Søren Skou Takes Helm as Advisory Board Chair of Skyborn Renewables

Hamburg, Germany, marks a significant milestone in the renewable energy sector as Skyborn Renewables GmbH announces the joining of Søren Skou, former CEO of A.P. Moller-Maersk, as the Chair of its Advisory Board on March 15, 2024. This strategic move is expected to leverage Skou's deep insight into global logistics and his significant contributions to sustainable growth at Maersk.

Raj Rao, President and COO of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), praised Skou's appointment, highlighting his leadership and understanding of global energy transitions as crucial for Skyborn. Skou's tenure at Maersk from 2016 to 2022 is notable for transforming the company towards a more integrated, digitized, and customer-centric approach, focusing on sustainable development.

Expressing enthusiasm about his new role, Skou acknowledges the importance of offshore wind in global decarbonization efforts and looks forward to contributing to Skyborn's future, backed by GIP's substantial role and experience in infrastructure investing. Skyborn, launched in 2022 following GIP's acquisition of wpd offshore, aims to advance offshore wind energy to support global decarbonization.