Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Andy Reay (pictured) to lead offshore wind activities at the company.
Reay will take up the role of group head of commercial in October, joining from DEME Offshore.
Reay, a former member of the RenewableUK board, is also on the advisory board of the Team Humber Marine Alliance and a member of the Offshore Energy and Subsea Working Group for the North East Local Enterprise Partnership.
ABP operates facilities that include Green Port Hull, a joint investment with Siemens Gamesa, as well as operations and maintenance facilities in Grimsby, Barrow and Lowestoft.
Reay’s role has been created to build on these “strong foundations and drive forward the growth of offshore wind”, ABP said.
ABP chief commercial officer Julian Walker said: “Andy is a key hire for the ABP: the UK Government set an ambitious target in the Offshore Wind Deal for 40GW by 2030, and ABP is uniquely placed to help achieve this.
“I am delighted that Andy will be at the forefront of developing the next generation of offshore wind land infrastructure, further strengthening our existing team and bringing together ABP’s decades of expertise and unparalleled land bank in strategic port locations.”