{"id":19924,"date":"2025-06-12T10:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekitepower.com\/?p=19924"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:04:58","slug":"kitepower-appoints-dr-pieter-willems-as-ceo-to-lead-commercialisation-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekitepower.com\/nl\/kitepower-appoints-dr-pieter-willems-as-ceo-to-lead-commercialisation-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitepower Appoints Dr Pieter Willems as CEO to Lead Commercialisation Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kitepower has appointed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pieter-willems\/\">Dr Pieter Willems<\/a> <\/strong>as their new Chief Executive Officer, marking a strategic shift as the company prepares to commercialise its innovative renewable energy system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pieter brings extensive international leadership experience in the energy and mobility sectors. 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