The Leadership Team at Cierco is a uniquely hands on group, responsible for steering the company’s strategic direction and ensuring alignment with its mission of bringing new clean energy project and technology solutions into new markets as well as into local environments. As such, one of our focuses is driving the transition to large-scale green power generation from offshore renewable energy.
Comprising the executives from various disciplines this team collaborates to drive growth, foster innovation, enhance stakeholder engagement and oversee organisational development, from strategic and executive level down to the boots on the ground. Together they are responsible for shaping the policies and initiatives that Cierco takes forward.
Mikael founded Cierco Corporation in 2001. With 33 years’ experience in the wind sector, Mikael has held senior management roles with some of the biggest and most progressive names in the business including Wind World, BTM, Enron, EDF/Aircole and 2B Energy.
His first offshore turbine started turning in 1989 and since then he has built up an unrivalled knowledge of the wind energy sector, from development to deeper technology understanding as well as operational experience.
Scott has a background working with Scottish Enterprise (Scotland’s National Economic Development Agency). He has been in the front line of multiple projects and acquired a very broad knowledge of the renewable energy sector over the past 20 years. His skills include project development, managing technologies innovation, undertaking strategic project planning and developing key markets. Scott is widely respected across the industry for his outstanding ability to get things done.
Alex is a technology and supply chain expert with more than 18 years’ experience in the offshore and onshore renewable energy sectors, with over a decade being spent focusing on offshore wind supply chains. Since 2005 Alex has been involved in the development, planning and construction of on and offshore wind projects across the world, with a focus on Europe and the UK.
He has worked as a project manager and project developer as well as representing industry leading tier 1 and tier 2 service and equipment suppliers in sales and business development functions. He brings an in-depth understanding of renewable and specifically offshore wind supply chains. Alex joined Cierco in 2021 to explore exciting new opportunities to unlock supply chain innovations and value for fixed and floating wind projects.
David is a Chartered Structural Engineer and brings some 30 years’ experience with unique offshore experience from decades of design, delivery and management of complex projects in a multi-discipline and multi-locational environment delivering cost-effective design solutions.
David has 10 years of engineering experience in offshore wind projects from concept through FEED, detailed design, manufacturing fabrication to installation and operation, lately with focus on the floating wind sector. As Director of Engineering, David leads a highly qualified and experienced team of multi-discipline engineers, his remit covers the entire project life cycle.
With a 20-year track record in managing complex multi-stage energy projects, Marc brings wide-ranging experience of project development in the nuclear, wave energy and offshore wind fields. Marc is responsible for the project development activities within the company.
Tess has more than 20 years’ experience in the fields of stakeholder relations, communications and events. Having delivered major international events on the world stage, she has for the last decade managed integrated consultation, communications, and public affairs programmes for nationally significant infrastructure projects.
An adaptive strategic thinker, she has considerable experience working with government, business leaders, academics, industry experts and the community when preparing programmes to ensure the long-term legacies of new industries benefit those who live in the region where they are hosted.
