control solutions and wayside.
The position has been created by Orsted following a decision announced earlier this year to reorganise the company.
As COO, Hunter will head the Danish developer’s EPC & Operations for all units except the onshore business, which is organised in a separate business unit.
EPC & Operations is Orsted’s EPC provider and operator of offshore wind farms as well as combined heat and power plants. The EPC organisation manages multiple large-scale offshore construction projects, while the operations organisation manages 28 offshore wind farms.
Hunter has held executive positions within engineering, manufacturing, and operations in Europe and Asia-Pacific, and he has led projects and product supply in more than 50 countries.
Chief executive Mads Nipper said: “I’m truly excited to see Richard join the Executive Committee as our COO. Richard is a world-class executive and has the right set of skills to continue the development of EPC & Operations as a crucial part of our actions to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.
“Richard has a strong technical foundation in engineering, he has impressive international experience leading manufacturing, operations, and development across the globe, and last but not least, Richard has proven himself to have a strong commercial mindset delivering high value to the business and customers.”
Hunter will be based in Gentofte in Denmark. He said: “I really look forward to joining the team at Orsted. Having worked for many years in businesses delivering the most environmentally friendly and sustainable forms of transportation, I’m honoured to take this role with one of the largest renewable energy companies in the world with a clear ambition to be a leader in the global energy transformation.”