Kerry Hayes

Kerry is Portfolio Director of Offshore Wind in Simply Blue Group, where she takes plays a key role in company wide offshore wind development. Kerry also leads the UK political engagement activities, including for Blue Gem Wind and is the lead for development of Celtic Sea projects.

Kerry has more than a decade of experience in the renewable energy sector, working across the sector with marine energy project developers, and she has a broad range of experience in supply chain development, stakeholder engagement, planning, consenting and energy policy. Kerry is passionate about increasing female representation in the renewable energy sector. She is a regular conference speaker, mentor for students and professionals and holds guest lecturing posts at UK universities. Kerry has a BSc in Ocean Science and an MSc in Marine Renewable Energy. She also sits on the board of Plymouth Science Park