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I worked for Lars Rytter during his role as COO of Senvion. Lars has a deep knowledge of the Wind business, is very well informed on the latest developments and is constantly looking for ways to improve operational efficiencies and create value. He is capable of not only creating strategies but also also executing them operationally. With a polite but firm leadership style and good communication skills, Lars ensured alignment within his teams. Lars is an exceptional leader who played a key role in developing and executing the Blade Strategy for Senvion - this resulted in a significant organizational transformation and expansion of blade manufacturing capacity globally. Lars was also instrumental in driving programs to drive costs down significantly. During his time at Senvion, blades became a competitive differentiator for the company. Lars is a transformational, global leader who enables his teams to deliver exceptional results. It was a pleasure for me to work with Lars.
Ramesh Gopalakrishnan | Senior Vice President, Blade Manufacturing, SenvionEddie was my VP of Global Supply Chain, and later headed up the business Asia Pacific region out of China, when I ran the Wind business for Alstom. When we both arrived in 2009, I set about transforming what was a relatively contained, Spanish centric concern, with a superb engineering pedigree, into a globally present and growing wind player, with new operational footprints in Brazil, the US and for offshore in France, plus a low cost supply chain organisation based in China. Like myself, Eddie has a strong automotive industry background, and his experience and leadership were of course central to the rapid and successful development the business subsequently enjoyed
Alfonso Faubel | SVP (CEO) Alstom Wind Business - Renewable EnergyIan was a valuable member of the LM management team and with his significant cross-functional and global business experience, he was often able to simplify complex global issues and guide his peers regarding important long term commitments. I enjoyed working with Ian. He was consistently rated above average in his performance appraisals. We have agreed to use him as a consultant during 2014-15, which shows the respect we have for his talents.
Leo Schot | CEO (until June 2015), LM Wind Power - NetherlandsWe have worked closely with Lars since 2013 and have always been impressed by his wind industry knowledge and strategic sourcing and operations insight.
Steve Lockhard | CEO & President TPI Composites Inc.Eddie first started collaborating with Winergy in 2009, when he took over as the head of Supply Chain for ALSTOM Wind. Coming from an automotive background, he encouraged his team to adopt some new approaches and supplier relationship techniques, which, combined with my own team's perspective, meant that the relationship between our two businesses flourished
Stefan Tenbrock | CEO Siemens Mechanical Drives Business Unit - Previously CEO and Chairman of the Board at Winergy AGI worked together with Lars Rytter in his capacity as Vice President Group Strategic Purchase at Vestas Wind Systems in the period from 2000 to 2005. In that period and in an excellent manner Lars Rytter managed to both deliver the agreed operational results and in parallel develop the group purchase organization both structural and competence wise on a global scale. Lars Rytter possesses both the ability to see and take part in the development of the strategic platform as well as training and motivating an organization and at the same time he can go and do it himself to demonstrate how professional sourcing and supply chain works should be done - all in line with the strategic direction and the operational agreements made. I have followed Lars Rytter since our time of working together and Lars Rytter have developed and utilized his full potential working as an executive officer in a number of companies in the Netherlands and Germany and have also during that period taken responsibility such as CSCO, CPO and COO in global companies within the wind turbine industry. The experience from working with Lars Rytter is in a nutshell that it is great value for money and at the same time it is inspiring and developing working with an individual that is both a team player and a strong executer. I can only fully recommend Lars Rytter if you need a capacity that can bring real sustainable strategic value to your business
Knud Andersen | Former COO at Vestas Wind Systems, now CEO at AH IndustriesI recommend Ian as a great leader with a strategic, visionary and global mind, strong drive and great ability to find new innovative ways. He is an experienced leader with strong interpersonal skills and human insight – combined with great humor. Ian combines creativity with good business judgment.
