Power Moves: ETZ Ltd’s new offshore renewables director and more

Isla Robb has been appointed as the brand new offshore renewables director at ETZ Ltd.

The appointment comes as ETZ Ltd seems to be to safe new offshore wind-related funding for the Vitality Transition Zone and the broader area to ship sustainable financial affect.

Robb’s vitality profession spans the private and non-private sectors, with a robust deal with offshore wind and provide chain administration.

As managing director of Opergy Scotland, she led quite a few initiatives to help large-scale purchasers, SMEs, and public sector organisations, guiding them by means of the challenges of vitality transition.

Her work in connecting native suppliers with builders by means of meet-the-buyer occasions and selling range within the offshore wind business was recognised final 12 months when she gained the distinguished Judges’ Award at Scottish Inexperienced Vitality Awards 2024 and was described by the judging panel as an “inspiring power for change”.

Robb mentioned: “It’s a large privilege to be appointed director of offshore renewables at ETZ Ltd, an organisation that’s on the vanguard of vitality transition and efforts to safe a vibrant and affluent future for Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland.

“This area has all of the substances for fulfillment, a pipeline of transformational initiatives on our doorstep alongside a world-class provide chain that may ship them, and I’m relishing the chance draw upon my expertise to make sure we unlock the funding required to maximise the huge potential afforded by offshore wind.”

Nice British Vitality has added 5 non-executive administrators to its start-up board.

The brand new board will set a method for a way the publicly owned firm will work with the vitality sector and communities to drive funding in clear vitality applied sciences.

Frances O’Grady is a member of the Home of Lords and served as normal secretary for the Trades Union Congress (TUC) between 2013 and 2022.

Frank Mitchell is the previous CEO for SP Vitality Networks (2009 to 2022), in addition to chair of Expertise Improvement Scotland and a member of the Scottish Authorities’s vitality advisory board.

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Kate Gilmartin is the CEO of the British Hydropower Affiliation, and has a background in renewable vitality and low carbon challenge improvement.

Dr Nina Skorupska is the previous chief govt of the Affiliation for Renewable Vitality and Clear Know-how (REA).

And Valerie Todd is an HR skilled with intensive expertise throughout the non-public, public and third sectors, having beforehand labored as director of individuals and organisation at Siemens.

Along with chairman Juergen Maier, they’ll assist to scale up GB Vitality and construct its organisational construction and Aberdeen headquarters.

The laws to create GB Vitality is presently going by means of the Home of Lords and is on the committee stage.

Maier mentioned: “This is a crucial milestone for Nice British Vitality, as we deliver collectively an professional board to quickly scale up the corporate and get to work in delivering a UK-wide clear vitality revolution.

“Their expertise throughout the vitality business, authorities and commerce unions shall be essential in shaping our technique and organisation, making certain we are able to again clear vitality initiatives, bolster UK provide chains and create good jobs throughout the nation.”

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Sinead Lynch has joined vitality options group Johnson Matthey as a non-executive director.

Earlier than taking up her new position, Lynch served as senior vice chairman of Shell’s low-carbon fuels enterprise from 2021 to 2024.

She additionally labored as UK nation chair on the London-listed supermajor from 2016 to 2021.

She brings her intensive information and expertise of the low-carbon gasoline sector to her new place, together with expertise throughout industrial operations, organisational change and multidisciplinary integration.

Johnson Matthey has been concerned in growing Kellas Midstream’s H2NorthEast hydrogen challenge on Teesside.

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Paula Richardson has joined vitality options enterprise OEG Vitality Group within the newly created position of chief human assets officer.

Richardson shall be primarily based on the firm’s new headquarters in Dyce, Aberdeen and also will be part of the corporate’s govt group

OEG final 12 months grew its workforce to over 1,300 workers throughout 65 international areas, with plans for continued enlargement in renewables and different key offshore vitality markets.

In her new position, Richardson will lead the strategic route of the group’s HR perform.

Previous to becoming a member of OEG, she served as chief individuals officer at Donaldson Group UK, the place she labored with leaders throughout the enterprise to efficiently develop methods and programmes to reinforce office tradition and help management improvement.

OEG CEO John Heiton mentioned that Richardson’s “intensive expertise in individuals and organisational improvement shall be instrumental in serving to us obtain our development objectives and form the way forward for the organisation.

“As we proceed to scale, having the suitable individuals methods in place shall be crucial, and Paula’s management on this newly created position will play a key half in our success.”

Richardson added: ” With the corporate’s sturdy dedication to development and diversification, that is an unbelievable alternative to assist form the individuals technique, additional strengthen its collaborative and inclusive tradition, and help the event of expertise throughout all ranges.”

OEG has made a number of high-level appointments in latest months, together with Thomas Lynch as regional director (Americas) at its OEG Renewables division and Ross Dornan as industrial market specialist.

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Dr Emma Guthrie will tackle the position of CEO of the Hydrogen Vitality Affiliation (HEA) beginning January 30.

She succeeds Celia Greaves, who has led the HEA for 20 years.

Guthrie brings a wealth of expertise to the place, together with 15 years at Air Merchandise the place she held a variety of positions, together with UK enterprise improvement supervisor for hydrogen vitality methods.

She commented: “I look ahead to constructing on the organisation’s spectacular legacy and dealing with members and stakeholders to speed up the adoption of hydrogen as a key enabler of the clear vitality transition.”

Greaves added: “My dedication to the hydrogen sector stays steadfast and I’ll proceed working within the discipline as a marketing consultant, supporting its development by means of different avenues. That is an thrilling new section and I’m assured that Emma will present inspiration and vitality as she leads the HEA ahead.”

