People & Firms

Baker Botts has hired an energy-focused corporate partner, Clay Brett, to its Houston office. The hire reflects a steady rise in energy and infrastructure deals and investment for the law firm.

Qualitas Energy, the Spanish renewable energy-focused investment platform, is opening a new office in Chile.

Stonepeak Partners, a leading infrastructure and real assets investment manager, has appointed Michael Leitner as senior managing director of the credit space.

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems has secured a 72MW wind project supply order with an undisclosed customer in Argentina.

Apterra Infrastructure Capital, the credit platform launched in March (2023) by Investec’s former co-heads of power & infrastructure Ralph Cho and Michael Panetlogianis, has made its first hire.

Kane Kiester has joined sustainable energy consulting group Insight Energy as vice president of energy procurement and management, based out of Louisville, Kentucky.

Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) has appointed Andrés Baracaldo and Walter Sciutto as country managers for Brazil and Peru, respectively.

Multinational law firm Winston & Strawn has appointed Rodney Moore and Sam Peca as partners and as members of the transactions department's private equity transactions practice.

Perkins Coie has hired Buck Endemann and Elizabeth Crouse as partners in the firm’s renewable energy practice based in the US West Coast.

Spearmint Energy, the battery energy storage specialist founded in May 2022, has added two senior hires to its growing development team.

Brazilian transmission company Taesa (Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica) has hired Rinaldo Pecchio Jr. as chief financial and investor relations officer.

BP Energy has appointed Starlee Sykes as chief executive of Archaea Energy, which the fuel retailer acquired in December (2022).

Law firm Holland & Knight is growing the firm’s energy practice in Mexico with the addition of Gerardo Prado Hernández.

Clifford Chance has promoted energy and infrastructure lawyer Mariana Estévez to partnership, effective May 1.

Gabriel Salinas has rejoined Mayer Brown as a partner in the firm’s Houston office. He will be a part of its corporate and securities practice, where he will focus on M&A transactions and energy transition projects across the Americas.

Rainer Kraft has joined CIBC Capital Markets as managing director, head of syndications after leaving BBVA.

Multinational law firm Linklaters has hired Lauren Bachtel as senior counsel in the Energy and Infrastructure Group, based out of its New York office.

Marathon Capital, the sustainable-energy-focused investment bank and financial advisor, has named Iain Watson country manager of its Canadian operations.

Avina Clean Hydrogen has named Tom Linebarger (former CEO of Cummins), Susan Dio (former president and chair of BP America) and Warren East (former CEO of Rolls-Royce) to the Avina Advisory Board (AAB).

Vision RNG has hired Brian Martz as chief operating officer (COO), based in Arizona.

Infrastructure investment manager Morrison & Co has hired Brookfield Asset Management’s former head of infrastructure project management, Melissa Richards.

Buckeye has launched a diversified energy company that will focus on the development, construction and operation of energy transition projects – BAES Infrastructure.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has teamed up with Brazilian investment business Votorantim to launch a company in Brazil focused on investing in the energy transition globally.

CenterPoint Energy has appointed Christopher Foster executive vice president and CFO, effective 5 May 2023. He replaces Jason Wells, who took over as president and COO earlier this year.

Battery energy storage developer GridStor has appointed Jason Burwen VP of policy and strategy.

US Clean Energy (USCE) has launched a clean energy platform to address the growing demand for clean energy infrastructure, capital and technology to support the US clean energy transition.

St,-Louis-based renewable energy utility Birch Creek Energy has announced the launch of its two independent power producer (IPP) entities. The IPPs are:

Law firm Linklaters has added two partners and senior counsel to its energy and infrastructure group.

Chilean renewables developer Latin America Power (LAP) has named a new chief executive, based in Santiago.

SB Energy, the US renewables platform of Japanese multinational SoftBank Group, has hired Gaetan Frotte as chief financial officer.

Greenberg Traurig has hired Noah Pollak as a shareholder and a member of its energy project finance and development practice in Washington, DC.

Shearman & Sterling has hired Mona Dajani as the global head of renewables, Americas head of hydrogen and ammonia, and global head of energy and infrastructure, based in its New York office.

Apollo Global Management has launched a standalone credit business following the first close of its acquisition of the bulk of Credit Suisse’s Securitized Products Group.

