Laurent Verdier is working at the heart of Energy Transition for the last 25 years.
After volunteering in Ingénieurs Sans Frontières NGO and graduating from Master Engineering School of Arts et Métiers, he started his career as commissioning engineer of Combined Cycle plants before taking Project Management responsibilities in various energy businesses, namely Alstom Power Centrales, Alstom Hydro, Alstom Wind Onshore & General Electric Offshore.
He has recognized experience from his peers in delivering first of kind projects, in managing large project portfolio, in developing new businesses and building organizations in Spain, France, China, Japan, US and Brazil.
In the last 4 years, he was leading Renewables Business Line of SBM Offshore, who entered successfully in Floating Wind market delivering the first French pilot floating wind farm and developing a portfolio of Floating Wind Projects of >2GW in North Europe and North America
Previously, he was Project Management Executive Leader of the Offshore Wind business of General Electric and Project Office Vice President of Alstom Wind. In his role, he delivered prototype projects, pilot farms and commercial windfarms, ensuring lesson learning between project teams and functions, and adapting execution model of both companies. During this period of 7 years, he was heading risk committee of ALSTOM Wind and member of Project Operation Council of General Electric.
Before taking above executive functions, he was Project Director of Pumped Storage Hydropower Projects based in China for 5 years, where he embraced the challenge to work on large and complex projects for the renewables energy sector.
Full Curriculum
2019-23 SBM OFFSHORE Renewables Product Line Director
2023-23 FLOVENTIS Board Member
2015-19 GE RENEWABLES Wind Offshore Project Management Office Leader (Executive Management),
Member of General Electric Project Office Council
2012-15 ALSTOM WIND VP Project Office & Risk
Managing director for Europe, Asia and MEA, and Project Office Director
2004-12 ALSTOM HYDRO Project Director for PSP Projects Bailianhe, Pushihe and Hohhot
China Project office director for Hydro
Project Director for Bailianhe 1.2GW PSP Project
Project Manager Balance of Plant for 2GW Subansiri project (India)
Project Manager for new hydro projects, based Himalaya-India,
2002-04 ALSTOM POWER Project Manager Boiler for 800MW DK6 Combined Cycle Plant (Dunkerque),
1998-02 ALSTOM POWER Overall Commissioning Manager
Commissioning Engineer for Balance of Plant of Combined Cycle
EDUCATION Engineering School Arts et Métiers Paris Tech – ENSAM, 1993-1997
PMSI Certificate, IFPEN 2002
LANGUAGES French, English, Spanish, notions of Portuguese and Chinese
The network of Blue Palm Projects consist in first of class directors, engineers, sales managers, legal counsel, contract managers, planners, project managers, site managers and supervisors, with proven track record in their domain and committed to renewables industry for the benefit of our next generations.
Ambition of Blue Palm Projects is to offer experience and expertise of this network of great professionals to work on more than one clean energy project.
We are trust full team players, creative and result oriented
Offshore Construction Expert
WTG OEM Package Manager
Offshore Wind Project Manager
Energy Contract Manager
Project Planning Manager
Renewables Business Developer
Transformation Manager
M&A Director
Power Plant Commissioning Manager
Cost Reduction Manager
Quality Director
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laurent.verdier@bluepalmprojects.com