DNV GL has appointed Ditlev Engel as the new CEO of its Energy business area, effective as of 4 April, when Engel will succeed acting CEO Elisabeth Harstad and report to the Group President & CEO Remi Eriksen.
The company’s Energy business unit provides testing, certification and technical advisory services to the energy value chain including renewables, power grids, storage as well as energy use.
From 2005 to 2013, Engel served as Group President & CEO of the wind power manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Before that, from 1985 to 2005 he held several executive positions at coatings manufacturer Hempel A/S, including Group EVP Marketing & R&D, and Group President & CEO in 2000 to 2005.
He will now join DNV GL from a number of senior non-executive board and advisory roles, which he will terminate in order to fully concentrate on his new position with the company.