US Wind has announced that it has named Jeffrey Grybowski as Chief Executive Officer. Grybowski will lead US Wind as the company embarks on development of an offshore wind project off the coast of Maryland, USA.In August, funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management committed to invest up to US$ 265 million in convertible debt and equity to acquire an equity stake in US Wind and fund development and construction costs for its offshore wind project.
Grybowski is the former Chief Executive Officer of Deepwater Wind. Under Grybowski’s leadership over nearly a decade, the company developed and constructed the Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the USA, and secured a portfolio of offshore wind power contracts across multiple US East Coast states.