American Electric Power has appointed Emily J. Duncan senior vice president of federal affairs in the company's Washington, D.C. office.

Altus Power, the independent developer, owner and operator of commercial-scale solar facilities, has named Sophia Lee as its chief sustainability officer.

Boston-headquartered energy company Advanced Power has hired a new vice president of asset management.

Investec has promoted Fred Petit and Hans Beekmans as co-heads of its North America Power and Infrastructure team.

Spanish law firm Cuatrecasas has appointed Iván Libenson as managing partner of its Mexico City office.

Cahill Gordon Reindel has hired Emeka Chinwuba as a partner in the firm’s New York office.

Spearmint Energy, the battery energy storage specialist founded in May 2022, has added Peter Rood as chief development officer to its growing team.

Korean renewable energy business Qcells is set to invest more than $2.5 billion to build a complete solar supply chain in the US.

California-based Arevia Power has opened a new office in Las Vegas and recently hired Chris Brooks as senior vice president (SVP) of external relations.

Brazil has landed a new minister of Mines and Energy following the re-election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who assumed office on January 1.

Energy lawyer Tyler O'Connor has re-joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in its energy and government affairs practice, based in Washington DC.

Green energy company Greenbacker has hired power and renewables investment expert Jerome Briens based in its New York office.

Jeffrey Mathews has been promoted to managing director at Barclays, based in New York.

K&L Gates has hired Martha Groves Pugh as a partner in its Washington DC office.

Alternative asset management firm, Apollo Global Capital, is set to launch an infrastructure credit platform, PFR understands.

French bank CIC has added to its project finance team in New York with the hire of Stefano Di Genua.

Macquarie Capital has appointed Kevin Nobels as a managing director in its infrastructure and energy capital group.

Miami-headquartered renewables firm, Enfinity Global, has hired Julio Fournier Fisas as chief growth officer to accelerate the company's execution across various strategies, including storage and the commercialization of energy.

Spearmint Energy, the battery energy storage specialist founded in May (2022), has added four more to its growing team.

JLL has hired Kristy David as a senior vice president for its clean energy and infrastructure advisory team, based in Washington DC.

Spanish law firm Cuatrecasas has promoted M&A and private equity lawyer Oscar Trelles to managing partner of the Lima office.

Brookfield Asset Management has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a preferred cloud provider to accelerate its digital infrastructure and become a more data-driven company.

Nova Scotia-based financial advisory firm Northgreen Capital has appointed Philip Bassil as managing director and head of global offshore wind M&A.

Italian energy company Enel expects to exit Peru in 2023 according to its latest strategic plan, in a bid to reduce debt and finance new investments in other markets.

HSBC has added to its power, renewables & infrastructure team with the hire of Georgios Kalpias.

PivotGen, a renewable energy development and repowering company, has appointed Lucas Michelini as vice president of finance.

Enel North America is set to build an industrial-scale production facility in the US for manufacturing solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, following the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) incentives for domestic production.

Brazilian power generator Eneva has appointed a new chief executive following the resignation of Pedro Zinner.

Linklaters has expanded its US practice with the hire of Ron Erlichman as partner and head of Energy and Infrastructure in the Americas.

Solar technology manufacturer First Solar has promoted Elie David Villeda Orozco to head its Latin American activities, based out of Mexico.

Francis Slingsby has been appointed chief executive of Mayflower Wind – a JV between Shell New Energies US and Ocean Winds North America.

EDP Renewables North America has hired renewable energy industry veteran Sybil Cioffi as director of finance.

Renewables company Low Carbon has hired a managing director for investments in North America from RWE Renewables.

Brazilian power generator Eneva’s chief executive is leaving for a new opportunity after six years leading the company.

Energy transition investor ECP has appointed Kristine Rea to its newly created role of chief talent officer.

American Electric Power (AEP) has named a new CFO as its incumbent prepares to take on the chief executive role next year.

The board of Centerpoint Energy has appointed executive vice president and CFO Jason Wells as president and COO, with effect from 1 January (2023).

PEI Global Partners, a recently formed investment bank specializing in power, energy and infrastructure, has added a new managing director.

Law firm Latham & Watkins has promoted a partner in its project development and finance practice.

