The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has appointed Jonathan Cole, former chief executive of Corio Generation and SPR, as a global ambassador to support its efforts to accelerate wind energy deployment worldwide.
GWEC said Cole previously served a two-year term as chair during a period of strong industry growth and helped advance the organisation’s work on supply chain resilience and regulatory streamlining across both emerging and established markets.
In his new role, Cole will act as a senior representative for the wind sector at major climate and energy forums, the council said.
Cole brings more than two decades of leadership experience in renewable energy, having led Iberdrola’s global offshore wind business before becoming founding chief executive of Corio Generation. GWEC said his career includes oversight of a 60GW project pipeline spanning the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.
Other GWEC global ambassadors include former chair and Vestas senior vice president Morten Dyrholm and wind technology pioneer Henrik Stiesdal.
“The Global Wind Energy Council is delighted to welcome Jonathan Cole back to the team as a Global Ambassador,” GWEC chief executive Ben Backwell said.
“As Chair, Jonathan supported GWEC’s expansion to new markets, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. As the world prepares to accelerate the deployment of wind energy in many of those markets, the GWEC team looks forward to being able to call on Jonathan’s expertise, guidance, and experience of turning ambitious plans into realised projects,” he added.
Cole said he was pleased to continue working with the organisation.
“I am very proud to continue my relationship with the GWEC team and do all I can in my role as Global Ambassador to help the wind industry continue to thrive,” he said.
“Wind energy is growing from strength to strength, providing record volumes of homegrown, reliable, resilient energy, whilst creating jobs and opportunity. There is still plenty of work to do and I look forward to helping GWEC with its important mission of making the positive case for wind energy throughout the world.