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Sarah Moore has joined the North Sea Transition Taskforce, an unbiased taskforce aimed toward making certain the North Sea’s strategic transition from oil and gasoline to a renewable future.

Moore presently serves as CEO of Peterson Vitality Logistics, having held the place for the previous three 12 months.

Moore mentioned: “The alternatives of the vitality transition are large however so are the challenges. Similar to the era earlier than us united to make oil and gasoline the driving power of our financial success, we should now act collectively to get this proper so we are able to defend the roles of right now and tomorrow.

“This can be a crucial juncture – a time for dedication and motion. I used to be delighted to be requested to affix this taskforce and proud to contribute views of our world-leading provide chain, a provide chain which can underpin the success of the transition.”

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Jason Harrower has been appointed as well being, security and setting (HSE) director at Aberdeen-based technical options specialist EnerMech.

Based mostly in Aberdeen, Harrower takes a place as a part of the organisation’s senior management group having joined EnerMech in early January 2025.

In his new place at EnerMech, he has been tasked with main the worldwide HSE perform and performing because the organisation’s senior consultant for HSE issues in interactions with purchasers and regulatory and sector our bodies.

He may even oversee EnerMech’s sustainability roadmap and motion planning throughout the enterprise.

EnerMech CEO Charles Davison Jr mentioned: “This can be a essential senior appointment for EnerMech and we welcome Jason to the group. He comes with a status for strategic management and a eager eye for operational administration element and takes on an important position in offering route and oversight for our colleagues.

“As an organisation with a big multi-disciplined workforce supporting purchasers spanning many geographies and sectors, security is totally important to making sure operations run easily and with out disruption.

“It’s an space we at EnerMech delight ourselves on taking significantly and Jason is the suitable candidate to additional this dedication.”

EnerMech had a administration shakeup lately, including new individuals to high-level positions.

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Ruben Alvarez has been appointed as the brand new CEO of rotating tools specialist John Crane.

Efficient 1 February, he’ll take over from outgoing CEO Bernard Cicut.

Alvarez brings 27 years of firm expertise to the position, most lately serving as divisional vice chairman of portfolios and buyer operations.

Beneath his management, the corporate will proceed to deal with growing modern engineering options and providers that prioritise a customer-first strategy whereas additionally committing to sustainable practices that defend the setting.

He mentioned: “I wish to lengthen my heartfelt due to Bernard for his management of John Crane over the previous few years.

“The demand for our technical experience has by no means been higher. At John Crane, we’re uniquely positioned to innovate and pioneer new options and providers.

“Options that can help the protected adoption of a variety of unpolluted energy options in addition to decreasing emissions within the conventional vitality sectors.”

The appointment comes at a strategic time for John Crane, a part of Smiths Group, as the corporate continues to develop options that help each clear energy adoption and emissions discount in conventional vitality sectors.

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Karen Clark has been appointed as marketing consultant and sustainability lead at communication company Knights MPR.

Clark, who initially hails from Aberdeen, joins the corporate’s rising group of skilled communication specialists and ex-journalists and shall be primarily based within the north-east of Scotland.

Within the newly created position, she’s going to lead operations in Scotland, while offering communication providers to Knights MPR’s portfolio of worldwide purchasers working within the maritime, vitality and manufacturing sectors.

As well as, she’s going to help all of Knights MPR’s purchasers on sustainability issues.

Clark mentioned: “We’ve seen a monumental shift within the company mindset in recent times; the hole between profitability and duty is closing. Companies are delivering constructive change rapidly and at scale, nonetheless many face challenges successfully speaking company sustainability.

“As web zero targets quickly strategy; conscious, focused, and impactful communication has by no means been extra essential.”

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Scott Glendinning has been appointed as Europe and Africa account supervisor at pipeline engineering specialists IK Trax.

In his new place, Glendinning will assist drive the corporate’s deal with accounts throughout Europe and Africa.

He brings over 30 years of expertise within the oil and gasoline business to the corporate. His most up-to-date positions embody industrial supervisor at TAQA and enterprise improvement supervisor Africa & UK at TCO.

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Jakob Wegge-Larsen will tackle the place of chief monetary officer at Vestas through the second quarter of 2025.

He joins Vestas from DB Schenker, the place he presently serves as CFO and a member of its administration board.

Rasmus Gram will proceed as interim CFO till Jakob Wegge-Larsen begins and conduct a radical handover as a part of Jakob’s induction.

Wegge-Larsen replaces Hans Martin Smith, who stepped down as CFO at Vestas on the finish of 2024.

Vestas president and CEO Henrik Andersen mentioned: “Jakob will spearhead our finance organisation as we purpose to attain our long-term goal of double-digit profitability and I’m assured his intensive expertise from a number of massive, international corporations shall be instrumental for our continued progress.”

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Jorge Lanza and Rosa Garcia, CEO and chairwoman of logistics firm Exolum will step down from their respective roles.

Their departure from the corporate shall be efficient after the annual shareholders’ normal assembly in Could.

Over their nine-year tenure, each have helped remodel Exolum (previously Compania Logistica de Hidrocarburos – CLH), starting its internationalisation and diversification.

The corporate is now current in 11 totally different international locations and is increasing its vary of providers to the storage and transportation of chemical merchandise, together with hydrogen and ammonia.

The corporate’s board of administrators has appointed Alfredo Barrios as the brand new chairman and Javier Goni as its new CEO.

The Spanish group is growing a inexperienced hydrogen challenge on the Port of Immingham in Lincolnshire.

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