Leadership Teams

Mary was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer in August 2020. She joined Mainstream in 2009 and she held the role of Group Chief Financial Officer since 2017.

Mary has graduate and post-graduate qualifications from UCD and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA). She is an advocate and spokesperson on gender diversity and participated was a mentor for the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) Women in Wind programme.

Prior to joining Mainstream, Mary held senior-level positions in finance and corporate tax in PricewaterhouseCoopers and Trinity Biotech Plc.

Paul was appointed to the role of Commercial Director in May 2024. He joined Mainstream in 2008 and has been a part of Mainstream’s management team and a director of a number of Mainstream group companies since 2014.

Previously, he led Mainstream’s corporate finance division responsible for managing company strategy and the funding of Mainstream’s global activities principally through raising equity and debt amounts at the holding company and project company levels working with large international financial institutions and smaller retail or High Net Worth investors in Ireland and the UK.

Paul has executed multiple transactions with a value of c.€2.0bn, in project finance, mezzanine finance, trade finance, corporate debt, M&A etc across multiple jurisdictions.

Prior to joining Mainstream, he worked in IBI Corporate Finance and KPMG, qualifying as an Associate of both the Irish Taxation Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics.

Bart was appointed as Investment Director – Strategic Partnerships & Special Projects in June 2024. Previously he held the role of Group Chief Operating Officer, where he was responsible for the Group’s health and safety, project development, construction and operational activities.  

His appointment to Group COO followed his secondment to Mainstream Chile as General Manager for three years and previously, Bart was COO for global onshore developments across the company. 

Formerly, he worked for global developer Airtricity, leading construction for a number of wind assets. Before this Bart worked with Schlumberger Oilfield Services on onshore and offshore oil and gas projects.

Bart graduated as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and holds an MBA from University College Dublin.  He is an IOD Chartered Director, holds PfMP, PgMP, PMP, RMP and SP certifications from the PMI and has a higher diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration from TCD, and a Diploma in Executive Coaching from the Irish Management Institute.

Elaine joined Mainstream in 2008 and has 20 years of diverse Human Resources experience in the renewable energy industry. She and her team are responsible for providing a comprehensive and commercially focused HR service for the Mainstream Group.

She successfully established and grew the Human Resources department where her team has supported the establishment of offices and recruitment of staff across 6 continents. She is part of Mainstream’s Sustainability Committee.

Prior to joining Mainstream, Elaine worked at Airtricity as Senior HR Executive.

Elaine earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Economics from University College Cork and a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management from the National College of Ireland. She is a Chartered member of CIPD.

Tove was appointed Head of Offshore Wind in 2022 and holds responsibility for the Offshore Wind center of excellence including development, projects, partnerships and technology.

Her appointment follows the integration of Aker Offshore Wind where she held the role of Chief Operating Officer. Tove joined Aker Offshore Wind in 2021 and has extensive global leadership experience. Her previous leadership experience at Aker includes roles such as Executive Vice President, Country Manager, Chief Communication Officer as well as leading large transformation projects in Aker Solutions.

In addition, she has held several other leadership roles within project management, manufacturing, and engineering. Through her over 25 years of experience in the energy industry, Ms. Røskaft has demonstrated the ability to inspire and motivate teams to deliver high performance and results.

Ms. Røskaft holds a M.Sc. in Marine Hydrodynamics from NTNU, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Birgitte was appointed General Counsel at Mainstream in October 2022 where she has responsibility for the legal and compliance functions across the Group.

She joined Mainstream from the position of General Counsel at Aker Offshore Wind following the company’s combination with Mainstream in August 2022.

She has worked in private practice within the energy sector for most of her career and since 2013 as a partner in the law firm Wikborg Rein.

Birgitte graduated with a law degree from the University of Bergen in 2002.

In June 2021, Patrick was appointed Chief Technical Officer for Mainstream with an immediate focus on digitalisation and identifying and deploying new technology to enable Mainstream to develop, construct and operate renewable projects more efficiently at a lower cost.

Having joined Mainstream in 2011, he previously led the procurement, engineering, EAG, construction, operations and development activities centrally within the Mainstream group.

Patrick has worked in engineering, procurement and project management roles for 18 years in the energy industry, the majority of which has been spent in renewables. Patrick commenced his career in ESB International before working for six years with Kirby Group Engineering.

Patrick holds an first-class honours degree in Electrical Engineering from University College Dublin. Patrick is a member of the Institute of Engineers Ireland and the Institute of Engineering and Technology in the UK.

Emmet has 20 years’ experience leading the Marketing and Communications functions for global renewable energy companies. He has led Mainstream’s communications since the company was founded in 2008 and previous to that was Group Marketing Manager at Airtricity.

Emmet has responsibility for Mainstream’s communications function globally and is focused on maintaining, monitoring and enhancing the company’s reputation across all jurisdictions. A core part of his role is the strategic positioning of the Mainstream brand across five continents.

Prior to Airtricity, Emmet held a number of marketing positions in the telecommunications sector in Ireland and France and was Brand Marketing Manager for telephony and internet products at BT Ireland.

He is a graduate of the Marketing Institute of Ireland. 

Simon joined Mainstream as Group Head of Finance in January 2020, with responsibility for group reporting, tax, FP&A and treasury and insurance functions. His key focus has been on the digitalisation of finance processes and broader transformation of both group and regional finance functions.

Simon has spent more than 15 years in the power industry in Europe, both in finance leadership and general management roles.

Simon has a degree in Mathematics from Bristol University and is a qualified chartered accountant with the ICAEW.