SIMEC Atlantis appoints Chief Operating Officer

SIMEC Atlantis Energy, the global developer, owner and operator of sustainable energy projects, has appointed Andy Richardson to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Richardson work experience includes roles as Head of Asset Management and Engineering Manager at Alstom Power Service UK, and Director Thermal Generation at EDF.

He moved on to become the Executive Director of Thermal & Renewables at EDF where he was a member of the Energy Branch Board with main Board responsibility for gas storage, onshore and offshore wind development (>0.5GW), biomass and thermal generation (5.4GW).

Recently, Andy was the COO of Stanwell Corporation in Australia, which is a diversified, vertically integrated energy company with a range of electricity generation assets like thermal, hydroelectric, water and fuel resources.

Richardson will join the senior management team based in London and will be responsible for asset management, portfolio optimization and acquisition analysis, SIMEC Atlantis said.