The
French
group
bought
Spanish
turbine
manufacturer
Ecotècnia
in
2007,
but
the
wind
industry
soon
spun
into
crisis
along
with
the
wider
global
economy.
In
2009,
with
the
industry
in
the
doldrums,
Alfonso
Faubel
was
made
senior
vice-president
of
the
company’s
wind
business.
His
experience
in
the
automotive
industry
helped
Alstom
streamline
its
production
and
create
economies
of
scale.
The
next
move
was
to
make
a
beeline
for
Brazil,
announcing
a
nacelle
and
hub
factory
in
2010
and
revealing
that
a
tower
factory
will
be
built
in
the
south
of…
