Minesto elects wind energy veteran Philippe Kavafyan to its board

Minesto AB (Stockholm: MINEST) elected Philippe Kavafyan as a new member of its Board of Directors at the company's Annual General Meeting held June 23, 2026.

Kavafyan, born in 1967, holds an engineering degree from École Polytechnique and a master's degree from École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris. He has more than 30 years of experience in the international energy sector, including over 20 years in the wind industry.

He has held senior positions at General Electric, Areva, and Aker, and served as Chief Executive Officer of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. He currently serves as Managing Director of Kami Wind Consult and holds a strategic advisor role at Boston Energy Ltd in the UK. He has previously served as a board member of RenewableUK and as Chair of WindEurope.

Göran Linder, a Minesto board member since 2007, attributed the appointment in part to Kavafyan's experience scaling businesses and his familiarity with the French tidal energy market. "He brings an extensive international network and solid experience from a complex and rapidly growing energy market," Linder said.

"I feel very fortunate to join the Board, at the time when its successful deployment at scale in the Faroe Islands is turning Minesto's technology into the most efficient and mature marine renewable energy," Kavafyan said in a statement based on the press release.

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