Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
People oriented executive leader with over 25 years of experience in large international corporations in the energy industry. Significant experience in transforming larger units and building efficient organizations. Strong engagement to develop a culture of care in terms of health, safety and environment and a strong drive towards sustainable operations by minimizing impact on our environment.
Senior member of the management team of Grid Field Operations Offshore. Head of an international unit (350 FTE, 4 direct reports) and fully accountable for Operations & Maintenance of TenneT's offshore transmission grid asset portfolio, consisting of both HVDC and HVAC grid connection systems (15 systems, 13 GW in Germany and The Netherlands) and 3 HVDC interconnectors between Norway, Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
Executive member of the management team of Business Unit Offshore Wind. Head of an international unit (400 FTE, 4 direct reports) and fully accountable for Operations & Maintenance of Vattenfall's offshore wind portfolio (2.5 GW in Germany, UK, The Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark). Managing Director of DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH Supervisory board member of NoordzeeWind BV Managing Director of various wind entities in the United Kingdom Managing Director of various wind entities in Denmark
Executive manager and member of the management team of Business Unit Generation Wind. Head of an international unit in 5 countries (30 FTE, 5 direct reports). Responsible for implementing the technical and commercial requirements for operations, assuring operational and commercial readiness and a smooth hand over from development and construction to operations of Vattenfall's wind project portfolio, i.e. onshore and offshore wind projects (Germany, UK, The Netherlands and since 2015 also Sweden and Denmark)
Head of an international team of strategic and project procurement managers. Responsible for procurement of Vattenfall's renewable project portfolio, i.e. onshore wind and offshore wind projects (Germany, UK, Sweden, Denmark and The Netherlands) and upstream biomass projects (Canada, US).
Member of the Supervisory Board (Raad van Commissarissen) of Noordzeewind BV, a joint venture company between Vattenfall and Shell, operating the 108 MW windfarm OWEZ in front of the Dutch coast.
Manager for a team of contract and construction managers. Responsible for contracting and construction of Nuon's wind project portfolio in The Netherlands and Belgium. The activities involve EU tendering, contract and construction management for on- and offshore wind projects.
Project manager for high voltage transmission and substation projects