Bart Hoefakker is the CEO of the Gemini Wind Park. He took over this position from Matthias Haag in the summer of 2018. Before stepping up to this new challenge, Bart was responsible for the operations of Gemini since September 2014. He combines his new position with his role as Operations & Maintenance Manager.

Prior to his present position, Bart has been the managing director of the Egmond aan Zee offshore wind park (Shell/Vattenfall JV), where he was responsible for all technical and contractual/commercial issues within this joint venture. During this time, he was also responsible, in his role as operations manager for the European portfolio for Shell WindEnergy.

Previously, Bart worked with Vattenfall as operations manager for their international wind portfolio and various roles within NedWind, a Dutch wind turbine manufacturer.

Bart holds a diploma in Electrical Engineering from HAN (university of applied sciences) in Arnhem.

Read the full interview with Bart Hoefakker.

Note that this interview was held in the period when Gemini was being built and Bart held solely the position of Operations&Maintenance Manager.