David Hardy has been appointed president and chief operating officer for North America, Offshore, and Pamela Farrell Venzke is the new president for external affairs.In his role, Hardy will oversee Ørsted’s end-to-end offshore asset portfolio from development to operation. Hardy comes to Ørsted from Senvion where he served as executive director and chief sales officer.
Venzke will oversee teams managing government relations, public affairs, communications, sustainability and regulatory approvals. She comes to Ørsted from GE, where she was the managing director of global government affairs and policy for GE Power.
Hardy will be based out of Ørsted’s Boston and Providence joint headquarters, and Venzke will work out of Washington, D.C.