Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has announced that Marc Becker will return to the company as CEO of its industry-leading offshore business.
Siemens Gamesa is a global leader in the wind power industry, with a
strong presence in all facets of the business: offshore, onshore and
services.
Becker served as managing director for Germany and
head of offshore sales and projects at Siemens Gamesa before leaving the
company in early 2020.
In the latter role, and previously as
COO of Siemens Wind Power, Becker played a key role in building the
company´s strong leadership position in the rapidly growing Offshore
segment.
Becker, who is to be the permanent replacement for
Andreas Nauen who was promoted to CEO of the company in June, will be
based in Hamburg and start his new role on February 1. Pierre Bauer will
continue as interim CEO in the meantime.
Welcoming Becker, CEO
Andreas Nauen said: "I am delighted to bring him back to the company. He
has an outstanding track record in the offshore wind energy and has the
experience, expertise and industry network to lead our future growth in
this critical area."
"With the addition of Becker, we will
complete a strong and revitalised team to lead the turnaround that will
deliver long-term sustainable growth and profitability to Siemens
Gamesa," he remarked.
Becker will join a senior management team
that has been overhauled in the second half of calendar 2020. Lars Bondo
Krogsgaard, former CEO of Nordex Acciona and co-CEO of MHI Vestas
joined as CEO of Onshore earlier in November.
Juan Gutierrez
took over as CEO of Service in August. Beatriz Puente will join as Chief
Financial Officer on December 1 from NH Hotels, where she has served as
Executive Managing Director Finance & Administration since 2015.
On
his new role, Becker said: "Siemens Gamesa is the undisputed leader in
Offshore wind, and I´m looking forward to rejoining the company and
working to extend that leadership."
"There is huge potential for
Offshore wind to lead the fightback against climate change, and with
the talented team at Siemens Gamesa as well as the industry´s best
technology, we are well positioned to play a leading role," he added.
(TradeArabia News Service, November 18, 2020)
