Ørsted has appointed Per Mejnert Kristensen as new President of its Region Asia Pacific. Per Mejnert Kristensen will join 1 August 2022 with the task of scaling Ørsted’s regional business.Ørsted has its regional commercial hub in Taipei and is currently developing renewable energy projects in Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Before joining Ørsted, Per Mejnert Kristensen headed FLSmidth Group’s Asia business as Senior Vice President based in Bangkok, Thailand. FLSmidth is a global supplier to the cement and mining industries. Per Mejnert Kristensen will be based in Ørsted’s Taipei office and work closely with Ørsted’s Asia-Pacific leadership team and more than 200 employees across the region.