Ecofin Advisors, the investment manager of US renewables fund Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure Trust (RNEW), has hired a group lead and portfolio manager.

Molly Morris will succeed Siri Espedal Kindem as the new president of Equinor Wind US, effective 1 January 2023.

Clean energy company SGP BioEnergy has added green hydrogen production to an advanced biorefinery located in Colon and Balboa, Panama.

EE North America – a subsidiary of the Danish renewable energy company European Energy – is targeting 10GW of renewable energy in the US by 2026.

EverGen Infrastructure Corp has appointed Vancouver-based Sean Hennessy as chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately.

Onpeak Capital has expanded its team after recently moving its head office from New York to Florida.

Warburg Pincus-backed Viridi Energy has appointed Dan Crouse as chief executive and Matthew Innamorati as the chief financial officer, effective immediately.

A former managing director at John Laing has reemerged as head of investments for Octopus Energy’s North America business.

Spain-based renewables outfit, Opdenergy, has hired a new M&A director for its operations in the US.

Consultancy firm KPMG has promoted a managing director and head of infrastructure to partner in Panama.

Solar and energy storage developer Savion has promoted a senior member of its management team to the position of senior vice president of transactions.

A managing director on Silicon Valley Bank’s project finance team has left the bank for a new opportunity, PFR understands.

Spanish-owned Enfinity Global has hired a new head of M&A for its business in the Americas, having recently added a new chief executive officer to the branch.

Enel Green Power has named Jose Luis Navarro Hermoso head of the company's Mexico operations.

Japanese bank SMBC has hired a new vice president to its project finance team.

A former managing director at Natixis has landed at Societe Generale after leaving his position in July.

Avangrid has appointed Jose Antonio Miranda as president and CEO of Avangrid Renewables following the fusion of the onshore and offshore renewable businesses.

Cherian George of Fitch Ratings fame has cropped up in a new role having joined Keystone Global as a senior adviser.

Macquarie Capital’s head of infrastructure and energy finance in the Americas has left the firm to take up a senior position at the investment bank Evercore.

The former CEO of Orsted Onshore has launched a renewable energy investment platform, named Bluestar Energy Capital.

CIT Bank has hired a new director to its energy group from Lightsource bp.

Baker Botts has hired the co-head of the energy and infrastructure projects team at Nixon Peabody as a partner to its global projects team in New York.

EDF Renewables has appointed Fabiano Fuga as commercial director for the company's Brazilian activities, based in São Paulo.

Broad Reach Power has hired a new chief financial officer from CenterPoint Energy.

US-headquartered consulting and technical services company ArcVera Renewables has appointed Dan Bernadett as its new global director of wind engineering.

Renewable energy outfit Spearmint Energy has appointed a new chief strategy officer to its team.

The head of Fifth Third Bank’s renewable energy financing group, Eric Cohen, has left the bank to take up a new role at JP Morgan.

Baker Botts has hired a new partner from K&L Gates to join its global projects team in the firm’s Washington DC office.

An investment officer at IDB Invest is leaving the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group for a new opportunity after close to ten years at the bank.

Earthrise Energy has added a new chief financial officer to its team from a renewable energy infrastructure company.

Renewable energy developer PivotGen has appointed a new chief financial officer.

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has appointed a new president and CEO following the departure of the infrastructure company’s previous head, Ralph Izzo.

Law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has added a new partner to its energy, environment and infrastructure practice.

Swift Current Energy has added a senior member of staff to the new role of chief of project execution from EDP Renewables North America (EDPRNA).

A director of valuation and M&A at Cypress Creek Renewables has left the company for a new opportunity.

Jeff Rodgers has joined join Slate Asset Management as managing director, North American infrastructure, based in Toronto.

McDermott Will & Emery has added a new energy-focused partner to its transactions practice group from Mayer Brown.

Partners Group has hired Andre Burba as managing director, based in Denver, Colorado.

Anthony Edwards, the New York-based managing director for global infrastructure finance for CIBC, has exited the Canadian bank, IJGlobal can reveal.

8minute Solar Energy has hired a new director of project finance from Origis Energy.

Irene Vélez Torres has been appointed to lead Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy under the new administration, effective August 11.

A vice president at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners has left the private equity firm to work on S2G Ventures’ energy team.

