Two experienced industry figures have been elected to the RenewableUK board, Ian Hunter of RES and Una Brosnan of Atkins (pictured).
New member Ian Hunter of RES is a chartered engineer and was appointed MD of Support Services in 2018.
He is responsible for business development, asset management and O&M in the UK and Ireland and is also a board member of SafetyOn – the health and safety organisation for the onshore wind sector.
Una Brosnan is business and strategy development manager and chief consultant of Atkins’ offshore wind team.
She is a chartered civil engineer and is also one of the co-chairs of the Friends of Floating Offshore Wind where she has worked with industry stakeholders from early stages of this technology, as well as being a member of the Technology Advisory Group for the Offshore Innovation Hub.
Two further members have also been re-elected, including chair Stephen Bull, senior VP for Equinor’s North Sea Region, and Clark MacFarlane, Siemens Gamesa UK MD and chief executive of its Northern Europe and Middle East business.
RenewableUK’s executive Isabel DiVanna said: “It’s great to have two very talented new members on the Board, who will bring valuable experience and fresh insights into our work building a modern energy system based on renewables.
“I’m also glad that two of the most senior and influential figures in our sector have been re-elected, including our Chair, who have worked tirelessly and successfully to help our trade association to extend its remit into new areas such as renewable hydrogen and large-scale battery storage.”
Bull commented: “I am delighted to be re-elected as Chair for the RenewableUK Board, and to welcome two new members who each bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table. RenewableUK’s membership is broad, so it’s great to see this reflected in the breadth of representation on the Board.
At the first meeting of the new Board today, Roisin Quinn, National Grid ESO chief engineer and head of national control, was re-appointed as Deputy Chair, a position she has held since 2018.
It was also confirmed that the Managing Director of CWind Nathanael Allison, James Fisher Marine Services Group’s business development director Martin Dronfield, Shepherd and Wedderburn’s clean energy head Clare Foster and RBS sustainable finance lead Rishi Madlani will continue to serve as co-opted members of the Board.
The board supports RenewableUK’s senior management team in setting strategy and priorities for the association, and ensuring that targets are successfully achieved.