Giles Dickson decides to step down as CEO of WindEurope

8 July 2025

Giles Dickson has decided to step down as CEO of WindEurope after 10 years to become a school teacher. The Board of Directors of WindEurope has initiated the process of finding his successor.

Giles has been instrumental in the expansion of wind energy in Europe – onshore and offshore – and played a key role in the development of Europe’s ambitious renewable energy plans. The Board of Directors has established a nomination committee with participation of select board members, including the Chair and Vice-Chair, to find WindEurope’s new CEO. Giles will remain the CEO throughout this process until he steps down during the second half of 2025.

Giles Dickson, Outgoing CEO of WindEurope, says: “I’m incredibly proud of the progress wind energy has made in Europe in the past 10 years. I thank everyone at WindEurope for their engagement and support and the many people who have helped take wind energy forward during my tenure. Having spent most of my working life outside the UK, I look forward to going home and trying to put something back into the society I came from. But wind is a fantastic industry that it is a privilege to serve”.

Henrik Andersen, Chair of WindEurope’s Board of Directors, says: “On behalf of everyone in the Board of Directors, both past and present, I want to thank Giles for his tremendous contribution to not only WindEurope, but also the expansion of wind across Europe. It is a testament to Giles’ passion for and dedication to the energy transition that he will now help ensure a smooth succession and leave a stronger WindEurope than when he arrived. Europe is facing a generational challenge of becoming competitive and secure again, which wind energy plays a key role in, and I’m therefore very pleased we’ll have a wind energy champion like Giles to educate our future generations”.

Wind energy accounts for 20% of the electricity Europe consumes, and thanks to wind, the EU avoids 100 billion cubic meters of fossil fuel imports. The wind industry provides 370,000 jobs today, rising to 600,000 in 2030. It contributes €52bn to Europe’s GDP. On average each new wind turbine adds €16m to the European economy and the industry’s 250+ factories are all over Europe including in economically-deprived regions.