American Electric Power (AEP), one of the US’s largest utility companies, has appointed a new CEO as the incumbent, Nicholas Akins, prepares to step down from the role.

Santander has added a new head of energy and power for North America to its team from SMBC.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has promoted Eduardo Farhat to head the firm’s activities in Brazil.

Generate Capital has hired a pair of managing directors from Energy Impact Partners (EIP) and Oaktree Capital to bolster its team.

Wilson Ferreira Junior will assume the position of CEO of Brazilian electric utility company Eletrobras after leaving the company in 2021.

AES Andes has appointed Javier Dib as CEO of the company, replacing Ricardo Falú who spent four years heading the Latin American subsidiary of AES Corp.

A senior managing director at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners has left the firm to join a newly formed private equity outfit that focuses on renewables.

Generate Capital, the California-based environmental infrastructure financier-owner-operator, has appointed Regina Chung as head of infrastructure fundraising.

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co has appointed a new chief financial officer, taking over responsibilities from Richard Butt, who is retiring.

Societe Generale has added a new vice president to its energy advisory and project finance team from Whitehall & Co.

Macquarie Capital has appointed John Pickhaver as its new head of infrastructure & energy capital for the Americas.

Norton Rose Fulbright has promoted a new projects partner to its Washington DC office, who will also serve as the firm’s global co-head of energy, infrastructure and resources.

A senior managing director for Guggenheim Securities, Dean Keller, has left the financial institution to take up a role as a partner at a newly formed investment banking and financial advisory firm.

Macquarie Group has appointed William Gerald Demas as senior managing director and head of Americas, and Macquarie's Green Investment Group, based in the firm’s New York office.

Energy company Avangrid has appointed Patricia Cosgel to act as the company’s chief financial officer after she took on the role on an interim basis in February.

Mizuho has promoted a new director to its project finance team in the bank’s power and infrastructure group.

Argentine renewable developer Genneia has hired a new director of projects and operations from the Nordex Group, based in Buenos Aires.

Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura (Cifi) has added a managing partner from Norfund to its team.

Engie has appointed Rosaline Corinthien to head the French group's subsidiary Engie Energia Chile.

JLL has appointed Andrew Linowes as its vice president and clean energy public sector lead, based in Washington DC.

Entergy has appointed Peter Norgeot as executive vice president and chief operating officer, succeeding Paul Hinnenkamp who is retiring after seven years in the role.

King & Spalding has hired Fradyn Suárez as a partner to join the firm’s corporate, finance and investments group in the Miami office launched in February.

Leeward Renewable Energy has appointed a new chief financial officer from a Hawaiian utility.

SMT Energy has hired a director of project management to its energy storage team from EDP Renewables (EDPR).

Eversheds Sutherland is expanding its energy practice with the addition of a partner in the Houston office.

Mainstream Renewable Power has hired Fabian Videla as investment senior manager for the group’s Latin American activities, based out of Chile.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has promoted Jacques Alazraki to director of power and renewables project finance for Latin America, based in New York.

Hunton Andrews Kurth has hired Christian Rudloff as counsel in its energy and infrastructure team, based in New York.

Matt Ransweiler has re-joined Invenergy as vice president, finance and capital markets, based in New York.

The four-strong HSBC project finance team in Toronto has been served its notice as the bank continues its strategy of shaving numbers.

Stephen Sung, who has worked at CIT Bank as a managing director in its power and energy group, has left the bank for a new position at CarVal Investors.

Generate Capital has hired a new vice president to the financial service’s investment team from Clearway Energy.

A vice president in BMO Capital Markets’ power and energy infrastructure investment banking group has left the outfit to work as an executive director at CIBC.

CleanCapital has added to its team, with the renewables developer hiring a senior director of business development from an energy storage solutions company.

Andrew Flanagan, the chief development officer at Leeward Renewable Energy, has left the outfit to work in the C-suite of RWE Renewables Americas.

Rabobank has hired Mark Gurfinkel from BayernLB to work as a managing director for its project finance team.

Canadian bank CIBC has added three new members to its energy, infrastructure and transition investment banking group after news broke that Neil Davids had joined the bank earlier this month.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has hired Elise Zoli to join the firm’s energy and climate solutions practice as a partner in the Boston’s office.

