ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ president and vice presidents appointed for 2015β17
Ken Adams has been re-selected president of the ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ during the first meeting of the associationβs new board in London.
Mr Adams has already served a two-year term as ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ president between 2013 and 2015, having been first elected to the ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ Board in 2005.
βIt has been a great privilege to serve as ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅βs president,β he said. βI am looking forward to continuing leading on ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅βs governance over the next two years, at a time of exciting transition and growth for the hydropower sector.
"The association is working towards amibitious goals for 2020. We will increase our efforts to build consensus and share knowledge on the sustainable development of hydropower worldwide, and support the sector to do business better."
Mr Adams has over 40 years of experience in the Canadian electricity sector, including his previous role as senior vice president for power supply at Manitoba Hydro. He also spent several years on the faculty of engineering at the University of Manitoba.
He was the first chair of both the Wuskwatim Power Limited Partnership and the Keeyask ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ Limited Partnership, two hydropower projects managed cooperatively between Manitoba Hydro and First Nation communities.
The following candidates were also appointed by the board as ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅βs vice presidents for the 2015β17 period:
- Colin Clark, chief technical officer, Brookfield Renewable Energy Group
- Roger Gill, international consultant
- Lin Chuxue, executive vice president, China Three Gorges Corporation
- Roland MΓΌnch, chairman, Hydro Equipment Association
- Gil MaranhΓ£o Neto, director of business development, Engie
- Torstein Dale SjΓΈtveit, CEO, Sarawak Energy Berhad
The new Board is meeting for the first time during 22β23 September, after being elected by members earlier in 2015.
The meeting includes discussion on the strategy, priorities and work programme of the association for the next two years, as well as the strategic goals for 2020.
The new president and vice presidents will lead the ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ Board for a two-year term, until September 2017.
