RWE has appointed Kevin Kroll (pictured) to serve as chief operating officer of its US renewables business RWE Clean Energy.
In his new role, Kroll will be responsible for continuing growing the business and overseeing engineering, construction and operations across RWE’s growing fleet of renewable generation assets in North America that now exceeds 130 operating projects.
His responsibilities include project execution, performance management & engineering, asset management, and operations & maintenance.
Under the lead of Andrew Flanagan, chief executive of RWE Clean Energy, Kroll will complete the executive leadership team of the company which also includes chief financial officer Ingmar Ritzenhofen and chief commercial officer Christoph Hunfeld.
Kroll joins RWE Clean Energy from McKinsey & Company where he worked as partner and spent nearly a decade advising private and public sector clients in achieving their decarbonisation and sustainability goals.
Prior to joining McKinsey in 2017, Kroll spent 10 years in operational leadership roles focused on new nuclear construction across Asia and the US.
Andrew Flanagan, chief executive of RWE Clean Energy, said: “With his extensive knowledge of the global energy sector and a career-long commitment to promoting decarbonised energy infrastructure, Kevin’s experience is an excellent addition to the RWE Clean Energy team.
“His expertise will largely contribute to efficiently managing our existing fleet and deliver consistently our ambitious growth targets in a value-accretive manner.
“I warmly welcome Kevin to our team and look forward to the impact he will make to our organization.”