Meet THE Board members and eXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
GWEC’s Board Members bring together decades of experience and leadership from across the wind industry — representing developers, manufacturers, policymakers, and innovators working at the forefront of the energy transition.
As visionaries and decision-makers, they play a vital role in shaping GWEC’s strategic direction, influencing global policy, and driving innovation in renewable energy.
Their collective expertise ensures that GWEC continues to be a strong voice for the sector, fostering collaboration and accelerating the deployment of wind power worldwide.
Explore the individuals helping to shape the global wind energy transition.

Executive Committee




Michael Hannibal
Partner
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
GWEC Board Chair
Girish Tanti
Vice Chairman and founding member
Suzlon
GWEC Board Vice Chair
Anders Ystad
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Equinor
Jørgen Madsen
Director, Regulatory and Public Affairs, New Markets and EU
Orsted




Gilan Sabatier
CCO for Onshore Wind
GE Vernova
Jon Lezamiz
Head of Advocacy at
Government and Executive Affairs
Siemens Energy
Malgosia Bartosik
Deputy CEO
WindEurope
Morten Dyrholm
Group Senior Vice President,
Marketing, Communications,
Sustainability and Public Affairs
Vestas




Kane Xu
Senior Vice President of Envision Energy, President of International Business Product Line & President of Asia-Africa, India-Australia and North America Region
Husain Al Meer
Director, Global Offshore Wind
MASDAR
Zoisa North-Bond
CEO
Octopus Energy
Max Van Der Lande
Chief of Staff
Octopus Energy



Daniel Pearson
Head of Corporate Affairs, International
SSE Renewables
Ye Fan
President of International Business
Mingyang
Elvira Diez Sanchez
Public Affairs Manager Chairman’s Office
Iberdrola
PARTNERS
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, and serves as the principal platform for international cooperation, a centre of excellence, and a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge on renewable energy.
IRENA promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, including bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind energy in the pursuit of sustainable development, energy access, energy security and low-carbon economic growth and prosperity.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) works with governments and industry to shape a secure and sustainable energy future for all.
They provide authoritative analysis, data, policy recommendations and solutions to ensure energy security and help the world transition to clean energy.
The UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) was established in 1992 when countries adopted the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
With the subsequent adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 and the Paris Agreement in 2015, Parties to these three agreements have progressively reaffirmed the secretariat’s role as the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change.
REN21 is the only global renewable energy community of actors from science, governments, NGOs and industry.
They provide up-to-date and peer-reviewed facts, figures and analysis of global developments in technology, policies and markets. Our goal: enable decision-makers to make the transition to renewable energy happen – now.
The Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) aims to advance the global energy transition by empowering women in energy through interdisciplinary networking, advocacy, training, and mentoring.
GWNET seeks to address the current gender imbalances in the energy sector and to promote gender-sensitive action around the energy transition in all parts of the world.
Board Members



Michael Hannibal
Partner
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
GWEC Board Chair
Girish Tanti
Vice Chairman and founding member
Suzlon
GWEC Board Vice Chair
Elbia Gannoum
CEO
ABEEolica
GWEC Board Vice Chair




Luis Martí Álvarez
Director of the Digital Development
Acciona
Andreas Becker
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Enercon
Kai Wu
Vice President
Goldwind
Marty Sinthavanarong
Senior Vice President - Head of International Business
Gulf Energy Development




Tony Adam
Global Public Affairs
Nordex Group
Zoisa North-Bond
CEO
Octopus Energy
Titania Stefanus-Zincke
CEO
SAWEA (South African
Wind Energy Association)
Bryan O'Neil
Director Global Equipment Strategy
The Lincoln Electric Company




Rafael Munilla
Chief Business Development Officer
Ocean Winds
Barry Lynch
Partner - Head of Operations, Energy Infrastructure
Actis
Yu Guiyong
Director of Industry Research Department and General Manager
CWEA
Brian Bell
Global Director Offshore Wind
Fugro



TBC
SANY Renewable Energy
Ben Hunt
SVP Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability
JERA Nex bp
Jessica Finch
Global Division,
Operations Director, Asia Pacific
RSK Group
Charles Ogilvie
Executive Director and a Co-Founder
Ocean Energy Pathway (OEP)




Leon Hailstones
Vice President, Global Sales
NRG Systems
Joerg Gmeinbauer
Global VP, Power & Renewables
Bureau Veritas
João Amaral
CEO
Principle Power
Rafael Solis
Director of Public Affairs
& Community Relations
EDP Renewables



Alexander Sarnes Negrão
CEO
AERIS ENEGY
Yong Yu
CEO
Windey Energy
Anders Ystad
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Equinor
Minh Nhan Kim
GE Vernova




Jose Manuel Rodriguez
Global Head for Government and Institutional Affairs
Iberdrola
Ye Fan
President of International Business
Mingyang
Lauren Kim Uppink Calderwood
Orsted
Jon Lezamiz
Head of Advocacy at
Government and Executive Affairs
Siemens Energy




Malgosia Bartosik
Deputy CEO
WindEurope
Morten Dyrholm
Group Senior Vice President,
Marketing, Communications,
Sustainability and Public Affairs
Vestas
Kane Xu
SVP, President of International Business Product Line & President of Asia-Africa, India-Australia and North America Region
Envision Energy
Husain Al Meer
Director, Global Offshore Wind
MASDAR



Matthew Dickie
APAC Head of Regulatory Affairs
RWE Renewables
Graeme McCann
Technical Director - Renewables
Arup
Pavel Miller
Head of Corporate Affairs, International
SSE Renewables
Contacts
Marina Prado
Membership Relation Manager-
marina.pradoromera@gwec.net
George Hildreth
Business Development Associate-
george.hildreth@gwec.net