Paul O’Brien

Senior Development Manager with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE)

Senior Development Manager with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Cluster Manager for the DeepWind offshore wind supply chain cluster. With HIE for over 19 years with most of that ‘on loan’ to Scottish Development International covering both international trade and inward investment in offshore wind and marine energy. Represents HIE on the Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association board, sits on the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) Skills Group, past board member of Ocean Energy Europe, advisory board member for the Energy Technology Partnership and the Offshore Renewable Institute. Also served as a member of the Scottish Government’s Marine Energy Group and Hydrogen Industry Group. Starting in April 2019 as Cluster Manager for DeepWind which now has 377 member organisations.