G+ is the global health and safety organisation, bringing together the offshore wind industry to pursue shared goals and outcomes. It is run in partnership with the Energy Institute, which provides the secretariat and supports its work.
The G+ has six main work areas:
- Incident Data Reporting
- Good Practice Guidance
- Safe by Design Workshops
- Learning from Incidents (Toolbox)
- Lifesaving Rules
- Wind Turbine Safety Rules
The members of the G+ are lead operators and owners of offshore wind farms and Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Senior executives of the member companies meet quarterly, as the G+ Board.
There are three main Focal Groups; European, APAC and North America. These Focal Groups consists of members’ health and safety experts, who meet monthly to deliver the work programme of the G+.
Chair
Lisbeth Norup Frømling
Senior Vice President QHSE
Ørsted
Vice Chair
Giles Mackey
Head of Health, Safety & Sustainability, Offshore Wind
bp
Board members
Arianna Marinello
H&S Director
EDF Renewables
Beate Myking
VP Renewables
Equinor
Elena Caja Martin
HSSEQ Director
OceanWinds
Graeme Paterson
Global Head HSE in Offshore Execution
SGRE
Karin Borg
Offshore Director HSSE & Asset Risk
RWE Renewables
Michelle Ruane
Lead Safety, Health & Wellbeing Manager
SSE
Natalia Planillo
Head of HSEQ Global Offshore
Iberdrola
Nicolas Wawresky
Senior Vice President – HSE Gas, Renewables and Power
TotalEnergies
Pavlo Malyshenko
Head of Generation, Offshore
Vattenfall
Rachel Porto
Global Head of WHSES
Corio Generation
Tyrone Singleton
Global Head HSE
Vestas
Europe Focal Group
Chair
Graeme Paterson
Global Head HSE in Offshore Execution
SGRE
Vice Chair
Colin Atkinson
QHSE Manager
Vattenfall
Americas Focal Group
Chair
Robb Hall
Head of Safety, Security & Sustainability for Renewables Americas
Equinor
Vice Chair
Tom Cassidy
QHSSE Manager (North America)
OceanWinds
APAC Focal Group
Chair
Jeonghyun Ye
APAC Head of QHSE Supplier Mgmt
Ørsted
Vice Chair
Alvin Lin
Team Lead HSE Development & Construction APAC
RWE
Meet the team

Kate Harvey is the General Manager of the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation. Kate began her career in renewable energy at RWE in 2002. Kate then joined SSE in 2008, where she undertook the following roles: Consents Manager for Greater Gabbard, Project Manager for Galloper, SSE Asset Manager for Dogger Bank and Board member of Seagreen. Kate has been the G+ General Manager since 2016.

Beate Hildenbrand, G+ Head of the Americas/ G+ Good Practice is leading the strategic development of the global Offshore Wind Health and Safety (H&S) good practice program and the strategic development of G+ in the Americas region with the aim to improve health & safety performance in the global offshore wind industry. Beate has supported the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation deliver their work programme since 2018 when she joined as Manager for Offshore and Onshore Wind. She joined the Energy Institute in 2010 as Technical Manager for Environment and Health where she managed the environment and health technical programmes at the EI and worked with the various Committees on issues relevant to the energy industry.

Mariana is the Technical Manager for Offshore Wind at the Energy Institute, supporting the G+.
She started her health and safety journey at IOGP, launching Project Safira, which aimed to eliminate fatalities from the industry.
She holds a Chemistry degree from Imperial College London and a Masters in The Technology and Analysis of Archaeological Materials from UCL.

A veteran data analyst, Edwin Sheppard is a seasoned user of Excel, PowerBI, and a whole host of coding languages and software packages. Always happy to look deep into the numbers, and find any nuggets of insight which can be gleaned. Can be found writing reports and presenting insights in the day, and pouring over the numbers and code late into the night.

Caren Hsiao is the APAC Representative at the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation, and is currently based in Taiwan. Before joining the Energy Institute (EI), Caren served as the PR Associate at wpd Taiwan.

Mubi assists and provides the G+ secretariat as a Technical Manager for APAC Offshore Wind at the Energy Institute, based in South Korea.
Mubi brings extensive project management experience to the Offshore Wind Industry, with particular expertise in managing construction sites.
She has previously worked at at GE Vernova, and in 2026, she will achieve her Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety.

Olivia assists and provides the G+ secretariat as a Technical Officer for Offshore Wind at the Energy Institute.
She graduated from the University of Reading with a master’s degree in Renewable Energy: Technology and Sustainability.

Liam assists and provides the G+ as a Technical Officer for Offshore Wind at the Energy Institute.
He previously spent fifteen years as an engineer in the space industry, collaborating on projects with NASA, ESA and MIT.
In 2026 he will achieve his bachelors in Computer Science and Network Security.
Case studies
The G+ aims to publish case studies of Health and Safety initiatives developed by G+ members, in order to assist with the sharing of experiences.
The G+ has published the below case studies:
Calendar
An events calendar for the organisations involved in the Industry Collaboration Committee (ICC) is listed below. This calendar lists external and internal events and meetings.
Should you require further information, please contact your relevant industry organisation represented on the ICC.
January
21-22 January - WFO Global Summit - Barcelona, Spain
29 January - G+ US Focal Group meeting - Providence, RI (2025_01)
29 January - G+ 2025 Americas Stakeholder Event - Providence, RI
29-31 January - Oceantic Network OSW O&M/Health & Safety Summit - Providence, RI
30 January - G+ European Focal Group meeting (virtual) (2025_01)
February
12 February - G+ Board meeting (in-person) (2025_01)
25-27 February - EI International Energy Week, London
March
3-5 March - ACP O&M and Safety conference - Nashville, US
12 March - G+ European Stakeholder Event / Webinar
27 March - G+ European Focal Group meeting - Hamburg, Germany (2025_02)
April
1 April - G+ US Focal Group meeting (2025_02)
8-10 April - WindEurope - Copenhagen, Denmark
22 April - G+ APAC Focal Group meeting (2025_01)
23 April - G+ Board Meeting (in-person) (2025_02)
28 April-1 May - Oceantic Network IPF25 - Virginia Beach, US
May
15 May - G+ European Focal Group meeting (virtual) (2025_03)
20 May - G+ US Focal Group meeting (2025_03)
June
10-12 June - Seaworks - Southampton, UK
17-18 June - RUK’s Global Offshore Wind - London, UK
24 June - G+ US Focal Group meeting, New York (2025_04)
26 June - G+ European Focal Group meeting - Vejle, Denmark (2025_04)
July
10 July - G+ APAC Focal Group meeting (2025_02)
August
September
10 September - G+ European Focal Group meeting (virtual) (2025_05)
24 September - G+ AGM & Board meeting - Incheon, South Korea (2025_03)
25 September - G+ Stakeholder Forum - Incheon, South Korea
October
6-8 October - ACP's Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition - Boston, USA
28 October - G+ APAC Focal Group meeting (2025_03)
29-31 October - Energy Taiwan - Taipei, Taiwan
November
12-13 November - RUK Floating Offshore Wind - Aberdeen, Scotland
18 November - G+ US Focal Group meeting (2025_06)
20 November - G+ European Focal Group meeting - Paris , France (2025_06)
December
3 December - G+ Board meeting (virtual) (2025_04)