Chris
Brown
will
replace
Martha
Wyrsch,
who
decided
to
leave
the
company
early
next
month
after
three
years,
says
Vestas.
Brown,
52,
joins
the
Danish
group
from
the
City
of
Detroit,
where
he
was
chief
operating
officer.
He
has
a
long
background
in
the
energy
industry,
including
the
offshore
wind
sector,
and
has
worked
in
senior
roles
for
US
and
international
utilities.
Brown
joins
Vestas
as
it
undergoes
a
major
cost-reduction
programme,
not
least
in
the
US
where
the
wind
sector
is
facing
a
downturn
due
to
regulatory
uncertainty.
Brown
says:
“I
recognise…