RES appoints Vestas veteran as chief financial officer
RES appoints Vestas veteran as chief financial officer | Windpower Monthly
The developer announced the appointment today (10 April) following its acquisition of the renewables division of technical services firm Ingeteam last month.
Brandt previously worked at Danish wind turbine manufacturing major Vestas for 15 years between 2007 and 2022, including an almost five-year stint as the company’s senior vice president and CFO for its South Europe, MENA and Latin America divisions.
“With his strong industry background and global financial experience, he’ll play a key role in supporting RES’ across our development, construction, services and digital solution offerings to customers,” said Eduardo Medina, chief executive of RES.
Following the aquisition of Ingeteam, RES claimed it is now the world’s largest renewable energy service provider with over 41GW of assets under management across 23 countries.
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