GWS Chief Commercial Officer Becomes CEO

Global Wind Service (GWS) has appointed Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Michael Høj Olsen as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from today, 19 February.

The new CEO succeeded co-founder Lars Petersen who will continue with GWS in the role of CCO responsible for sales and business development.

“I am very excited about the opportunity to drive the continued growth and development of GWS, together with all our dedicated colleagues. GWS is a unique company in the wind industry and we take pride in our strong corporate DNA,” said Olsen.

“Our ambition to be the preferred global partner for complete wind turbine services remains the same, and we will continue to build on our strengths, always striving to deliver the highest safety and quality standards to our customers across the wind industry.”

According to GWS, Olsen held the position of CCO at GWS from 2014, before which he worked at Vestas in marketing roles.

“Michael joined GWS in 2014 as Chief Commercial Officer and has played a key role in accelerating our growth and strengthening our commercial setup and customer relationships. Stepping away from the CEO role is a decision that I haven’t taken lightly but the time is now right for me to hand over to Michael,” Petersen said.

“At heart, I’m an entrepreneur and GWS needs a new and different set of competencies to take us further on our journey. I remain fully committed to GWS and have great ambitions on behalf of the company. I look forward to developing our commercial business and the close partnership approach we have with all our loyal customers.”