David Hickey has been promoted to the role of Siemens Gamesa’s Americas region service business chief executive, effective 24 August 2020.
Hickey (pictured) succeeds Juan Gutierrez, who has been promoted to global service chief executive at the company.
Hickey joined the company in 2001 and has held various leadership roles across the wind power business, with previous roles as head of proposals for the Americas, as well as project management in the US and Canada.
He is former vice chair and board member of the Canadian Wind Energy Association.
Hickey will be based in Orlando, the Americas headquarters for Siemens Gamesa.
“The Americas region is a diverse market with excellent growth potential in the wind and renewables industry. I am excited and honoured to lead our talented team and bring optimal solutions and services to our customers to help drive down the cost of energy,” said Hickey.
Siemens Gamesa chief operations officer Torben Bang added: “With David’s broad industry experience and demonstrated leadership capacity, I’m confident he will be successful in executing our strategic plans to meet and exceed our business goals.
“Under his leadership in the region, a continued focus on safety and quality will demonstrate Siemens Gamesa’s commitment to our customers and the industry.”
Siemens Gamesa has a total installed base of more than 32GW in the Americas with 20GW of this amount under service.