GE names Jan Kjaersgaard as chief of offshore wind business

Reuters

Published Jun 28, 2021 12:31PM ET

(Reuters) - General Electric (NYSE:GE) Co named Jan Kjaersgaard as the new chief executive of its offshore wind business, effective Monday.

He will succeed John Lavelle, who is retiring after 40 years with the company.

Kjaersgaard has previously served as the chief executive of Siemens Wind Power Americas, and was heading the cement business at FLSmidth & Co A/S before joining GE.