Robert Speht CV February 2022, specialist in offshore and floating wind energy.

1. Robert Speht MBA MSc BEng CEng PGCert MEI
Phone
+44 (0) 7971 635290
Email
robertspeht@googlemail.com
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/windrenewables
Career Objec
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ve/Mission
My career objec
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ve is to use my commercial leadership to add value to forward thinking organisa
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ons that are look-
ing to transi
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on to (or serves customers who are seeking to transi
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on to) a low-carbon business model, looking to
break new ground by entering new markets or bringing new products or services to market . I enjoy developing the
strategy to re-engineer businesses units to deliver outstanding results, and mo
ti
va
ti
ng others through the change.
Key Career Achievements
• To date I have been involved in renewables (wind & solar) projects with over 13GW of installed capacity & an
investment value of more than US$ 23bn, enough renewables to power more than 10 million homes
• Worked on 15 o
ff
shore wind projects, in various roles, in France, Netherlands, Germany, UK , USA and China
• Created a world-class JV with access to 4,500 sta
ff
, between a French/Dutch renewables consultant and an
Dutch o
ff
shore wind marine specialist, to bring a new o
ff
shore wind o
ff
ering to the market
• Successfully set up a UK subsidiary for a well known wind consultancy business from Netherlands/Germany
• For a global cer
ti
fi
ca
ti
on & consul
ti
ng company, I successfully merged teams from 3 companies, in 5 coun-
tries across Europe, to form an e
ff
ec
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ve and high-performing Europe-wide focussed team
• Pro
fi
tably launched a global cer
ti
fi
ca
ti
on and services business, with o
ffi
ces in 140 countries, in to the re-
newable energy market, taking revenue to several million US$ within 2 years.
• Took a global renewables consul
ti
ng business in to the US market, enabling it to break in with the largest
onshore wind farm in the world. Within 2 years a team of 20 specialists working on the biggest US projects
• Founded 8 start-up companies in the renewable energy space, o
ff
ering services or project development
Key Competencies
• Strong rela
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onship, stakeholder management, coaching and mentoring skills
• Deep experience in the strategy and implementa
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on of new business models, projects, teams and markets
• Broad sector experience across renewables including; wind, o
ff
shore wind,
fl
oa
ti
ng wind & solar projects
• A collabora
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ve team leader and energising communicator who speaks both English and German
• Extensive interna
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onal experience and network including Northern Europe, China & Asia Paci
fi
c, and USA
• Strong customer orienta
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on for business development and service delivery
Career History Summary
Company Role Dates
Renewables Experts Ltd Managing Director 2013 - date
Steel Inspect UK Ltd General Manager 2021 - date
Vidi Energy Ltd (FloatWind) CEO & Co-Founder 2020 - date
NetZero Ltd Non Execu
ti
ve Director 2020 - 2021
Wood Group Plc Director, Renewables 2019 - 2019
Greensolver Director, O
ff
shore Wind 2018 - 2019
UL DEWI Director, Renewables 2017 - 2017
Wind Prospect Ltd General Manager, Wind & Solar Advisory 2015 - 2017
OutSmart Wind GM & Director UK 2013 - 2014
SGS BDM, Renewable Energy 2011 - 2013
Mo
tt
MacDonald Ltd Wind Energy Manager 2008 - 2011

2. Full Experience
Director - Renewables Experts Ltd (part
ti
me and contrac
ti
ng as well as full
ti
me ac
ti
vi
ti
es)
2013 - present
▪ A globally focussed renewables techno-economic consultancy working in wind, o
ff
shore wind,
fl
oa
ti
ng wind and solar.
▪ Robert is the Founder, and with a team of subcontractors specialising in technology areas and speci
fi
c markets, the company
provides services for energy projects that need
fi
nancing, acquisi
ti
on, development or construc
ti
on.
CEO & Co-Founder - Vidi Energy Ltd (recently re-branded from FloatWind Ltd)
2020 - present
▪ A globally focussed company planning to use mass-assembly processes for the produc
ti
on of
fl
oa
ti
ng o
ff
shore wind
turbines, as ready-to-
fl
oat units. Assembly hubs planned for UK/EU, USA and Asia.
▪ As founder and CEO, Robert is responsible for the company strategy and performance.
Director - Wood Clean Energy
2019
▪ Wood Group, Robert led the consul
ti
ng services for o
ff
shore wind, onshore wind and solar projects globally.
▪ Project Director for Lenders/Owners/Independent Engineer role on renewables power projects up to £3 Billion in value.
Director, O
ff
shore Wind - Greensolver
2018 - 2019
▪ Greensolver, a renewables advisory based in Paris/Groningen/London & Peterson a global specialist in o
ff
shore solu
ti
ons.
▪ Key achievements: Robert Set up the new JV between Greensolver & Peterson within O
ff
shore Wind and successfully
delivered new
fl
exible access to 4,500 sta
ff
in 70 countries.
Director, Renewables Advisory, EMEA - UL DEWI AWS Truepower
2017
▪ Key achievements: Robert built a strong regional team in France, Germany & Turkey, implemented the AWS best-prac
ti
ce,
and grew the client base and the due diligence & advisory team. Technology focus; wind, o
ff
shore wind, solar and ba
tt
ery.
General Manager, Advisory Services - Wind Prospect Ltd
2015 – 2017
▪ Wind Prospect is a global renewable energy business providing advice throughout the renewable project life.
▪ Key achievements: Robert was responsible for breaking in to new markets, through strategic partnerships.
General Manager/Company Director - OutSmart Wind UK
2013 – 2014
▪ OutSmart BV, o
ff
ering owners engineering and O&M services for wind farms, Robert was director for the UK subsidiary.
▪ Key achievements: Robert was responsible for se
tti
ng up and growing the UK subsidiary, with demanding goals.
Business Development Manager, Renewables Due Diligence Global - SGS UK Ltd
2011 - 2013
▪ The World’s leading tes
ti
ng, veri
fi
ca
ti
on and cer
ti
fi
ca
ti
on company with over 75,000 employees in 160 countries.
▪ Key achievements: Robert was responsible for designing and crea
ti
ng the global renewables o
ff
ering.
Wind Energy Manager/Team Leader/Project Director - Mo
tt
MacDonald Ltd
2008 - 2011
▪ Renewables Team Leader for the global wind group, was responsible for developing & delivering the US o
ff
ering.
Non Execu
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ve Director posi
ti
ons;
▪ Net Zero Global Ltd, An interna
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onally focussed sta
ffi
ng solu
ti
ons company specialised in the renewable energy markets. The
role is an Non-Execu
ti
ve Director (Business Development) 2020 - 2021
▪ Environment Centre Swansea, independent charity (Charity no. 1039378), focus is environmental informa
ti
on, educa
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on
and ac
ti
vity in South Wales. 2011 - 2012
▪ Bay Leisure Ltd, company manages the LC, Swansea's main Leisure Centre with 700,000 visits per year it is Wales' most
visited a
tt
rac
ti
on.
2009 - 2011
▪ Swansea City Waste Disposal Company Ltd, company manages all the domes
ti
c and commercial waste in the County of
Swansea, for around 250,000 people.
2004 - 2008
Educa
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on
▪ Execu
ti
ve MBA, Quan
ti
c School of Business & Technology, Washington, DC, USA
▪ Post Graduate Cer
ti
fi
cate Project Finance, Middlesex University, London, UK
▪ MSc Renewable Energy Systems Technology, Loughborough University, UK
▪ BEng Hons Mechanical Engineering with German, Swansea University, UK & Mannheim, Germany