Denmark - Vestas hires Senior Vice President, Global Research & Innovation

Vestas, the world leader in providing high-tech wind power systems, has hired Pratima Rangarajan as its Senior Vice President of Global Research & Innovation, based in Houston.

In her new role, Dr. Rangarajan leads a global research team and a network of strategic partners on a mission to significantly reduce the cost of wind energy through industry-leading innovation. Her responsibilities include management of Vestas’ Global Research & Innovation organization worldwide from its headquarters in Houston.

Dr. Rangarajan earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Princeton University and a B.S. in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

She brings more than 15 years of research and technology management experience at General Electric and Exxon. Most recently in a business role at GE Energy, her experience at GE also included several years with its Global Research team and as Vice President, Emerging Technology and Research at NBC Universal. She began her career at Exxon Chemical Company as a chemical engineer.

About Vestas:
Vestas is the world leader in providing high-tech wind power systems. Since 1979, Vestas has supplied more than 44,000 wind turbines in 66 countries. Vestas sold its first wind turbine to North America in 1981 and has since supplied more than 12,000 turbines to the United States and Canada. Vestas’ North American research and development headquarters is based in Houston, and additional R&D offices are located in Colorado and Massachusetts. The company’s North American manufacturing operations are based in Colorado, and its sales and service headquarters is in Portland, Ore. Vestas’ global headquarters is in Randers, Denmark.

Yours sincerely,

Andrew Longeteig
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Communications

Vestas - American Wind Technology, Inc.
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