Paul was elected chair of GWO in 2020 and has been involved with the association since 2014. Paul supports the GWO membership as it aligns training and safety requirements in the global wind power sector.

Jill has over 30 years’ energy sector experience, leading transformational engineering projects globally. A chemistry graduate, she also has a PhD in material science and believes passionately in encouraging women to progress in engineering and technology.

John has worked in senior training roles within the renewable energy and industrial sectors for a number of years. At GWO he helps co-ordinate the development of new standards alongside the secretariat.

Neil had a long and distinguished career in the Royal Air Force before working first in academia and today as Competency and Development Team Manager at SSE. His key focus areas are recruitment, development and mentoring of trainees.

Lisa has 20 years’ EHS experience having held various advocacy roles within the UK. She joined GE in 2009 and is currently leading EHS in its Wind Projects and Service business.

Jesper is a specialist in incident management and compliance in the wind industry. Before joining the sector, Jesper worked with the Danish Safety Technology Authority as a specialist, with focus on compliance and auditing against EU standards and directives.

Wes is an experienced HSE professional and has been in his role at SGRE since 2015. Wes earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in safety, security and emergency management from Eastern Kentucky University.

Qin Haiyan was elected Chair of the GWO China Committee in 2017. He is General Secretary of Chinese Wind Energy Association, vice-chairman of IECRE, Vice Chairman of WWEA, and Director of China General Certification Center.