The Investment Committee

Gordon Power, Investment Committee: Gordon Power, 57, has over 26 years of private equity experience and is a private equity investor in his own right. Prior to his current commitments, he founded and was CEO of the private equity business ProVen Private Equity (now re-named Beringea) from 1984 – 2004 and led its buy-out from Guinness Mahon in 1997. By 2002 ProVen specialised in media and intellectual property rights investments, had funds under management of $370m million including a range of highly successful venture capital trusts. From 1984 to date, an overall annual return in excess of 29% has been achieved in 176 realised (i.e. sale, flotation or administration/liquidation) investments and unrealised investments. Gordon has an IRR of 45% from 6 sustainable private equity investments made since 1985.

Juan Carlos Martinez Amago, Investment Committee: Currently MD of a large international wind farm developer, his experience includes 8 years leading the renewable energy project finance team at La Caixa approving finance on more than €1 billion of renewable energy projects. He has also been Chairman of the Spanish Wind Association.

Javier Alcalá, Investment Committee: Independent Renewable Energy Consultant. For more than 10 years Director of Project Development and O&M of one of Spain’s largest wind developers with a pipeline of 3,000 MW and 450 MW build. He is an Industrial Engineer.