Orsted has named Neil O’Donovan as the company’s new onshore chief executive, replacing Declan Flanagan who resigned from his position at the start of August.
O’Donovan (pictured) had been acting as interim CEO of the business unit, having previously been onshore chief operating officer (COO).
Orsted said it had “conducted a thorough recruitment process, evaluating both internal and external candidates, and have concluded that Neil O’Donovan is the best candidate for the permanent position as executive vice president and CEO of Onshore”.
The company said that as COO O’Donovan had played an “important role in successfully scaling the business”.
Before joining Orsted, he had a long career with global roles within technology, operations and commercial functions in the energy sector.
He will be based in Dublin and will also work from Onshore’s other locations, the company said.
Orsted Group President and CEO Mads Nipper said: “I’m very pleased to welcome Neil to the executive committee as CEO of Onshore.
“We’ve had a thorough recruitment process, and there’s no doubt that Neil is the best person to take over the leadership of Orsted Onshore and to accelerate Onshore’s growth journey.
“With a strong technical foundation in engineering, a proven track record in successful project development, and a great commercial focus, Neil has been instrumental in taking Onshore to where it is today.
“He’s an excellent leader with a truly pleasant personality, and I’m looking very much forward to working closely together with Neil in the executive committee.”
O’Donovan said: “I’m truly excited about the appointment, and I’m looking very much forward to leading our world-class Onshore team permanently.
“We’re on a strong track to position the business to reach our 2030 goals and to further build up our already strong momentum in the Onshore business.
“I’m looking forward to joining the executive committee and to working with the Onshore team and all other Orsted colleagues to accelerate our growth to the greater good of Orsted and our vision of a world that runs entirely on green energy.”
Orsted Onshore has an ambition to reach 17.5GW in operation and under construction in 2030 and aims to deliver approximately 1.5GW of additional capacity annually based on a diversified pipeline of value-creating growth opportunities.