Benj leads Ørsted’s UK team responsible for external relations, delivering our sustainability and environmental agendas and securing consents for our project pipeline. He also leads the company’s global Environment Centre of Expertise.
Benj led the work to agree the UK Offshore Wind Sector Deal and is a member of the UK Government’s Ministerial Offshore Wind Acceleration Taskforce, leading the work on addressing the environmental and planning barriers to accelerating the deployment of offshore wind power through the Pathways to Growth programme. He also served on the government-appointed Advisory Panel on Highly Protected Marine Areas and is a member of the Government’s Green Jobs Delivery Group.
Benj joined Ørsted from the Carbon Trust where he led the company's technology innovation programme across power generation and energy efficiency. Previously Benj worked in the upstream oil and gas industry.