Vestas CEO Ditlev Engel joins International Advisory Panel on Energy
Press release from
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Randers, 3 November 2008
Press release No. 9/2008
Vestas CEO Ditlev Engel joins International Advisory Panel on Energy
Vestas President and CEO Ditlev Engel has accepted the invitation to join the
International Advisory Panel (IAP) on Energy from the Singaporean Ministry of
Trade and Industry. Together with top international energy executives and
thought leaders, Ditlev Engel will provide advice on key energy issues and
policymaking as well as insights and perspectives on developments in the global
energy arena to the Singaporean government.
Singapore established the International Advisory Panel (IAP) to gain insights
and perspectives from top international energy executives and thought leaders,
to help ensure that Singapore's energy policies are relevant and forward
looking. The IAP is chaired by Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Mr S.
Iswaran, and meets 2-3 times a year. Members are elected for a 2-year period.
Official press release from the Singaporean Ministry of Industry and Trade on
the inaugural meeting of the International Advisory Panel on Energy is available
at http://app.mti.gov.sg/.
Contact details:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark
Peter W Kruse, Senior Vice President, Group Communications
Telephone +45 9730 0000
About Vestas
With a 23 per cent market share, Vestas is the world's leading supplier of
modern energy solutions. We have installed more than 35,500 wind turbines in 63
countries on five continents. And we install an average of one wind turbine
every four hours, twenty-four hours a day. In fact, our wind turbines generate
more than 60 million MWh of energy a year - or enough electricity to supply
millions of households.
Wind power is a competitive, predictable and clean energy source. It has a fast
ramp-up and offers the energy independence demanded by some of the world's
largest and fastest growing economies. This is why Vestas calls wind power
Modern Energy.
