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10 offshore wind development experts
These ten professionals have held roles leading or managing the development of offshore wind projects. A reader can learn how offshore wind projects are developed and how the teams behind them are organized and run.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alana Kühne
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Managing Director Hornsea 4 Offshore Wind Farm · Ørsted
Former Vice President, Managing Director Hornsea 4 Offshore Wind Farm at Ørsted (2024–2025), a role the profile describes as leading the development and construction of the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm, expected at 2.4GW. SVP, Head of Europe Development at Ørsted since 2025; the profile also lists Vice President, Head of New Markets Europe at Ørsted (2022–2024).
Albert Juanola Freixas
LinkedInExperience: Group Head, Offshore Wind Development · Vena Group
Group Head, Offshore Wind Development at Vena Group since 2024, a role the profile describes as responsible for the growth and delivery of Vena Energy's offshore wind development pipeline in the Asia Pacific. Former Offshore Wind Business Development Director at Qair Group (2020–2024) and Head of Offshore Wind at ČEZ (2016–2020).
Danielle Lane
LinkedInExperience: Director of Offshore Development UK and Ireland · RWE
Director of Offshore Development UK and Ireland at RWE since 2023. At Vattenfall the profile lists Head of Portfolio and Transactions Offshore Wind UK Country Manager (2018–2020), Director of Market Development Offshore UK Country Manager (2019–2021) and Director of Asset Value Management & Partnering UK Country Manager (2021–2022).
Graham Davey
LinkedInExperience: Senior Development Manager · Vattenfall
Senior Development Manager at Vattenfall since 2006. The profile cites 20 years in the wind energy sector developing both onshore and offshore projects, and says the person is currently project managing a 1.8GW offshore wind farm and a 140km HVDC grid connection. The profile also lists Project Developer at Ecotricity (2004–2006).
Jeffrey Martin
LinkedInExperience: Director, Offshore Wind - Project Development · Eversource Energy
Former Director, Offshore Wind - Project Development at Eversource Energy (2015–2022), and Director, Offshore Wind Business Development there since 2020. The profile describes recent work developing offshore wind opportunities and project development, and says the person helped develop the joint venture between Eversource and Orsted.
Kate Gerlach
LinkedInExperience: Director Development - Offshore Wind · PSEG
Former Director Development - Offshore Wind at PSEG (2018–2023). The profile also lists Director Development - Fossil Generation at PSEG (2013–2018), Director of Development - Commercial at PSEG (2023–2026) and Vice President of Project Development at LS Power since 2026.
Kellen Ingalls
LinkedInExperience: Project Development Director - Offshore North America · Ørsted
Project Development Director - Offshore North America at Ørsted since 2019. The profile describes the role as offshore wind project development director for Revolution Wind and Starboard Wind, and says the person leads the development of utility-scale wind energy projects from concept to completion. At EDP Renewables the profile lists Offshore Business Development Manager (2019) and Development Project Manager (2014–2019).
Mike Scott
LinkedInExperience: Head of Development, Offshore Wind (UK) · TotalEnergies
Head of Development, Offshore Wind (UK) at TotalEnergies since 2024, a role the profile describes as carrying responsibility for shareholder governance and strategic oversight across a 4.1GW portfolio of UK offshore wind projects. Former Project Managing Director (Blue Gem Wind) at TotalEnergies (2021–2026) and General Manager - Seagreen Wind Energy Limited at Fluor Corporation (2013–2018).
Pawel Beecken
LinkedInExperience: Head of Project Development Offshore Wind Germany · TotalEnergies
Head of Project Development Offshore Wind Germany at TotalEnergies since 2024. Former Head of Offshore Wind Development Europe at Sea Wind Management GmbH (2023–2024); at the same company the profile lists Senior Project Manager (2015–2023) and Project Manager Technical Lead (2021–2023).
Suzanne Flockhart
LinkedInExperience: Head of Development and Delivery - Offshore and Ireland · EDF power solutions UK and Ireland
Head of Development and Delivery - Offshore and Ireland at EDF power solutions UK and Ireland since 2023. The profile describes over fifteen years of experience in all phases of the offshore windfarm lifecycle, including development, execution and operations. Former Lead Commercial Manager - Continental Europe at Ørsted (2022–2023).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's market and project stage to your question, since early site development, consenting and late-stage delivery call for different experience. Also consider whether you need someone who ran a single project or someone who oversaw a portfolio or a regional development team.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which steps in offshore wind development most often cause delays, and how did you keep a project on schedule?
- 02How do you approach grid connection and permitting when planning a new offshore wind site?
- 03How do you structure a development team and decide what to keep in-house versus hand to partners?
Reaching offshore wind development experts
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