RenewableUK has appointed Emma Pinchbeck as its new executive director, with responsibility for leading the organisation’s policy and communication work.
Pinchbeck, who will take up this new post in mid-November, joins from WWF-UK, where she is head of climate change and energy.
Pinchbeck’s appointment is part of a restructuring at R-UK, with current deputy chief executive Maf Smith moving across from policy and communications to lead work on events, membership and programme delivery for the trade association.
R-UK chief executive Hugh McNeal said: “Emma’s impressive track record of working across political, business and campaign groups and delivering cross party support on climate and energy gives her unparalleled insight into how we demonstrate the clear offer of wind, wave and tidal technologies to the UK.
“With Emma’s arrival our organisation’s senior management team will be in place and able to deliver effectively for our members as the UK’s leading renewable energy body.”
Pinchbeck added: “Renewable energy is on the cusp of a transformation, from being valued as key to the fight against climate change to also being recognised as the engine room of our economy.
“I firmly believe that the technologies of the next industrial age must reach their potential – for business, for society, and for our planet.”
Previously, Pinchbeck worked in consultancy across the energy and financial sectors as well as working for the Sustainable Energy Association.
Image: Emma Pinchbeck (WWF)
