Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition 2019

John Lavelle
Vice-President and CEO
GE Renewable Energy


John Lavelle is the VP & CEO of GE Renewable Energy’s Offshore Wind business, where he leads the global business strategy with the mission to become one of the top players in the offshore wind industry globally. Prior to this role John was the Chief Operating Officer and Commercial Vice President for GE’s Grid Solutions. He joined Digital Energy in 2012 from GE Power & Water where he was VP Global Projects Operation. Prior to that, John was President of GE’s Gasification business, based in Houston, TX. He joined GE in 1984, holding a variety of sales and service engineering positions before being appointed Country Manager of Taiwan in 1992, based in Taipei. He was then appointed Manager of Greater China in 1993, responsible for China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In 1995 he became Director for South Asia Pacific based in Jakarta, Indonesia, and in 1998 he moved to Singapore and assumed the position of Region Executive for South Asia, overseeing all of GE Energy’s business activities throughout Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. He served on the Board of Commissioners of GE Technology Indonesia (GETI) and was Vice President and Commissioner of PT GE Nusantara Turbine Services in Bandung, Indonesia. In 2000 he relocated to the United States as General Manager of Global Marketing & Commercial Operations for GE Energy Services in Atlanta, Georgia, responsible for the commercial activity, product management, and strategic growth initiatives. John currently serves on the GE/Prolec Board and the Board of Trustees for St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH. He previously served on the Union Graduate College board in Schenectady, NY, the GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Board of Directors as well as the Schenectady Chamber of Commerce. He is a native of Holyoke, Massachusetts and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

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