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Laurence Paquette

Fractional CMO · Executive Coach · Keynote Speaker | Former VP Marketing & Brand, Vestas

About Me

I'm a fractional and interim CMO based in Copenhagen, with 15 years building brands and campaigns at Vestas, the world's largest wind energy company. My career spanned six roles culminating as VP Marketing and Brand, where I led a 50-person team, managed a EUR 10M+ annual budget, and ran marketing across 80+ countries. I've built brands from zero (Covento, Vestas' digital marketplace), led campaigns that shaped EU energy policy, and grown a 1.2M-follower LinkedIn presence for a global B2B brand. I know how to operate at scale and how to build from scratch, which is the combination most growing companies actually need. I work with founders, scale-ups, and enterprises on a fractional or interim basis, stepping in as senior marketing leadership without the overhead of a full-time hire. I also offer executive coaching, executive visibility strategy, and keynote speaking on leadership and brand. Based in Copenhagen. Available across Europe. Working in English, French, and Danish.

Jurisdiction

Region: Europe

Notable Employer

  • VP of Marketing and Brand at Vestas
  • Senior Director, Customer Acquisition and Marketing at Covento (a Vestas Company)
  • Senior Director, Digital Marketing & Channel Management at Vestas
  • Senior Project Manager, Group Marketing, Communication & Public Affairs at Vestas
  • Marketing Strategy & Planning Specialist at Vestas

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
VP of Marketing and BrandNotableVestas
2022 - 2026

Global head of marketing at the world's largest wind energy company. Led four teams across Vestas' regions, 50 direct and indirect FTEs, EUR 10M+ annual budget. Full ownership of brand, campaigns, customer engagement, MarTech, and customer insights across 80+ countries. Landmark campaigns include the world's first wind-powered concert tour (Lukas Graham, 80,000+ attendees, covered by TIME and Variety), a policy campaign at WindEurope Brussels that contributed to Denmark's DKK 50bn offshore auction reform, and a COP27 advocacy campaign that contributed to the EU Wind Power Package. Grew Vestas' LinkedIn presence to 1.2M followers.

Senior Director, Customer Acquisition and MarketingNotableCovento (a Vestas Company)
2021 - 2022

Built the Covento brand from zero in under a year. Covento was Vestas' digital marketplace for the renewable energy industry. Responsible for brand identity, value proposition, go-to-market strategy, pitch decks, sales enablement, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud implementation. Owned one third of revenue and customer onboarding targets for the platform.

Senior Director, Digital Marketing & Channel ManagementNotableVestas
2017 - 2021

Led Vestas' global digital marketing transformation. 12 direct reports, EUR 6M annual budget. Built the full marketing technology stack from scratch: Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Adobe AEM, Showpad, Templafy, DAM, and social listening tools. Delivered a full rebuild of Vestas.com on Adobe AEM. Launched MyVestas, an internal communications app for 7,000 factory workers across six countries. Delivered Vestas' SharePoint intranet for 35,000+ employees globally.

Senior Project Manager, Group Marketing, Communication & Public AffairsNotableVestas
2015 - 2017

Project-managed Vestas' COP21 global climate positioning, stakeholder engagement and advocacy programme. Led Vestas' Market Making programme in emerging economies, delivering on-the-ground workshops in Thailand and Ethiopia educating governments, utilities and grid operators on renewable energy integration. Prepared CEO and executive briefings for the World Economic Forum. Managed strategic partnerships with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and global Danish embassies. Coordinated Vestas' Volvo Ocean Race sponsorship.

Marketing Strategy & Planning SpecialistNotableVestas
2011 - 2015

Executive assistant to Group SVP Marketing, Communication and Corporate Relations. Full management responsibility for the GMCI budget (EUR 40M across Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs). Built the 100-day onboarding and strategic integration plan for incoming CEO Anders Runevad (2014). Produced content for Board of Directors and Executive Management presentations. Member of the department's management team. Created the market intelligence baseline for the Vestas Corporate Strategy 2014 to 2016. Designed and managed the Customer Loyalty Survey across three years. Authored quarterly market outlook reports for executive and board-level audiences.

Education

Masters of Logistics and Supply ChainAarhus University
2009 - 2011
Degree of International ManagementAarhus University
2006 - 2009

Certification

Total Certifications1

Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching

Henley Business School

2026

Skills

Core skills10
Interests8
Languages3

Skills

Fractional CMO
Brand Strategy
Campaign Strategy
B2B Marketing
Marketing Technology
Executive Coaching
Keynote Speaking
Executive Visibility
Digital Marketing
Marketing

Interests

Inclusive Leadership
Energy Transition
Fractional Executive Leadership
Personal Branding
Marketing that Moves Markets
Executive Coaching
Building in Public
Technology

Languages

English
French
Danish