US energy company Avangrid has named Bill White and Jose Antonio Miranda as co-presidents and chief executives of its clean power arm Avangrid Renewables, with immediate effect.
White will serve as offshore president and chief executive, while Miranda will be onshore president and chief executive.
Avangrid said the changes come because current president and CEO Alejandro de Hoz has decided to leave the company.
White has served as head of US offshore wind at Avangrid Renewables since October 2020, where he has led the development and implementation of the company’s overall offshore wind strategy, including projects in Massachusetts, Connecticut and North Carolina.
Prior to joining Avangrid Renewables, he served in a number of roles in the private and public sector related to offshore wind.
He also served in the White House as a special assistant to the president and as assistant secretary at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
Miranda, whose appointment was announced by the company in September, was previously CEO of onshore in the Americas region for Siemens Gamesa and chairman of its boards in the US, Mexico and Brazil.
The duo will report directly to Avangrid CEO Dennis Arriola and serve on Avangrid’s management committee.
Arriola said: “Our renewables business is a meaningful engine of growth for Avangrid and today we have established ourselves as the third largest renewables generator in the country and the leader in offshore wind.
“With two strong and experienced leaders like Jose Antonio and Bill, it makes sense to simplify our structure to ensure we are strongly aligned and focused on the key opportunities related to our strategic plan.
“This is an exciting time for Avangrid and Avangrid Renewables and I am very optimistic that under Bill and Jose Antonio’s leadership, we will continue to grow our renewables portfolio and improve the operating performance of our existing portfolio of assets.”