European Energy has announced that Jacob Gotfred Johansen will take over the reins as executive vice president, head of asset management from 1 March.
Johansen is current head of business performance at Maersk Drilling.
In his new role, Johansen will be in charge of the company’s 1GW of renewable energy capacity in the form of operational solar and wind parks.
The company is also responsible for the operation of a number of other renewable energy projects that the company does not own itself.
Johansen said: “I think that European Energy is one of the most interesting Danish companies at the moment.
“Today, European Energy is involved in more than 24 countries with renewable energy projects.
“I am looking forward to becoming part of the team and the great task of internationalising the operation and ongoing maintenance of our assets.
“There is also an increasing need to be able to offer operations within PtX production, where European Energy is one of the leading companies in the world.
“All in all, I am happy to work in a company where we as a team focus on finding solutions to the energy challenges that society faces.”