Orrick has hired Jared Joyce-Schleimer as a partner in its energy & infrastructure finance team in New York.

The New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E), both subsidiaries of Avangrid, have appointed Patricia Nilsen as president and CEO.

NextEra Energy has promoted a member of its senior staff to the position of vice president of finance.

Sunrun has promoted a member of its senior management team to the position of CFO following the departure of Tom von Reichbauer.

BNP Paribas’ co-head of energy and renewables investment banking in the US, Neil Davids, has left the French bank to take up a managing director role at CIBC.

Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed a new partner to its Los Angeles office from Morrison & Foerster.

ICBC’s former head of structured finance, Michael Fabisiak, has found a new role as head of project and export finance for Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ Bank’s) North America operations.

Brian Goldstein, who left his position as a managing director and head of project finance at CoBank last year, has been appointed managing investment officer at the US Department of Energy (DOE).

The Libra Group has promoted Arguiró Elefteriu to chief sustainability officer, a role newly created within the group.

Green Rock Energy Partners, the sustainable infrastructure-focused private equity firm, has appointed Christine Gabbianelli as principal and head of investor relations, based in New York.

K&L Gates has added a team of four energy-focused partners to its firm from Husch Blackwell, with three of the new partners joining K&L’s Kansas City, Missouri offices and one landing at the firm’s Austin, Texas office.

NextEra Energy’s former president and CEO, Jim Robo, will vacate his position as chairman at the company with NextEra’s sitting CEO set to fill the role.

The law firm Paul Hastings has added a new partner and co-chair of its infrastructure and energy practice from Shearman and Sterling.

Marathon Capital has hired Jon Krahulik as a managing director based out of the firm’s San Francisco office.

A former managing director from ICBC's project finance team has reemerged in a senior banking role at Investec.

Denham Capital has appointed Alberto Garcia as managing director of the investment firm’s sustainable infrastructure credit platform.

CIBC Capital Markets has hired Luisa Fuentes as managing director to head the bank’s energy transition and sustainable finance division, based out of New York.

The Carlyle Group has hired Avik Dey as co-head of Carlyle International Energy Partners (CIEP), effective this summer, as the group merges its energy and infrastructure units.

Orrick has hired David Aaronson as a partner in its energy & infrastructure group, based in the firm’s Houston office.

Spain’s Enfinity Global has appointed Ricardo Diaz as CEO for the Americas, marking the company’s entry into the US, Canada and Latin America markets.

Enel Chile has promoted Victor Tavera to CEO of the company’s distribution and transmission subsidiaries. Tavera will replace Ramón Castañeda, effective May 16.

Cypress Creek Renewables has appointed Jeff Meigel, formerly of Brookfield Renewables, to the position of chief investment officer at the renewables developer.

Generate Capital has appointed Brian Lehman as chief financial officer, succeeding Jack Stark who will remain with the company as executive vice president.

French bank Credit Agricole has promoted one of its managing directors to the position of head of structured finance advisory in the Americas.

Andrew Kapp has joined The Carlyle Group as a partner and managing director in the global infrastructure group, based in New York.

A director for Credit Suisse’s energy and infrastructure investment banking team has left the Swiss outfit to join Evercore.

Law firm O’Melveny & Meyers has continued its expansion into Texas, after hiring three energy attorneys from Willkie Farr & Gallagher to launch a new office in Houston.

Winston & Strawn has added a new partner to its energy and infrastructure group in Washington DC from Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

A director in ING Capital’s infrastructure finance and advisory group has left the outfit.

The chief financial officer of the utility Southern California Edison (SCE) has left the company to join Cypress Creek Renewables in the same role.

Cordelio Power has appointed a new chief financial officer from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and added an innovation leader.

ICBC has hired a new executive director and head of project finance, Americas, from China Merchants Bank, following the ICBC’s restructuring of its project finance team.

Leyline Renewable Capital has appointed a new managing director for originations from the developer Hecate Energy.

Marathon Capital, the financial advising and investment banking firm, has hired Brian Kremer as managing director based in New York.

Latham & Watkins has hired Ethan Schultz as a partner in the M&A practice and its energy & infrastructure industry group, operating out of the law firm’s Washington DC and Houston offices.

