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
Lauren Kim Uppink Calderwood
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
Guillermo Martinez-Navas
Chief Development Officer
Corio Generation




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



Daniel Pearson
Head of Corporate Affairs, International
SSE Renewables
Ye Fan
President of International Business
Mingyang
Juan Carlos Rucian Castellanos
Lead of Renewable European Affairs
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.
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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
Vice President
Gulf Energy Development




Tony Adams
Global Public Affairs
Nordex Group
Zoisa North-Bond
CEO
Octopus Energy
Niveshen Govender
CEO
SAWEA (South African
Wind Energy Association)
Bryan O'Neil
Director, Global Offshore & Power Generation Segments
The Lincoln Electric Company




Josh Willison
Head of Regulatory Affairs, Global Offshore Wind
BP
Dan Finch
Strategic Oversight Director
Ocean Winds
Barry Lynch
Partner - Head of Operations, Energy Infrastructure
Actis
Yu Guiyong
Director of Industry Research Department and General Manager
CWEA




Paulo Fernando Soares
Research Manager
SANY Renewable Energy
Brian Bell
Global Director Offshore Wind
Fugro
Ben Hunt
Head of Communications
JERA Nex
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
Aaron Smith
CCO
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




Gilan Sabatier
CCO for Onshore Wind
GE Vernova
Juan Carlos Rucian Castellanos
Lead of Renewable European 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
Guillermo Martinez-Navas
Chief Development Officer
Corio Generation
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
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