ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) has appointed Gillian Noble as managing director for offshore, development and operations.
Noble, who was formerly sales director within ScottishPower’s energy retail business, will be responsible for the the 5GW of floating wind being developed off the north and east coasts of Scotland in partnership with Shell through the ScotWind process.
Her remit will also cover a 2GW fixed-bottom project off the west coast of Islay, and a 3GW pipeline of Irish offshore wind projects, as well as all operational fleet in the SPR portfolio.
Noble joined ScottishPower in 2000 via the Retail Graduate programme and has held various roles across the business including Energy Services, Affinity Sales and Customer Management.
As sales director, she led the delivery of PPAs and smart solutions customer sales as well as core energy acquisitions.
In addition, Ross Ovens has been appointed managing director for offshore at SPR’s East Anglia Hub.
In his new role, Ovens will continue to lead on these three projects, after SPR successfully secured a Contract for Difference (CfD) for East Anglia 3 and development consents for East Anglia 1 North and 2 earlier this year.
Ross joined the Iberdrola Group in 2014 and has over 20 years’ experience in onshore and offshore wind delivery, including leading Iberdrola’s Wikinger project in the Baltic Sea and his previous role as project director for the East Anglia Hub.
Noble and Ovens join Barry Carruthers, managing director for onshore, UK and Ireland, to complete ScottishPower Renewables’ leadership team under chief executive Charlie Jordan.Jordan said: “It’s fantastic to bring Gillian and Ross on board to lead the delivery of an incredible 13GW of offshore wind projects across the UK and Ireland.
“This is a really exciting time for the renewables industry as a whole – and our business in particular – as we progress an unrivalled 20GW pipeline of onshore wind, solar and offshore wind projects across the UK & Ireland, with 16 projects securing a CfD in the recent government allocation round alone.”