Siemens Gamesa chief executive Andreas Nauen (pictured) has been elected as the new chair of trade body WindEurope.
The German will take the reins for the next 18 months and will serve alongside EDF Renewables executive vice president Nicolas Couderc.
“It is a tremendous honour that my colleagues in the wind industry have chosen me to represent the interests of wind’s entire value chain,” said Nauen.
“You have my commitment that we will work hard to make heard the voice of an industry that provides enormous industrial potential, technology leadership in addition to stable, clean energy supply.”
He added: “The European industry has proven to be in the driving seat of the development of wind energy globally. We have built strong skills, gained vast experience and developed a reliable value chain across the Continent.”
Nauen, a mechanical engineer by background, has been Siemens Gamesa boss since June 2020. Before that he was led the company’s offshore business. Previously he was CEO of Siemens Wind Power and of REpower/Senvion.
WindEurope chief executive Giles Dickson said: “We’re delighted to have Andreas Nauen as our new chair. Having one of world’s leading turbine manufacturers at the helm of WindEurope is a great asset to us.”