Nordex has announced it is expanding its activities in the US and has appointed Manav Sharma as chief executive of the business in North America, with effect from 1 June.
Sharma (pictured) has a long-standing experience of 16 years within the industry, said the company, having already served in various senior management positions before joining the German turbine manufacturer.
Prior to his current role as the Nordex Group’s chief transformation officer, he was its chief operations officer, responsible for the company’s global operations.
John McComas, who has been leading activities in the North American region since April 2021, will assume the newly created position of chief operations officer North America.
In his new role, Sharma will be responsible for the expansion of the Nordex’s US business.
In March, the company announced it is working on the launch of a turbine specifically tailored to the requirements of the American market.
As early as the middle of this year, Nordex said it plans to announce a turbine variant with an optimized capacity factor for US project conditions, designed to significantly increase yield in pure grid constrained projects.
A second key element of the company’s growth strategy in the US is the expansion of local supply chains to ensure US customers continue to benefit from local manufacturing credit, it added. This will allow the group to take advantage of the growing market volume expected in the coming years.
“Having strengthened our market position in Europe, we will now add focus on our efforts in the North American arm of our business,” said Nordex chief executive José Luis Blanco.
“The appointment of Manav Sharma, a highly experienced and valued colleague of our global executive management team, reflects the strategic importance of North America for us.
“With he and his team leading the launch of our US turbine and accelerating the on-going supply chain transformation, we will be well-positioned to benefit from expected growth in both the US and Canadian markets.”