VH GLOBAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PLC ("ENRG" or
the "Company")
20
February 2025
Director
Appointment
VH Global Energy Infrastructure plc
is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Patrick Firth as an
independent non-executive director with effect from 20 February
2025. Mr Firth has also been appointed to each of the Company's
established committees with effect from the same date. His
appointment follows an externally facilitated selection
process.
Mr Firth is a qualified Chartered
Accountant and a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities
and Investment. He started working in the fund industry in Guernsey
in 1992 and was the managing director of third-party fund
administration businesses and a non-executive director of a number
of management companies, general partners and investment companies.
Mr Firth is a resident of the UK.
Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13, Mr
Firth is currently the chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of CT
UK Capital and Income Investment Trust plc, and the chair of the
Audit Committee of India Capital Growth Fund Limited, both of which
are listed on the London Stock Exchange. Mr Firth was previously a
non-executive director of NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited, Riverstone
Energy Limited and ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt
Investments Limited, all of which are listed on the London Stock
Exchange.
The Company also announces that Ms
Margaret Stephens does not intend to stand for re-election at the
upcoming annual general meeting due to personal reasons and, as
such, Mr Patrick Firth will take over the position of chair of the
Audit Committee as of the date of the annual general
meeting.
Bernard Bulkin, Chair of ENRG, said:
"I
am delighted to welcome Patrick to the ENRG board. Patrick brings
extensive experience to our board in the renewable energy sectors,
as well as investment trusts. I believe that he will play a
significant role in the Company's further growth. I also want to
thank Margaret for her invaluable contribution to the
Company."
www.globalenergyinfrastructure.co.uk
The Company's LEI is
213800RFHAOF372UU580.
For further information:
Edelman Smithfield (PR
Adviser)
Ged
Brumby
+ 44 (0)7540 412 301
Eleanor
Pomeroy
+ 44 (0)7581 010 801
Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP
(Investment Manager)
Navin
Chauhan
info@victory-hill.com
Deutsche Numis (Corporate
Broker)
David
Benda
+44 (0)20 7260 1000
Matt Goss
Ocorian Administration (UK) Limited
(Company Secretary)
oaukcosecteam@ocorian.com
About Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP
Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP
("Victory Hill") is authorised and regulated by the Financial
Conduct Authority (FRN
961570).
Victory Hill is based in London and
was founded in May 2020 by an experienced team of energy financiers
that spun-out of a large established global project finance banking
group. The team has participated in more than $200bn in transaction
values across 91 conventional and renewable energy-related
transactions in over 30 jurisdictions worldwide. Victory Hill is
the investment manager of the Company.
The Victory Hill team deploys its
experience across different financial disciplines in order to
assess investments holistically from multiple points of view. The
firm pursues operational stability and well-designed corporate
governance to generate sustainable positive returns for investors.
It focuses on supporting and accelerating the energy transition and
the attainment of the UN sustainable development goals.
Victory Hill is a signatory of the
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), the
United Nations Global Compact (UN GC), Net Zero Asset Managers
Initiative (NZAMI), a member of the Global Impact Investing Network
(GIIN) and is a formal supporter of the Financial Stability Board's
Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD).
