22 November 2024
Foresight Solar Fund
Limited
("Foresight Solar", "FSFL"
or the "Company")
Directorate
Change
Appointment of Non-Executive
Directors
Foresight Solar, the fund investing in solar and
battery storage assets to build
income and growth,
announces the next phase in its Board of
Directors succession planning with the appointment of Tony Roper
and Paul Masterton as Independent Non-Executive Directors and the
stepping down of Monique O'Keefe. The measures have effect from 21
November 2024.
Mr
Roper has 30 years of experience making and
managing infrastructure investments, initially with John
Laing, and then
with HSBC, where he
was the fund manager for HSBC Infrastructure Company Limited (now
HICL Infrastructure plc).
In 2011, Mr
Roper was part of the team that led the management
buy-out of HSBC Specialist
Investments to create InfraRed Capital Partners. He
was then
a managing partner and a senior member of the
infrastructure team until June 2018, during which time he oversaw the successful
launch of The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) on the London
Stock Exchange.
Mr Roper is the chair of abrdn
European Logistics Income plc and of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income
Trust plc.
Mr
Masterton has 16 years of experience as a non-executive
director and chair, covering finance, infrastructure, property
development and insurance, including a
decade with 3i Infrastructure. His
executive career spanned
CEO roles in the printing, communications and
distribution sectors in Europe, Americas and Asia.
Mr Masterton is chair of the
Insurance Corporation of the Channel Islands and sits as a member
of the Jersey Competition and Regulatory
Authority.
Ms
O'Keefe was appointed to the
Foresight Solar Board in June of 2019, bringing more than 20 years
of experience in finance and law. She decided to step down in the
course of the Company's succession plan and will continue her
successful executive career.
Lynn Cleary will become the chair of
the Nomination Committee and Mr Masterton will chair the
Remuneration Committee.
Alexander Ohlsson, Chair of Foresight
Solar, said: "The appointments
of Tony and Paul are part of the Board's
succession plan and allow for a smooth handover as Directors rotate
off. The first step of that process was Monique stepping down. On
behalf of the Board, I'd like to thank her for commitment and
contribution as a Director and wish her all the best in her
endeavours.
"Tony and Paul bring a wealth of knowledge and
expertise that
will be
invaluable to oversee the execution of Foresight
Solar's income and growth strategy
and to support its development. I'm delighted to have them
on the Board and we look forward to working with them as
Non-Executive Directors."
As the next step of Foresight Solar's
succession plan, Chris Ambler has communicated to the Board his
intention to step down as Independent Non-Executive Director and
Senior Independent Director ahead of the Annual General Meeting in
June 2025, allowing for an orderly transition.
In accordance with the Listing Rules,
no further information is required to be disclosed on behalf of Mr
Masterton pursuant to UKLR 6.4.8R.
In accordance with UKLR 6.4.8R Mr
Roper holds 34,725 shares in the Company via a family investment
company. While he controls the decision-making regarding these
shares, he derives no economic benefit from them. The beneficiaries
of the economic benefit are his three children.
For more information, follow Foresight Solar on LinkedIn
or contact:
Foresight Group
Matheus Fierro
(fsflir@foresightgroup.eu)
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+44 (0)20 3911 2318
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Sodali & Co
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Gilly Lock
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Hilary Jones
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