Director Appointment

RNS Number : 3422O

Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited

07 October 2021

 

7 October 2021

Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited

('Bluefield Solar' or the 'Company')

Director Appointment

Bluefield Solar (LON: BSIF), a UK income fund focused on acquiring and managing UK-based renewable energy and storage projects to provide growing dividends for its shareholders whilst furthering the decarbonisation of the energy system , is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Elizabeth (Libby) Burne as an independent non-executive director. Ms Burne's appointment follows a rigorous, externally-facilitated, selection process.

Ms Burne is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants with a First Class Honours degree in Applied Accounting and over twenty years' experience within the financial services sector across the Channel Islands and Australia.  Prior to becoming a non-executive director Ms Burne was an audit director at PwC, working in alternative asset management and insurance, assisting clients with strategic, financial, risk and corporate governance matters.  Ms Burne holds a portfolio of non-executive directorships including HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited,(a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index), as well as a number of private companies in the venture capital, real estate and insurance sectors.  She is a resident of Guernsey.

John Rennocks, Chairman of Bluefield Solar, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Libby to the Bluefield Solar board. Her appointment comes at an exciting time in the Company's development, with Bluefield developing a significant proprietary pipeline of new build solar that will play a key role in the next phase of growth in the UK's solar market, alongside complementary opportunities in wind and storage.

"Libby brings to the Company her considerable experience of working with listed investment vehicles, and her fellow directors look forward to applying this to the challenges and opportunities which lie ahead."

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For further information:

Bluefield Partners LLP (Company Investment Adviser) James Armstrong /Neil Wood/Giovanni Terranova	Tel: [phone] www.bluefieldllp.com
Numis Securities Limited (Company Broker) Tod Davis / David Benda	Tel: [phone] www.numis.com
Ocorian (Company Secretary & Administrator) Patrick Ogier	Tel: [phone] www.ocorian.com
Media enquiries: Buchanan (PR Adviser) Henry Harrison-Topham / Victoria Hayns / Henry Wilson	Tel: [phone] www.buchanan.uk.com [e-mail]

About Bluefield Solar

Bluefield Solar is a UK income fund focused on acquiring and managing UK-based renewable energy and storage projects to generate long term dividend growth for its shareholders whilst furthering the decarbonisation of the energy system.  Not less than 75% of the Company's gross assets will be invested into UK solar assets.  The Company can also invest up to 25% of its gross assets into wind, hydro and storage technologies.  The majority of the Company's  revenue streams are regulated and non-correlated to the UK energy market.  Bluefield Solar owns and operates one of the UK's largest, diversified portfolios of solar assets with a combined installed power capacity in excess of 600 MWp.

Further information can be viewed at www.bluefieldsif.com

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About Bluefield Partners LLP

Bluefield Partners LLP was established in 2009 and is an investment adviser to companies and funds investing in renewable energy infrastructure.  It has a proven record in the selection, acquisition and supervision of large-scale energy assets in the UK and Europe.  The team has been involved in over £4 billion renewable funds and/or transactions in both the UK and Europe, including over £1 billion in the UK since December 2011.

Bluefield Partners LLP has led the acquisitions of, and currently advises on, over 100 UK based solar PV assets that are agriculturally, commercially or industrially situated.  Based in its London office, it is supported by a dedicated and experienced team of investment, legal and portfolio executives.  Bluefield Partners LLP was appointed Investment Adviser to Bluefield Solar in June 2013.

 

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