RWE Offshore Wind management changes
- Sven Utermöhlen will leave on 30 Sep 2026 and advise the offshore wind business for 6–12 months.
- CTO Tobias Keitel becomes CEO on 1 Oct 2026 and Julian Garnsey will assume the CTO role the same day.
- RWE is constructing four large offshore projects: Sofia (UK) 1.4 GW, Nordseecluster (DE) 1.6 GW, Thor (DK) 1.1 GW, OranjeWind (NL) 795 MW — total 4.8 GW, RWE share 3.1 GW.
- Nordseecluster and Thor are co-developed with Norges Bank Investment Management, OranjeWind with TotalEnergies, and RWE targets a net 5 GW offshore capacity increase by 2031.
Executive changes
Sven Utermöhlen will leave RWE Offshore Wind at his own request on 30 September 2026 and will continue to advise the offshore wind business for six to twelve months; CTO Tobias Keitel will become CEO on 1 October 2026 and Julian Garnsey will assume the CTO role the same day.
Management team and responsibilities
The Management Board under the new CEO will continue to include CFO Gunhild Grieve, CCO Ulf Kerstin and COO Thomas Michel. Tobias Keitel has been a board member since 15 September 2025 and, as current CTO, is responsible for engineering, procurement and construction and HSSE, leading implementation of major offshore projects under construction. Julian Garnsey has been with RWE for more than 20 years, has held senior roles in development, engineering and construction, and since 2023 has led offshore wind construction as Director of Construction & Project Delivery.
Offshore projects and targets
RWE is implementing four large offshore projects: Sofia (UK) 1.4 GW, Nordseecluster (DE) 1.6 GW, Thor (DK) 1.1 GW, and OranjeWind (NL) 795 MW; Nordseecluster and Thor are co-developed with Norges Bank Investment Management, OranjeWind with TotalEnergies. Combined capacity is 4.8 GW, of which RWE's share is 3.1 GW, and the company targets a net 5 GW increase in offshore capacity by 2031.
Source: RWE