Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Director Appointment (5809U)
April 01 2019 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5809U
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited
01 April 2019
1 April 2019
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited
('Bluefield Solar' or the 'Company')
Director Appointment
Bluefield Solar (LON: BSIF), a sterling income fund that invests
in UK-based solar assets, is pleased to announce the appointment of
Ms Meriel Lenfestey as an independent non-executive director. Ms
Lenfestey's appointment follows a rigorous, externally-facilitated,
selection process managed by the Company's Nomination
Committee.
Ms Lenfestey founded Flow Interactive in 1997, a London based
Customer Experience Consultancy providing creative strategic and
tactical expertise across all sectors embracing digital
transformation. Since exiting the business in 2016 she has held a
portfolio of non-executive director and advisory roles across
Energy, Telecoms, Transport, Investment, Technology, E-gaming,
Retail Entrepreneurial Support and local charities. She is Chair of
Gemserv, a provider of consultancy and governance services helping
the Energy and Health markets embrace technology-driven change and
deliver large programmes effectively; Senior Independent Director
at Jersey Telecom who are leading the world in full fibre,
delivering innovative global IOT (Internet of Things) services and
providing local data and voice services; as well as holding
non-executive director roles at Aurigny Air Services, Electronic
Platform Solutions and the Guernsey Enterprise Agency. She has an
MA in Computer Related Design from the Royal College of Art, a
Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma and is a Fellow of
the RSA.
Chairman John Rennocks said:
"I am delighted to welcome Meriel to the Bluefield Solar board.
Her appointment comes at an exciting time in the Company's
development, with Bluefield evaluating opportunities to participate
in the next phase in the development of the UK's solar power
sector, where the industry will not have access to government
subsidies on future installations.
Meriel brings to the Company her considerable commercial
experience drawn from many fields, 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) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7078 0020
James Armstrong / Mike Rand / Giovanni Terranova www.bluefieldllp.com
Numis Securities Limited (Company Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Tod Davis / David Benda www.numis.com
Estera International Fund Managers (Guernsey) Limited Tel: +44 (0) 1481 742 742
(Company Secretary & Administrator) www.estera.com
Kevin Smith
Media enquiries: Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Buchanan (PR Adviser) www.buchanan.uk.com
Henry Harrison-Topham / Henry Wilson / Victoria Hayns BSIF@buchanan.uk.com
Notes to Editors
About Bluefield Solar
Bluefield Solar is a sterling income fund focused on acquiring
and managing UK-based solar projects to generate stable renewable
energy for periods of typically 25 years or longer. The Company's
primary objective is to deliver to its shareholders stable, long
term sterling income via quarterly dividends, which are linked to
RPI. The majority of the Group's revenue streams are regulated and
non-correlated to traditional markets. 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 465
Megawatt peak (MWp).
Further information can be viewed at www.bluefieldsif.com
About Bluefield Partners LLP ('Bluefield')
Bluefield was established in 2009 and is an investment adviser
to companies and funds investing in solar energy infrastructure. It
has a proven record in the selection, acquisition and supervision
of large-scale energy and infrastructure assets in the UK and
Europe. The team has been involved in over GBP1.5 billion of solar
PV funds and/or transactions in both the UK and Europe since 2008,
including over GBP800 million in the UK since December 2011.
Bluefield has led the acquisitions of, and currently advises on,
over 85 UK based solar PV assets that are agriculturally,
commercially or industrially situated. Based in its London office,
Bluefield's partners are supported by a dedicated and highly
experienced team of investment, legal and portfolio executives.
Bluefield was appointed Investment Adviser to the Company in June
2013.
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