Rikke Relsted

Rikke Relsted serves as the O&M Concepts and Costings Director at Vattenfall since May 2022, leading a department of 20 individuals focused on operational cost optimizations and development of operational setups for future offshore wind farms. Prior to this, Rikke held the position of Product Line Deputy Director - O&M Service Design and Contracting, where responsibilities included optimizing O&M business cases for new offshore wind farm developments. Rikke's experience at Ørsted from April 2018 to May 2022 included roles as Head of Offshore Logistics Procurement and Head of Onshore and Hydrogen Procurement, overseeing procurement operations across various projects. Rikke also worked at PFA as Portfolio Sourcing Manager, and previously at A.P. Moller - Maersk in various strategic sourcing roles. Early career experience includes consulting positions at PwC Singapore and PwC, as well as an economics tutoring role at Queensland University of Technology. Rikke holds a Masters of Business in Applied Finance and a Bachelor's degree in Economics and International Business from QUT, alongside additional education in Strategy in the Age of Digital Disruption from INSEAD.