FairWind appoints first Regional Head of Service for Southern Europe, South America & South Africa

FairWind has appointed Aitor Diaz de Lezana Fernández to the newly created role of Regional Head of Service for Southern Europe & South America (SESA).

Mr Diaz de Lezana Fernández brings more than 19 years’ experience in the wind sector, having previously held a number of senior positions including Head of Operations – Mexico, Central America and Caribbean at Siemens Gamesa and LATAM Service Director at Nordex Group. He was most recently Service Director – Europe at SPIE Wind, where he successfully led multi-country service teams, built scalable structures and delivered high impact results across Europe.

In his new role, Mr Diaz de Lezana Fernández will be responsible for leading FairWind’s services across the SESA region, including all commercial and business development activity, while executing the company’s growing portfolio of service and maintenance projects. He will also have a strong focus on strengthening existing long-term partnerships with key customers, while establishing new customer bases across FairWind’s service lines.

Mr Diaz de Lezana Fernández commented: “I’m thrilled to join FairWind at such a pivotal time for the renewable industry. There are enormous opportunities to strengthen and grow our footprint in the SESA region and I’m looking forward to building on a strong service organisation that puts people first, delivers value to clients and contributes meaningfully to the energy transition. FairWind’s track record in delivering the highest safety and quality standards really attracted me to the position and I am eager to further solidify this reputation across the key SESA countries.”

Jesus Garcio Mallo, SESA Regional Director said: “Aitor brings an abundance of industry knowledge and expertise to FairWind. His proven success in driving business growth across different geographies will be extremely valuable to the business as we continue our strategic growth plan across key regions.

“As the demand for wind turbine installation continues to increase in line with the demand for clean energy, our services are vital to ensuring a safe and reliable source of wind energy. This means not only delivering new installations to grow capacity but also maintaining and optimising existing turbines so they continue to perform at their best for years to come.”

As FairWind gears up for further global growth, the appointment of a Regional Head of SESA becomes the company’s second newly created role this year, after Alexandra Hof was appointed as the company’s first Regional Head of Service for Northern Central Europe in July.