RECOA.EU - Renewable Construction Academy

Morten Søjborg is an experienced offshore wind professional, having worked in the industry for more than 15 years. His educational background is in economics and law, and his career spans working as in-house and external counsel for both project developers and contractors, as well as acting as a procurement consultant and lead negotiator for multiple offshore wind projects. He has represented contractors, such as MT Højgaard and Vestas Offshore, and project developers, such as Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, to name a few. Morten is also a co-founder and partner in the international procurement and contract management consultancy, JUMBO Consulting Group. Morten knows the ins and outs of the procurement and contracting process within offshore wind, and as an instructor, he aims to pass this knowledge on to students in a structured way. Morten's classes enable students to see procurement and contracting from the viewpoints of both project developers and the supply chain, as he strongly believes that successful projects result from a high degree of alignment and understanding between the parties regarding their roles, expectations, and obligations.

Henrik has more than 20 years of experience in procurement, negotiation, business development, and contract management matters, both nationally and internationally, with 10 years in the offshore wind industry. Henrik’s educational background is in business administration and commercial law. He is an experienced leader and specialist with in-depth and cross-scope knowledge of building complex global sourcing strategies, negotiating supplier contracts, and focusing on all commercial areas within offshore wind technical packages, particularly in offshore construction. Henrik’s key competencies and main interests include strategic sourcing, supply chain development, and building long-term supplier relations. Having worked as both a business developer, sourcing specialist, and leader, Henrik applies a wide range of approaches to diligently navigate and advise at all organisational levels. His approach ensures that decisions are balanced, transparent, and well-informed.

Jacob has more than 11 years of experience working with contract management in offshore wind. He brings extensive experience with both the sourcing and post-signing execution side of his profession. Jacob comes from a business-education background and has worked for more than a decade with Ørsted on some of the largest projects in the industry. Jacob has experience in sourcing processes from A to Z for many different scopes, both on- and offshore: development of sourcing strategies, ITT, supplier selection, tendering, negotiations, evaluation, and award. In many of these contracts, Jacob has also managed execution until completion. Jacob is eager to combine his experiences in sourcing and contract management with his deep knowledge of the offshore wind industry to find optimal and pragmatic solutions for any project he works on, ensuring not only the best achievable contracts but, more importantly, the best possible final project.