WindEurope’s Board of Directors has elected José Luis Blanco, CEO of Nordex Group, as the Association’s new Chair for an 18-month term. The Board also elected Alfredo Parres, Head of Renewables at Hitachi Energy, as its new Vice-Chair.
José Luis Blanco serves as CEO of Nordex Group for more than six years. Before that he held different roles within the wind industry, among them more than 3 years as CEO Wind Power at Acciona and different management roles at Gamesa. Alfredo Parres is working as Head of Renewables at Hitachi Energy for two years. Before that he has worked more than 20 years at ABB where he held different positions focusing on in the s integration of renewable energies into the grid. His customers included turbine manufacturers, engineering contractors, independent power producers and utilities.