New CEO, Co-CEO to Lead MHI Vestas Offshore Wind
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Vestas Wind Systems (Vestas) have appointed Philippe Kavafyan to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Lars Bondo Krogsgaard to Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO) of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. The appointments will take effect on 1 April, 2018, and are made in accordance with the joint venture agreement's principle of changing its leadership every four years. Under the leadership of out-going CEO Jens Tommerup and Co-CEO Tetsushi Mizuno, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has established itself as a leading player in offshore, with orders from the UK, Germany, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. With the outlook for offshore wind energy looking positive through the opening of new markets and further reductions in the cost of energy…
Turbine Maker Vestas to pay Dividend
Analysts disappointed by 2015 financial targets; shares fall over 6 percent. Danish wind turbine maker Vestas proposed its first dividend payment in 12 years after beating fourth-quarter profit forecasts, though its shares fell on what analysts described as conservative targets for 2015. The dividend payment is a sign Vestas Wind Systems has finally turned the corner after a tough few years during which it slashed jobs and costs as faltering economies and cutbacks in government subsidies hit demand for its turbines. Vestas proposed a dividend of 3.90 Danish crowns per share, equivalent to 29.5 percent of 2014 net profits, just below the 0.52 euros or 4 crowns expected by analysts in a Reuters poll.
Wind Turbine Maker Vestas Turns Q1 2014 Profit
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas surprised the market on Friday by returning to profit in the first quarter due to improved margins, higher revenue and lower fixed capacity costs, sending its shares up 7 percent. Operating profit before special items amounted to 40 million euros ($55.45 million) in the quarter from a loss of 108 million euros a year ago. Analysts polled by Reuters had on average expected a 29.9 million euros loss. Vestas has shed more than 5,000 jobs, closed plants and sold unprofitable business in a turnaround effort after overcapacity and cut-throat competition hammered many renewable energy companies. It now aims to push into emerging markets like India and China. Last year, Vestas made a net loss of 82 million euros, down from a loss of 963 million euros loss in 2012.
