RenewableUK has announced the results of an election held this summer for a new chair and vice chair of its board, along with six members who have been co-opted to the board, including five new appointees.
SSE Renewables global offshore wind director Paul Cooley was elected by the rest of the board as its new chair and senior vice president head of Ireland at Mainstream Renewable Power Una Brosnan was elected vice chair.
Both are board members and will take up their new roles this month.
The six co-optees are country managing director for Hitachi Energy in the UK and Ireland Laura Fleming, technical director at ORE Catapult Cristina Garcia Duffy, Ocean Winds country manager UK Adam Morrison, senior vice president offshore sales northern and central Europe for Vestas David Rooney, Global Energy Group executive director Iain Sinclair and EDF’s director of strategy and analysis Tristan Zipfel.
Fleming is continuing as a co-opted board member; the other five are new co-optees.
They will be in post for a year, starting this month.
They have been appointed to ensure the board fully represents onshore and offshore technologies by including developers, operators and supply chain companies, as well as grid, leasing, policy and regulation experts.
The gender balance of the new board will be 56% male and 44% female.
RenewableUK’s chief executive Dan McGrail said: “Between them, our new chair, vice chair and six co-opted board members bring an enormous wealth of professional experience, knowledge and talent from innovative companies in our sector which will strengthen and enhance the way we work.
“They’re taking up their new roles at a crucial moment for the industry, as we remain determined to push ahead with vital new projects to deliver cheap power and boost our energy security at a time of challenging economic conditions worldwide which is unprecedented in our sector.”
Cooley (pictured) added: “I’m immensely looking forward to working with Dan and the dedicated, talented team at RenewableUK. Working together as an industry with government, supply chain and other stakeholders, we can deliver greater success for our industry and ensure renewable energy is central to the UK’s future energy independence and the wellbeing of society.”
Brosnan said: “Accelerating collaborative working across the lifecycle of projects and with communities will be key for our industry if we are to realise sustainable delivery of targets and drive equity across the supply chain.”