Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) is setting up an office in Tokyo to support the emerging offshore wind market in Japan.
OWC has appointed Isao Terasawa as Japan country manager to to head up the new office.
Terasawa was previously general manager of Mott MacDonald’s Japan office, which he had led for the past nine years.
He has been involved in several offshore wind farms in Japan, including the Akita, Kashima and Hibikinada projects.
OWC managing director Will Cleverly (pictured) said: “The Japanese government has announced big ambitions when it comes to renewables in general and offshore wind specifically.
“We want to be part of that vision and be available for offshore wind developers here, while also contributing towards local job and value creation.
“Setting up an office in Japan is an obvious next step for us.
“We are delighted to secure Isao to lead our new office.
“He has more than 35 years’ experience from multi-disciplined construction projects, including from offshore wind developments, and is extremely well respected in his field.”
OWC has already won and delivered work in Japan from its office in Taipei, Taiwan.