Gravity-based energy storage developer Energy Vault has appointed David Hitchcock as interim CFO to replace Andrea Wuttke, once she leaves after a transitional period.

A group of industry veterans have formed Cardinal Midstream, an independent energy company, and received a capital commitment of $300 million from EnCap Flatrock Midstream.

The Carlyle Group’s newly-formed renewables portfolio company, Copia Power, has appointed a new CEO from Sol Systems.

A group of energy veterans has launched Green Rock Energy Partners in New York, a sustainable infrastructure focused private equity firm that invests in renewable energy companies and projects.

Latham & Watkins has expanded the law firm’s energy and infrastructure industry group through the addition of two partners who specialize in project finance.

A director at Whitehall & Co has left the boutique investment bank to join a Japanese-owned solar developer.

Infrastructure investment manager I Squared Capital has appointed 3 new partners – Andreas Moon, Chenhua Shen and Enrico Del Prete.

Norton Rose Fulbright has hired renewable and alternative energy tax attorney Hilary Lefko as a partner in its Washington DC office.

Norton Rose Fulbright has added a new partner to its projects practice from DLA Piper as the law firm opens a new office in Chicago.

Andrew Gongaware has joined BMO Capital Markets as managing director, based in New York.

Siemens Financial Services has hired a new director of project and structured finance to its energy team from CoBank.

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is in the midst of restructuring its North American project finance team, with two senior bankers having already left the outfit.

Doral Renewables, an Israeli-owned renewables company, has hired a new general counsel from Plus Power to the company’s legal team.

Orrick has hired partners Jeff Kayes and Adam Griffin into its energy and infrastructure group in San Francisco and New York, respectively.

Chilean independent power producer Colbun has appointed Jose Ignacio Escobar as CEO following the resignation of Thomas Keller.

Sempra Energy has promoted Glen Donovan to a new role as vice president of investor relations,.

HIG Capital, a global alternative investment firm, has hired a managing director from Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners.

CleanCapital has handed out a series of senior promotions at the firm, including elevating one senior staff member to the position of chief operating officer.

After being set to join Credit Suisse as the bank’s global head of power and renewable energy investment banking, Mike Dunne will no longer be joining the Swiss bank.

The head of US offshore wind for National Grid has left her position at the UK-based company to join the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MCEC).

Origis Energy has appointed Josh Teigiser to the position of managing director, elevating him from his previous role as vice president of business development.

Latham & Watkins has hired Bruce Herzog as a partner in its private equity and M&A practices and a member of the corporate department, based in Houston.

London-based Cubico Sustainable Investments has appointed David Swindin as its new CEO, with immediate effect.

energyRe has made three new senior hires, including the addition of a CFO and chief business development officer from EDP Renewables (EDPR).

Wilmington Trust has added a quintet of new hires from MUFG to the financial services company’s project finance group.

Laura Park has been named senior investment leader of private infrastructure at New York-based Partners Group.

Jennie Rose has joined AustralianSuper as senior investment director in New York.

AES Corp has appointed a new CFO to lead its US utilities and conventional generation business.

Canadian independent power producer Cordelio Power has appointed a new vice president of development who last worked at Glidepath Power Solutions.

EQT has hired Alex Greenbaum, former head of infrastructure for North America at GIC, as a partner.

CleanCapital has promoted Winston Chen from vice president to director within its capital markets team.

A managing director at Siemens Financial Services has taken up a senior post in the renewables project development arm of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners.

A managing director at Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has left to join renewables-focused independent power producer BrightNight as the company’s CFO.

K&L Gates has announced three partnership promotions, with energy and infrastructure attorney Tariq Fedda among those making the grade.

Avangrid has picked a new CEO after Dennis Arriola announced his intention to leave the Orange, Connecticut-based renewables developer later this year.

Fernando Chican de Oliveira has left his role at Patria Investments to join Lumina Capital Management, a new asset management firm recently established by Daniel Goldberg.

CohnReznick Capital has promoted a trio of senior staffers in its renewable energy finance team, including two to the rank of managing director.

Los Angeles-based utility-scale solar platform Birch Creek Development has recruited the former CFO of Cypress Creek Renewables in addition to several other senior hires.

BBVA is set to open a new representative office in Santiago, five years after selling its Chilean operations to Scotiabank.

