Appointment of a new Director

RNS Number : 2662D
Renewables Infrastructure Grp (The)
18 February 2020
 

 

18 February 2020

The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited

("TRIG" or "the Company", a London-listed investment company advised by InfraRed Capital Partners ("InfraRed") as Investment Manager and RES ("Renewable Energy Systems") as Operations Manager)

Appointment of a new Director

The Board of Directors of TRIG, the listed UK investment company managed by InfraRed and RES, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tove Feld as a non-executive director, with effect from 1 March 2020. This appointment has been made following a comprehensive search carried out by a third-party recruitment consultant.

Ms Feld is a Danish national and has more than 25 years' experience in the renewables sector, with a focus on offshore wind. Her previous roles include the Chief Technical Officer at DONG Energy Wind Power (now Orsted) where she had a prominent role in preparing the company for IPO, as well Head of Engineering Solutions for Offshore Wind at Siemens Wind Power.  Ms Feld also currently serves on the Board of Representatives of The Danish Technical University, and on the Boards of FORCE Technology, a leading technological service company, and CEKO Sensors ApS, an industrial monitoring and optimisation sensor technology business.

Ms Feld has a Ph.D from Aalborg University (Denmark) and Executive MBA from IMD (Switzerland).

Helen Mahy, Chairman of TRIG, said: "I am delighted to welcome Tove to the Board.  She has had a distinguished career working at some of the leading names in the renewables sector and brings a wealth of knowledge that will be invaluable for TRIG. Tove's background compliments the existing Board's skills well and increases its expertise in Europe. The expanded Board is well placed to provide strong oversight as TRIG continues to go from strength to strength."

 

 

 Enquiries

InfraRed Capital Partners Limited                              +44 (0) 20 7484 1800
Richard Crawford
Phil George

Maitland/AMO                                                             +44 (0) 20 7379 5151
James Isola

Zara de Belder

Notes

The Company

The Renewables Infrastructure Group ("TRIG" or the "Company") is a leading London-listed renewable energy infrastructure investment company. The Company seeks to provide shareholders with an attractive long-term, income-based return with a positive correlation to inflation by focusing on strong cash generation across a diversified portfolio of predominantly operating projects. TRIG is targeting an aggregate dividend of 6.76 pence per Ordinary Share for the year to 31 December 2020.

TRIG is invested in a portfolio of over 70 wind, solar and battery storage projects with aggregate net generating capacity of 1,664MW. TRIG is seeking further suitable investment opportunities which fit its stated Investment Policy.

 

Further details can be found on TRIG's website at www.trig-ltd.com.

 

Investment Manager

 

TRIG's Investment Manager is InfraRed Capital Partners Limited ("InfraRed") which has successfully invested in over 200 infrastructure projects since 1997. InfraRed is a leading international investment manager focused on infrastructure and real estate. It operates worldwide from offices in London, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, Sydney and Mexico City. With over 190 professionals it manages in excess of USD 12 billion of equity capital in multiple private and listed funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe. InfraRed is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

 

The infrastructure investment team at InfraRed consists of over 85 investment professionals, all with an infrastructure investment background and a broad range of relevant skills, including private equity, structured finance, construction, renewable energy and facilities management.

 

InfraRed implements best-in-class practices to underpin asset management and investment decisions, promotes ethical behaviour and has established community engagement initiatives to support good causes in the wider community. InfraRed is a signatory of the Principles of Responsible Investment.

 

Further details can be found on InfraRed's website at www.ircp.com.


Operations Manager

 

TRIG's Operations Manager is RES ("Renewable Energy Systems"), the world's largest independent renewable energy company.

 

RES has been at the forefront of wind energy development for over 37 years, with the expertise to develop, engineer, construct, finance and operate projects around the globe. RES has developed or constructed onshore and offshore wind, solar, energy storage and transmission projects totalling more than 17GW in capacity. RES supports over 5.5GW of operational assets worldwide for a large client base. Headquartered in Hertfordshire, UK, RES is active in 10 countries and has over 2,000 employees engaged in renewables globally.

 

RES is an expert at optimising energy yields, with a strong focus on safety and sustainability. Further details can be found on the website at www.res-group.com.


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