Benj leads Ørsted’s UK team overseeing the company’s relationships across government, authorities, regulators and NGOs, delivering our sustainability and environmental agendas and securing permits and consents for Ørsted’s Europe portfolio. He also leads the company’s global Environment Centre of Expertise and oversees the company’s brand and media work in the UK and Ireland.
Until December 2020 Benj chaired the Offshore Wind Industry Council, leading the work to deliver the Offshore Wind Sector Deal with the UK Government, and was a member of the Government’s Offshore Wind Acceleration Taskforce. He also served on the government’s Advisory Panel on Highly Protected Marine Areas and the Prime Minister’s Offshore Wind Acceleration Taskforce. He chairs OWIC’s programme tackling the barriers to the offshore wind sector delivering its full contribution to net zero, and the Aviation programme in partnership with the MOD. Benj led the global offshore renewable sector’s work in support of the UN Oceans Panel, forming the Offshore Renewable Energy Action Coalition and publishing their ground-breaking report on unlocking the global potential of ocean renewable energy. He established Ørsted’s Asset Management function and has served on the boards of most of the company’s joint ventures.
