New OEE Co-Presidents and Directors elected at Ocean Energy Europe’s latest Annual General Assembly

Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has appointed Guillaume Gréau, Head of Business development for HydroQuest, France, and Patrik Möller, CEO of CorPower Ocean, Sweden, as Co-Presidents. Both companies are global leaders in tidal and wave energy respectively, bringing a wealth of experience in ocean energy technology and project development to the Association.

The Co-Presidents will represent the ocean energy sector during a crucial transitional period, as the industry moves from prototypes and pilots to pre-commercial farms. Their respective projects are amongst the flagship farms that will showcase the sector’s electric and economic potential for Europe and the World.

The Board also welcomes seven new directors, elected yesterday by the OEE General Assembly. This election brings representation from all sides of the ocean energy industry, with directors who all have been instrumental in getting the industry where it is today.

The newly elected Directors are:

• Matthew Finn, Commercial Director, European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)
• Marlène Kiersnowski, SEENEOH Director, OPEN-C Foundation
• Tony Lewis, Chief Technology Officer, OceanEnergy Ireland
• Patrik Möller, CEO, CorPower Ocean
• Pablo Ruiz Minguela, Head of Wave Energy, Tecnalia
• Benjamin Lehner, CEO, Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC)
• Marcelle Askew, Vice President of Business Development, Seabased

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