WindEurope has appointed Tinne Van der Straeten as its new chief executive officer, effective 2 February 2026. She previously served as Belgium’s Energy Minister from 2020 to 2025, with responsibility for national and European energy policy.
During her ministerial term, Van der Straeten oversaw the expansion of wind energy in Belgium and was involved in coordinating the country’s response to the 2022 energy crisis. Her European roles included chairing the North Sea Energy Cooperation in 2020 and again at the start of 2025, chairing the European Energy Council in 2024 and serving as vice-chair of the International Energy Agency ministerial meeting in 2022. Most recently, she was a Member of the Belgian Parliament.
Van der Straeten succeeds Giles Dickson, who has led WindEurope as chief executive officer for ten years.
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