OPRA turbines introduces new CEO

OPRA Turbines B.V., a leading manufacturer of advanced gas turbine based generator sets and provider of gas turbine driven power solutions, is pleased to announce,from October 01 2018, Juha van Riet has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer at OPRA International B.V. reporting to the Supervisory Board.

Juha van Riet holds a Master of Science degree in Electromechanical Engineering from the University of Ghent and a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Leuven. Previously having worked with Siemens, Woodward and Stork, Juha has more than 20 years of experience in commercial and business leadership roles as a service/solution provider and key system supplier to the energy, oil & gas and process industry sector.

“My deep respect goes out to the Mowill family, who single-handed have built this company in the nineties. They have succeeded to attract the inhouse competence and build the supply chain required to optimize a strong gas turbine design and turn it into an installed base of more than a hundred machines. After the acquisition by Energas in 2017, OPRA has now entered a new era with increased focus on operational excellence and a sustainable, global commercial and service structure. I am very excited to contribute to this transition and look forward to working together with a highly competent, diverse and dynamic team.

OPRA’s OP16 gas turbine has application in distributed energy applications such as flare gas-to-power, waste-to-power and combined heat and power (CHP). OPRA is focusing on applications that will continue to be part of the future energy landscape and structurally contribute to a better environment.” Juha van Riet, Chief Executive Officer, OPRA Turbines.

Dalian Energas Group headquartered in Dalian, China is a leading company operating on a global level providing gas systems solutions. The Group includes, amongst others, Dalian Energas Gas System Co. Ltd., Dalian Energas New Energy Development Co. Ltd, Calorifer Engineering AG (Switzerland), RMG Messtechnik GmbH(Germany) and OPRA Turbines B.V. The Group is committed to the gas equipment manufacturing industry, gas turbine industry, energy storage product industry, distributed energy operations, natural gas energy operations and other core business.