• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Anders Runevad

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Group President & CEO

Anders Runevad is President and Chief Executive Officer of Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Prior to joining Vestas in 2013, he spent more than 20 years with Ericsson, holding leadership roles across the Americas, Asia, and Europe. As CEO of Vestas, Mr. Runevad completed the wind energy company’s turnaround and led Vestas’ period of profitable growth since 2014. Leveraging the strong financial foundation built since 2013, he is today spearheading Vestas’ journey to become the world’s leading provider of sustainable energy solutions. He is Chairman of the Board of MHI Vestas Offshore A/S and on the Board of Nilfisk A/S and Schneider Electric. He also serves in the General Council of the Confederation of Danish Industries and the Industrial Policy Committee of the Confederation of Danish Industries. Mr. Runevad was listed at number 28 on Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year in 2016, the highest placed executive from a Scandinavian-based company. He was ranked at number 17 in Harvard Business Review’s 2017 ranking of Top Performing Leaders. According to Fortune, since his takeover as Vestas CEO, Mr. Runevad has sought to “help wind power technology mature so that it no longer requires subsidies to attract customers.” In 2015 he topped the leading trade magazine Windpower Monthly’s annual list of most influential people in the global wind industry. He holds a Master of Science in electrical engineering and has completed MBA studies, both at University of Lund in Sweden.

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