John has worked in senior training roles within the renewable energy and industrial sectors for a number of years. At GWO he has previously helped co-ordinate the development of new standards alongside the secretariat as chair of the training committee, and is now Chair of the Board of Directors.
Eloy Jáuregui is an Industrial Senior Engineer and Executive MBA in Sustainable Global Business with more than 25 years in Health & Safety management. He has been working in the Renewable sector for the last 20 years. Since 2009 is Health & Safety Global Director of ACCIONA Energy. He was part of the first steps of the Global Wind Organization and during 2018/2020 took its Chairman position.
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.
Senior Vice President of Health, Safety, Security and Environmental, RWE Renewables Americas
Wes is an experienced HSE professional and has been in his role at RWE since 2022. Wes earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in safety, security and emergency management from Eastern Kentucky University.
Rachel Porto has served as Global Head of Health, Safety, Sustainability and Quality for Corio Generation since its formation in February 2022 and also currently serves as a board member of G+. She started her career in QHSE and energy (thermal power plants) in 2002, and has more than 15 years of global leadership experience in the wind industry, such as in Macquire Group, Vattenfall, LM Wind Power and Suzlon group.
Ma Chunling
Member of the GWO Board of Directors and Chair of the China Committee
Supervisor of Offshore Wind Training Center Goldwind Science & Technology Co. LTD
Ma Chun Ling has represented Goldwind as a member of GWO since 2019. She is responsible for the OEM's GWO training centres in the region and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2023.
René is currently Head of Global Training in Siemens Gamesa where he heads the Training Decision Board formulating Siemens Gamesa's training strategy and prioritization of efforts in support of strategic goals, governing training across Service, Offshore and Onshore business units.
Edward joined Avangrid in July 2023 as the Senior Director for Environmental Health & Safety for North America, which operates in 23 states throughout the nation. He has responsibility for onshore, offshore and solar assets, and sits on the Global HSE board for Iberdrola group, coordinating with the parent company and sister company Scottish Power.
Howard Xie
Member of the GWO Board of Directors and Vice Chair of China Committee
Howard is an EHS Director responsible for the Envision Global Project, service and hydrogen. He is also a Compliance Commissioner for Envision international business regions. He has represented the company on various committees since 2018 and was elected to the GWO Board of Directors in 2023.
Vice President, Safety, Security and Sustainability Renewables Equinor
Tove, holding an MSc in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, spent 17 years at ExxonMobil before joining Equinor in 2007. As the current VP of Safety, Security, and Sustainability (SSU) for Equinor Renewables since 2017, she oversees offshore wind, solar, and storage safety. Tove also serves on the board of G+ and has chaired it since January 2020. With a diverse background spanning oil/gas, renewables, and HSE, she brings extensive experience in operations and project management.
