News
of
the
appointment
came
as
Vestas
secured
preferred-supplier
status
from
Vattenfall
for
extension
of
its
Kentish
Flats
UK
offshore
project.
Rieks
was
formerly
president
of
Vestas
Central
Europe
and
has
been
with
the
company
for
18
years,
bringing
extensive
market
experience
to
the
role.
He
is
known
within
the
organisation
as
one
its
top
salesmen.
Rieks
says
that
among
the
challenges
of
his
new
role
will
be
to
bring
the
flagship
7MW
V164
offshore
turbine
to
the
market
in
a
timely
fashion,
as
well
as
look
at
developing
strategic
partnerships.
A
discussion
is
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