Siemens has appointed Finbarr Dowling as Project Director for the new wind turbine manufacturing facilities at Green Port Hull and Paull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, effective from 1st July 2014.
Mr. Dowling joined Siemens in 1989 and worked in the Metering Manufacturing business based in London. His career within Siemens includes working within some of its leading manufacturing and service facilities in the UK. Since 2009, Mr. Dowling has been Managing Director of Siemens’ award winning industrial drives factory in Congleton.
He will now take on significant new responsibilities for the successful development and implementation of the new wind turbine manufacturing and service facilities in Hull.
Matthew Chinn, Managing Director of Siemens Energy UK and Ireland commented:
“Finbarr brings a wealth of manufacturing experience to this key project. This is a high profile and significant investment for Siemens in UK manufacturing and also in the offshore wind industry and the Humber region. We are delighted to welcome Finbarr on board to take the project through the next stages of development. We wish him and the rest of the team in Hull every success for the future.”
Commenting on his new role, Finbarr Dowling said:
“I am delighted to be playing a leading role in what can be described as one of the most significant green manufacturing investments the UK has seen. I look forward to building the team for the project and working together to turn our plans for Hull into a reality, in the process creating many new highly skilled jobs for the region.”
Mr. Dowling will be joined by Ross Dean as Commercial Project Director for the Hull and Paull projects. Mr. Dean brings with him extensive offshore wind and financial experience. Prior to this role, Mr. Dean has held various finance and commercial project management roles within Siemens, including the last five years as Commercial Head of UK Offshore Wind Projects.