Favorable winds in our renewable energy business call for more hands on deck – welcome aboard Lorena and Rodrigo!

Uutinen | 3.3.2022

Korkia’s Renewables Team in Latin America has grown as Lorena Barría has been appointed CFO of Renewable Energy and Rodrigo Orellana as Project Engineer. 

“We forecast strong growth in renewable energy business globally. Korkia enables the building of renewable energy capacity globally by investing in the development and backing up prominent developers. New renewable capacity also has a positive impact on greenhouse gas reduction. With the current growth figures, we need all hands on deck to strengthened our global team. Lorena and Rodrigo welcome aboard!” comments Mikko Kantero, Senior Vice President and Head of Renewables Team.

Lorena has 8 years of experience in finance within the field of renewable energy, specifically in hydropower and photovoltaic plants. In her prior positions as financial manager and project engineer, she has been responsible for i.a. searching for funding, due diligence processes and contract revision for EPC projects. Rodrigo is an electrical civil engineer with 5 years of experience in renewable energy. Before joining Korkia he has been responsible for i.a. managing EPC projects and controlling construction work.

“I believe that the change of energy matrixes towards clean energy has a real impact on the planet. Working at Korkia allows me to contribute to this change, so I am very grateful for the opportunity,“ Rodrigo comments.

”Working at Korkia is the perfect next step for my career. I will be able to dive even deeper into the energy market of different technologies, and with a strong financial focus. I am very happy to be part of Korkia and can’t wait to show my contribution,” adds Lorena.

Welcome to the Team!