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Principle Power is a global energy technology and services company. The company’s proven WindFloat® product portfolio – consisting of the WindFloat T and WindFloat F – is unlocking offshore wind potential worldwide by enabling projects to harvest the best wind resource, irrespective of water depth or seabed condition.

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Principle Power comprises over 120 talented and passionate people spanning across more than 20 nationalities.

Our team

Our world-class team leads the market in terms of experience with the design, management, and operation of floating offshore wind projects, delivering a full lifecycle scope of services to our customers.

Principle Power consolidates over fifteen years of in-depth, state-of-the-art knowledge of the floating offshore wind sector with experience from related industries, including renewables and oil & gas.

Julián Arrillaga Costa's career spans more than 30 years. With a background in Mechanical Engineering, he has held several international business management roles, both as CEO and COO. 

Before joining Principle Power, Mr. Costa most recently served as Chief Operations Officer at CIE Automotive, an industrial group specialized in supplying components and subassemblies for the automotive market. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer and then Chief Executive Officer at Adwen Offshore. 

Julián Arrillaga Costa

Ralph Sahrmann has 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer and international corporate counsel.

A 1981 graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, he was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1982 and joined the litigation department of Lang Michener Lawrence & Shaw LLP, Vancouver.

He became a partner of the firm in 1987 and in 1994 was appointed Chair of its litigation group. His clients included Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, Diamond Fields Inc., shareholders of Bre-X Resources Inc., and other clients with high-stakes corporate, securities, and financial institution litigation.


In 1997 he left the firm to join StarCapital Corp., a Bahamas-based telecommunications company, as its General Counsel and Managing Director. 

Since 2002, Ralph has been engaged as international legal counsel or General Counsel for other private and public companies, including Finavera Renewables Inc. (Vancouver, listed TSXV) and Continental Gas Storage BV (The Hague, NL).

Ralph Sahrmann, Esq.

Aaron Smith serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Principle Power with overall responsibility for Business Development, Strategy, and Public Affairs.

He has been with the company since 2016 and previously served as Vice President, Strategy and Commercial.

Prior to joining Principle Power, Aaron was an Economist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where he directed a portfolio of work designed to identify high-value R&D opportunities for land-based and offshore wind technologies, providing the U.S. Department of Energy with strategic decision support.

Aaron graduated with honors from the University of Vermont with degrees in economics and political science.  

Aaron Smith

Paula, an experienced senior financial executive, joined Principle Power in 2020.

Previously, Paula was Director of Finance, People and Shared Services for Consulgal Group, an engineering project management, O&M, and environmental consultancy services organization with a strong international presence. 

Previously, Paula spent over 20 years at Audatex/Solera Inc., a global technology company, where she served as Regional CFO for Iberia.

Paula Rosa

Antoine is a passionate advocate for ocean renewable energy and offshore floating wind turbines.

He has 10 years of experience in the global offshore floating wind sector at Principle Power and has held a few leadership roles in Engineering and Business Development. His technical expertise includes the design and supply of floating foundations for the offshore wind industry.

Antoine is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley under the Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture program. He was the chair of the Northern California Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) in 2017-2018.

Antoine Peiffer

Seth Price is a licensed professional engineer with a diverse career in offshore energy sectors spanning more than a decade.

Seth brings a passion for the floating offshore wind industry after starting his career in offshore oil & gas engineering services. He brings about extensive project experience in floating hull and topside systems spanning from conceptual studies to detail design and fabrication management.

Seth has managed diverse and multi-disciplinary engineering teams across a multitude of geographic regions.

Seth has a Bachelors' in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College and a Masters' in Structural Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is energized by strategic technology development and cultivating a happy and intellectually curious workplace.

Seth Price, P.E.

Fausta Amaral has over 20 years of experience leading Organizational Development and Transformation.

Fausta developed and implemented several major projects in the human resources area within multinational companies like Hewlett Packard and Pepsico. 

She is passionate about sustainability and innovation and motivated by the challenge of building unique teams and businesses.

Fausta Amaral

Greg Campbell-Smith is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and Fellow of the IMechE with 38 years of experience in manufacturing and execution of complex capital offshore projects.

Greg built his experience in FMCG and aerospace industries before moving into global offshore O&G and renewable projects. Over the past 18 years, he specialised in Offshore Construction and Subsea Engineering. Greg joined Principle Power in 2022 from First Subsea, where he was a Director responsible for the transition of the business from predominately O&G into renewables for both fixed and floating technologies, bringing innovative and cost-effective products into the market.

Gregory Campbell-Smith

In her current role, Clara is working on the definition of the company’s O&M business and market strategy, while ensuring Principle Power is recognized as a valuable service provider for O&M Services in the floating wind space. In addition, she is responsible for structuring and negotiating commercial contracts and working with R&D and O&M teams on the simplification of offshore logistics and technology improvements to achieve cost reductions.

Prior to joining Principle Power, Clara gained experience in the oil & gas industry, developing methods for subsea installation projects and offshore IMR projects in the North Sea. She also acted as Field Engineer for the cable lay and trenching of inter-array and export cables of several UK-based offshore wind projects.

Clara de Moura Santos

Pedro has over 25 years of experience in HSE and Quality in a wide range of international companies, more than 10 of which were in large Energy Projects across Europe and Africa, working with major contractors.

He brings years of experience working for well-established industries, such as the Automotive and the Oil and Gas sectors, as well as a deep-rooted passion for the Environment, which he gained through his background working as an Environmental Manager in manufacturing.

Before joining Principle Power, Pedro was a Senior Quality Manager at McDermott in the United Kingdom, where he worked on multiple FEEDs and served as the Project Quality Manager for a SURF execution project.

He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has also completed studies in Quality Engineering, Environmental Management, and Occupational Health and Safety.

Pedro Baptista

Join us if you share our passion and our values!

At Principle Power, we're passionate about unlocking the full potential of floating offshore wind, accelerating the energy transition.

Principle Power was founded in 2007 to unlock the massive deep water renewable energy potential of the ocean.

Our story

Our commitment to people and the environment.

Quality, HS&E

We take a leadership role in opening markets for, and expanding access to, floating offshore wind energy.

The offshore wind market

WindFloat® technology is creating new opportunities in offshore wind markets globally.

Advancing the industry

Principle Power is made of over 120 talented and passionate people, comprised of more than 20 nationalities.

Experts in floating offshore wind

An experienced and innovative team

Management team

Vice Presidents

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