Northland Power has appointed David Povall as executive vice president of development, effective 16 October 2019.
Povall will be based in the Toronto office and will be responsible for leading the company’s development initiatives in key global markets.
Most recently, he served as chief executive of Acacia Renewables, a Macquarie-owned developer focused on the Japanese market.
Prior to that, Povall led RES Group’s Asia-Pacific development team and has held senior roles in various teams focused on new markets and project development, across a range of technologies, throughout the UK, Australia, China, Singapore and parts of south-east Asia.
Northland currently has development offices based in Toronto, Houston, London, Seoul and soon in Tokyo. Povall will oversee and manage the local teams in each of these regions.
Northland chief executive Mike Crawley (pictured) said: “I am very excited to welcome David to the Northland team.
“Throughout his career, David has demonstrated a strategic and operational ability to identify and deliver business opportunities in new markets and multinational locations and build relationships across cultures.
“With his impressive range of experience in origination, development, finance and execution of projects, I am confident that David will be a key driver of our next chapter of growth.”