Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited Director Appointment (9018T)
November 20 2023 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9018T
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited
20 November 2023
20 November 2023
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited
('Bluefield Solar' or the 'Company')
Director Appointment
Bluefield Solar (LON: BSIF), the London listed UK income fund
focused primarily on acquiring and managing solar energy assets, is
pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Christopher Waldron as an
independent non-executive director with effect from 1 December
2023. Mr Waldron's appointment follows an externally facilitated
selection process.
Chris Waldron has over 35 years' experience as an investment
manager, specialising in fixed income, hedging strategies and
alternative investment mandates; until 2013 he was Chief Executive
of the Edmond de Rothschild Group in the Channel Islands. Prior to
joining the Edmond de Rothschild Group in 1999, Mr Waldron held
investment management positions with the Bank of Bermuda, the
Jardine Matheson Group and Fortis, but since 2013 he had been
primarily an independent non-executive director of a number of
listed funds and investment companies. From 2014 to 2020 he was a
member of the States of Guernsey's Investment and Bond
Sub-Committee, overseeing the management of the island's c.GBP3bn
investment reserves. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of
Securities and Investment and is a resident of Guernsey.
Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13, the Company notes that Mr
Waldron is currently the non-executive chair of Crystal Amber Fund
Limited which is listed on the Alternative Investment Market on the
London Stock Exchange. In the previous 5 years, Mr Waldron was a
non-executive chair of UK Mortgages Limited and a non-executive
director of JZ Capital Partners Limited, both listed on the London
Stock Exchange. Mr Waldron currently holds 30,000 ordinary shares
in the Company.
John Scott, Chairman of Bluefield Solar, said:
"I am delighted to welcome Chris to the Bluefield Solar board.
His appointment comes at an important point in the Company's
development, with Bluefield having identified a significant
proprietary pipeline of new build solar PV opportunities that will
play a key role in the next phase of growth in the UK's solar
market, alongside complementary opportunities in wind and
storage.
"Chris brings to our Board extensive experience in investment
markets and is well placed to provide the risk management and
financial expertise that is essential for AIFMD compliant
funds."
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For further information:
Bluefield Partners LLP (Company Investment Tel: +44 (0) 20 7078
Adviser) 0020
James Armstrong / Neil Wood / Giovanni www.bluefieldllp.com
Terranova
Deutsche Numis (Company Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260
Tod Davis / David Benda / Matt Goss 1000
www.dbnumis.com
Ocorian Tel: +44 (0) 1481
(Company Secretary & Administrator) 742 742
Chezi Hanford www.ocorian.com
Media enquiries: Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466
Buchanan (PR Adviser) 5000
Henry Harrison-Topham / Henry Wilson www.buchanan.uk.com
BSIF@buchanan.uk.com
For further information:
About Bluefield Solar
Bluefield Solar is a London listed income fund focused primarily
on acquiring and managing solar energy assets. Not less than 75% of
the Company's gross assets will be invested into UK solar assets.
The Company can also invest up to 25% of its gross assets into
other technologies, such as wind and storage. Bluefield Solar owns
and operates a UK portfolio of 812MW, comprising 754MW of solar and
58MW of onshore wind.
Further information can be viewed at www.bluefieldsif.com
About Bluefield Partners
Bluefield Partners LLP was established in 2009 and is an
investment adviser to companies and funds investing in renewable
energy infrastructure. It has a proven record in the selection,
acquisition and supervision of large-scale energy assets in the UK
and Europe. The team has been involved in over GBP6.5 billion
renewable funds and/or transactions in both the UK and Europe,
including over GBP1 billion in the UK since December 2011.
Bluefield Partners LLP has led the acquisitions of, and
currently advises on, over 100 UK based solar PV assets that are
agriculturally, commercially or industrially situated. Based in its
London office, it is supported by a dedicated and experienced team
of investment, legal and portfolio executives. Bluefield Partners
LLP was appointed Investment Adviser to Bluefield Solar in June
2013.
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