Siemens Gamesa has appointed Jorge Magalhaes as head of technology at its onshore business unit.
The company said his arrival bolsters Siemens Gamesa’s “technology leadership in a competitive industry where innovation is essential to continue lowering the cost of energy with high quality, safe and reliable solutions”.
Magalhaes has over 30 years of experience at companies such as Philips, Motorola, Emerson Electric and Vestas.
He has worked in a range of countries including Canada, Costa Rica, the US, the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Denmark and Portugal.
Siemens Gamesa onshore business unit chief executive Alfonso Faubel said: “I am delighted to welcome Jorge to the team.
“His addition will reinforce our technological leadership and sharpen our focus in innovation to develop the technologies that will ensure we stay ahead of our competition.
“Throughout his professional life, Jorge has held positions at both engineering and sales and marketing functions, which gives him a profound understanding of our customers’ needs and expectations.”
Magalhaes said: “It is an honour to join this great company which is ideally positioned to lead the wind industry. Siemens Gamesa has a long and proud history of leading the industry with products that set the standard for excellence.
“Siemens Gamesa 5.X is the most recent example of this – a product that is fast becoming an industry benchmark due to its unmatched rating and rotor size.
“I very much look forward to working together to expand Siemens Gamesa´ leading position by developing ever more cost-effective solutions that will continue to accelerate our transition to a more sustainable energy economy, less dependent on fossil fuels.”