Vestas Wind Systems A/S announced that Anders Nielsen will become Executive Vice President of Vestas Power Solutions (Chief Technology Officer), taking over from Anders Vedel who will continue in a role as Chief Scientific Advisor. At the same time, it announced that Tommy Rahbek Nielsen, who has served as interim Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Global Procurement (Chief Operating Officer) since January 1, 2020, will become the permanent COO of Vestas. Both appointments are effective as of May 12, 2020. Anders Nielsen brings more than 30 years of industrial experience from the automotive industry, including executive roles at Scania, Man Truck & Bus AG and Volkswagen Truck & Bus. Most recently Nielsen served as CTO of Traton Group, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, and has a track record within innovation, modularisation, and technology partnerships and collaboration. As Chief Scientific Advisor, Anders Vedel will report to Henrik Andersen, but hand over his seat in Vestas' Executive Management to Anders Nielsen. In his new role, Anders Vedel serves as executive advisor to Henrik Andersen as well the boards of both Vestas and MHI Vestas Offshore.