Enrico Schaefer

Senior Vice President at Copenhagen Offshore Partners

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

About

I'm a senior executive with >13 years of international leadership experience in the renewable energy sector. My career spans maturing offshore wind business development as well as leading the scale-up and transformation of operations across global markets. I began my professional journey with four years as a strategy consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. Recognized as a people-focused leader, I have a strong track record of building and leading high-performing teams. I bring expertise in forging strategic partnerships with external stakeholders and thrive in multicultural environments, having lived and worked in Germany, Brazil, Spain, the UK, and the U.S.

Experience

  • Senior Vice President Operations at Copenhagen Offshore Partners
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Head of Development Americas at RWE Offshore Wind
    Oct 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • RWE (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Director Offshore Wind Operations (interim)
      Jul 2023 - Oct 2023 · 4 mos

    • Head of Offshore Wind Operations Europe
      Oct 2019 - Jul 2023 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      Leading operations (P&L responsible) of RWE's European offshore wind portfolio (EBITDA > €0,5bn, ~1,2 GW capacity, ~200 FTE), achieving sustained industry benchmark performance. Key responsibilities are developing staff capabilities, design and implementation of a fleet wide operating model, leveraging scale based on harmonised org-structures, processes & systems and relevant standards. Recently concluded post-merger integration of Innogy and E.ON assets into RWE, having created, implemented new org-structure and transformed operating model.

  • E.ON Climate & Renewables (8 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of Offshore Wind Operations Continental Europe
      Apr 2018 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Led operations (P&L responsible) of E.ON's continental European offshore wind portfolio, conceptualised and implemented a fleet wide operating model, leveraging scale based on harmonised org-structures, processes & systems and beneficial set of standards

    • General Manager of a large German offshore wind farm (Amrumbank West)
      Jan 2015 - Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Built up team, ramped up and led operations (P&L responsible) of E.ON's first high seas offshore wind farm, (302 MW / 80 wind turbines; >40 FTE staff)

    • Head of Operations Management & Projects
      Jan 2014 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr

      Managed 15 FTE i.a. responsible for designing and implementing novel offshore wind O&M strategies, optimising fleet-wide practices as well as developing and launching third party services

  • MBA final assignment at Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica
    Nov 2010 - Apr 2011 · 6 mos

    Assessment of prospects of renewable energies technologies