OSLO, NORWAY: The Board of Directors of Scatec ASA has appointed Terje Pilskog (51) because the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. Raymond Carlsen (67) will step down after thirteen years and the change will happen on 1 May. Terje Pilskog comes from the place as EVP Project Development.
“Terje Pilskog has been instrumental within the strategic development of Scatec and has first-hand expertise with each the commercial and operational aspects of the company. After near twenty years in renewables he possesses deep industry perception and is well revered by our many enterprise partners. His appointment as new CEO is the results of a thorough process, and his candidature has been benchmarked against each internal and exterior candidates. We are assured he’s the proper man to proceed the event of Scatec as a number one supplier of renewable energy options globally,” says John Andersen, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors in Scatec.
“Raymond Carlsen has been a driving force behind the event of Scatec from a small area of interest participant in photo voltaic energy into the well-recognized supplier of renewable energy options it’s today. On behalf of the Board of Directors I need to thank him sincerely for his dedication and management over the previous thirteen years,” provides Andersen.
Mr. Pilskog joined Scatec as EVP Project Development in 2013. Previously, he held various administration positions with Renewable Energy Corporation, the place he joined from a place as Associate Principle with McKinsey & Co.
“I am very excited to imagine the place as CEO of Scatec and look ahead to proceed developing our strong place as a chief in renewable energy options in excessive growth markets. We have a strong and competent organization, a distinctive enterprise mannequin and a sound technique for growth and worth creation for the years to come. The inexperienced energy transition offers attractive growth alternatives for Scatec and my job will be to allow Scatec to ship on the alternatives these create,” says Terje Pilskog.
Scatec currently has greater than 3.5 GW of renewable energy in operation and has set a goal to attain 15 GW both in operation or under construction by the finish of 2025, equal to NOK 100 billion in gross capital expenditures.
“It has been each thrilling and rewarding to transform Scatec along with a nice team proper into a number one renewable energy options supplier with a broad technological footprint. I would like to thank the Board and all my nice colleagues for this fantastic journey. Terje’s expertise will guarantee a solid future for the company, and I want him all of the best in his new position. I will stay one of many largest shareholders in Scatec and I look ahead to following the company’s future development. I will now spend extra time on different interests, after main companies as CEO for the previous 37 years,” says CEO Raymond Carlsen.
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