Mashal served LM Wind Power as the vice president of engineering and technology for six years before assuming his new role.
LM Wind Power, a subsidiary of GE Vernova, credited Mashal with overseeing a number of innovative successes during his time at the company so far, including the certification of the company’s first 100+ metre offshore blade for serial production.
The new CEO also helped launch LM Wind Power’s industrialisation of epoxy resin and carbon pultrusion — a process of producing high-grade plastics by pulling fibrous material and combining it with resin that is increasingly important in the manufacture of wind turbine blades.
The company praised Mashal's leadership for producing two fully recyclable wind turbine blades — an innovation considered vital for improving the wind industry’s sustainability credentials.
“We will prioritise safety, quality, and practice lean tools on our shop floors as the foundation of manufacturing excellence, resulting in sustainable outcomes,” Mashal said on his appointment.
Prior to working at LM Wind Power, Mashal was the chief engineer for offshore wind turbines at manufacturer Siemens Gamesa for more than five years.
Mashal takes over from Olivier Fontan, who was named as the new wind manufacturing leader at GE Vernova.