– UK, Newton Aycliffe – Tekmar Group plc (LON: TGP), a leading provider of technology and services for the global offshore energy markets, announced the appointment of Lars Bondo Krogsgaard and David Kemp to its Board as Non-Executive Directors, effective 12 August 2024.
The company also announced that Ian Ritchey will step down from the Board with immediate effect while Julian Brown will step down on 30 September 2024.
About Lars Bondo Krogsgaard David Kemp
Lars brings considerable wind industry experience and an extensive track record leading global organizations for over 20 years, including publicly listed companies. He has a wealth of experience across wind turbine manufacturing and supply chain activities, renewable energy project development, and engineering and technology companies. Previously, Lars was the Onshore CEO at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, a listed Spanish wind turbine manufacturer with c.€10.2 billion in revenues. Before his role with Siemens, Lars was the Co-CEO at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, and a member of the Management Board and CEO of Nordex, a listed German wind turbine manufacturer.
About David Kemp
David Kemp is an accomplished and experienced FTSE 250 CFO with a strong track record leading diverse global teams. He has broad experience in strategy development and implementation, M&A, business performance, transformation, and turnaround. Most recently, David was Group CFO at John Wood Group Plc, a global engineering and consulting company with over 35,000 professionals in over 60 countries with revenue of c.US$6 billion where he served for over a decade. At Wood Group, David had a leadership role in transforming the group from an oil and gas-dominated unintegrated group to a global multi-sector engineering and consultancy business. He was involved in extensive capital raisings, with over US$4 billion raised across public and private markets and M&A, where he executed over US$3 billion of acquisitions. Before his role at Wood Group, David was Group CFO of Jersey Oil and Gas plc, an AIM-quoted exploration company from 2011 to 2013.
“I am delighted to welcome Lars and David to the Tekmar Board. Both are proven and highly accomplished business leaders who bring considerable industry and financial markets experience alongside valuable skill-sets and insight in scaling global businesses. It is a marker of the ambition we have for Tekmar, and of the opportunity we have ahead, to have individuals of this pedigree joining the Board. I look forward to working with Lars and David, and my fellow directors and colleagues at Tekmar, as we execute the critical phase ahead of us to drive value creation,” said Board Chairman, Steve Lockard.
About Tekmar Group plc
Tekmar Group plc collaborates with its partners to deliver robust and sustainable engineering-led solutions that enable the world’s energy transition.
Through our Offshore Energy and Marine Civils Divisions, we provide a range of engineering services and technologies to support and protect offshore wind farms and other offshore energy assets and marine infrastructure. With nearly 40 years of experience, we optimize and de-risk projects, solve customer’s engineering challenges, improve safety, and lower project costs. Our capabilities include geotechnical design and analysis, simulation and engineering analysis, bespoke equipment design and build subsea protection technology, and subsea stability technology.
We have a clear strategy focused on strengthening Tekmar’s value proposition as an engineering solutions-led business that offers integrated and differentiated technology, services, and products to our global customer base.
Headquartered in Newton Aycliffe, UK, Tekmar Group has an extensive global reach with offices, manufacturing facilities, strategic supply partnerships, and representation in 18 locations across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and North America.
For more: https://www.tekmargroup.com/
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