Orsted has hired Patricia DiOrio as the company’s new head of offshore project development in the US.
DiOrio will be based in Boston and, as a member of the Orsted US offshore wind leadership, will lead the company’s North American offshore project development team.
This will include all strategic and growth efforts in pre-asset project development and bid submissions.
She has over 20 years of experience in strategy, project development, finance and engineering, Orsted said.
Most recently DiOrio served as vice president of US strategy with National Grid.
Orsted North America Offshore chief operating officer David Hardy said: “Offshore wind represents one of America’s greatest opportunities to bring clean, renewable energy to homes and businesses in the heavily populated East Coast
“Patty’s strength and expertise in strategy and project development will help to bolster Orsted’s leading portfolio and deliver on our goal of making a world that runs entirely on green energy.”
DiOrio said: “I am beyond excited about helping Orsted build the offshore wind industry in the US I’ve lived on the East Coast all my life, so this opportunity strikes a personal chord for me.”