Søren Kristensen | Global Marketing, Siemens Wind (until Q2 2016) - DenmarkEddie and I collaborated very effectively together when he was at Ford and I was a VP at Faurecia, in the Automotive Industry. Coming previously from other global automotive players, Eddie was able to marry his gained experiences and skills with what he found in Ford, to good effect and our businesses relationship developed greatly as a result
Fernando Palmero | Managing Director Europe at PSM International - Previously Divisional Vice President Faurecia Interior SystemsI worked with Lars at Senvion where he was COO and had responsibility for Supply Chain, Manufacturing Plants and Logistics. During that time I found Lars to be a good work colleague and partner in many joint projects between Engineering and Operations. Lars is a leader in wind, keeping up to date in a very dynamic industry and could be used as a sounding board for new ideas and thoughts. In his time at Senvion, Lars worked hard to secure strategic alliances with suppliers to ensure optimum cost and quality whilst also setting up an Asian Supply base. Lars also worked to rationalize the logistics organization by outsourcing the warehouse management. Lars drove the COO organization forward, but I always found him to be fair and respectful to his work colleagues and peers.
Russell B. Stoddart | CTO, SenvionI have known and worked with Lars Rytter since 2006 through his various executive board member positions in my companies in the wind industry (Suzlon & Senvion - former REpower ). I'd appreciate his diligent, open and transparent leadership which positively have benefited the results and achievements in the before mentioned companies. Lars is perceived by his peers as a very hardworking, successful and trustful executive and disposes over an excellent and outstanding network in the industry.
Tulsi Tanti | Founder & Chairman Suzlon EnergyIan has strong commercial acumen, excelling in both sales-side and buy-side of supply chain. I remember how he challenged us to build capacity and re-design supply chain to introduce a brand new product in mass production in China and Brazil in a record breaking speed. It was fantastic experience in terms of time-to-market and cost targeting. He has in-depth knowledge and a wide network in the composite industry and hence extraordinary market intelligence which have been helping us on the sourcing side as well.
Özer Ergul | Global Purchasing Director (until 2013), LM Wind Power - Netherlands - worked with Ian at LM Wind PowerI have had the pleasure to work with Lars in some of the leading global wind turbine companies over a period of 11 years. He is a truly international executive with global operational experience and knowledge. In his capacity as an executive responsible for global operations he has been central in managing the ups and downs in the wind industry. As such handling growth as well as cost out projects has been his daily life for many years. He also has a truly commercial understanding of the global wind industry. Lars is always well prepared, factual and to the point. He is outright and open in dealing with people and with almost 2 decades of experience working globally he has a good and respectful multicultural understanding.
Per Hornung Pedersen | Former CFO NEG Micon, CEO SUZLON International, CEO REpower (Senvion) , now Renewable Industry Advisor and professional Board MemberI worked with Eddie in ALSTOM when I was based in Taiwan and he was heading up the Wind Business APAC organisation out of China. With his strong guidance and support we pulled together a customer engagement plan for both onshore and offshore Wind which brought real dividends. His clear business focus helped to reenergise and develop his organisation into an enthusiastic and effective team
Stephen Lewis | President and CEO Voith China - Renewable EnergyDuring the last decade I have had the pleasure and the challenge of working with Lars as a customer in the wind industry, when Lars has been heading up operations an sourcing departments at key customers of ours. I know Lars as a professional, strategic thinker, with the ability to seek mutually beneficial solutions to complicated situations. Lars keeps his head cool when others tend to lose it, and is therefore often coming with solutions when they are most needed.
Sören Höfer | CCO , LM Wind PowerWhen Eddie was recruiting me for the new global supply chain organisation he was creating for Alstom Wind I was impressed by his strategic vision of the kind of effective, wide ranging organisation he had in mind, its intended role in the global growth of the business, and the contribution he expected from me to make it happen. Together with others, we succeeded in his goal, and I count the years I spent there as amongst the most valuable of my career to date. Aside from his obvious capability and long experience, Eddie's strategic thinking, strong and focused leadership and his humorous, warm personal style were something i personally greatly enjoyed and wouldn't hesitate to repeat
Steven White | Global Commodities Director Alstom Wind - now at Adwen OffshoreWorking with Lars is always based on highest degree of respect and professionalism. This attitude remains even when things got more tough. In such an environment trust and common understanding helps solving challenges with good efficiency
Dr. Klaus F. Köncke | EVP, Global Nacelles, Senvion