EIG has recruited Flavio Valle as managing director and head of Brazil.

Swift Current Energy has added an executive vice president of asset management from Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS).

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has hired John Lucas, who previously led renewables procurement efforts for Amazon Web Services' (AWS) data center operations across the Americas.

A Los Angeles-based director in NordLB's project finance team has left for a senior finance post at Pattern Energy Group.

Brazilian law firm Fialho Salles has promoted project finance lawyer Ricardo Rondino to partner.

Scott Zuchorski has been named global group head of infrastructure and project finance at Fitch Ratings, filling the role left by his predecessor Cherian George who retires at the end of February, while Greg Remec has been promoted to head of North America infrastructure.

Greenbacker Capital Management has added a senior staffer in its investments team in New York from RWE Renewables Americas, as it aims to broaden the scope of its energy transition investments, particularly in battery storage.

Latham & Watkins has brought in a senior partner from White & Case as it continues to grow its M&A and private equity practices in New York.

Mizuho has hired two senior power investment bankers from JP Morgan to head up its energy investment banking team and debt capital markets group.

Peruvian law firm Damma Legal Advisors has recruited its first infrastructure partner, Juan José Cardenas, from EY Law.

Holland & Knight has recruited Camilo Gantiva Hidalgo as a partner in its capital markets and financial law practices in Bogotá, Colombia.

KKR & Co has appointed former US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) chairman Neil Chatterjee as an industry adviser.

Allen & Overy has hired George “Chip” Cannon as a partner in its project, energy, natural resources and infrastructure (PENRI) practice, based in Washington, DC.

Invenergy has appointed Omar Martino to the post of executive vice president, markets and regulatory.

Details surrounding the nature of three senior exits from I Squared Capital's infrastructure and energy team in Miami have come to light.

Brazilian law firm Souza Mello e Torres has promoted Diogo Nebias to partner in its infrastructure practice.

A managing director overseeing M&A and finance at Origis Energy has left to take up the top post at a renewable energy fund manager that is owned by Nuveen.

A trio of leading players in the US team of I Squared Capital has resigned.

Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has appointed Evelyn Joerg as CFO in Toronto.

Kirkland & Ellis has expanded its debt finance practice with the addition of two power and infrastructure partners from Norton Rose Fulbright.

Pine Gate Renewables has hired a new chief financial officer who joins from Engie.

Vineyard Wind, the offshore wind joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has appointed a new CEO.

A New York-based global projects partner at Baker Botts has decided to leave the firm after more than 15 years.

Brazilian law firm Schmidt Valois has recruited Pedro Seraphim as a partner in São Paulo.

A former partner in McDermot Will & Emery's energy practice has launched a utility-scale solar development platform based in Arkansas.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners’ portfolio company Scout Clean Energy has hired a new chief commercial officer who joins from Enel Green Power North America.

Paul Hastings has promoted Thomas Sines to partner in its Latin America infrastructure and energy practices.

Latham & Watkins has expanded its M&A and private equity practices with the addition of a power and renewables-focused partner from Vinson & Elkins.

Maria Muñoz has joined Crédit Agricole as a director in the Latin American project finance team.

Several senior Cantor Fitzgerald power bankers who left the firm at the end of 2021 have launched a specialist investment banking platform focused on supporting the energy transition.

After more than two decades with Société Générale's energy project finance team, Chris Moscardell has left the bank to head up infrastructure and power solutions at Nomura.

The former CFO of EDP Renewables North America has left the company to take up the same post at Lightsource bp.

A long-time ArcLight Capital Partners staffer who has been with the firm for 17 years is leaving for a new role at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).

Oil and gas giant Shell has recruited a senior EDP Renewables staffer as deal lead in its renewables and energy solutions team in the US.

Mizuho Bank has recruited two new directors to its Americas project finance team in New York.

Goldman Sachs has recruited Marisol González de Cosío as head of infrastructure and utilities in its debt private placement investors (DPPI) group in New York.

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners has appointed a new head of public-private partnerships in the US.

NextEra Energy has refreshed its senior leadership team as long-standing chairman and CEO Jim Robo prepares to step down.

Renewables developer Intersect Power has hired a chief legal officer who was most recently a partner in Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe's corporate group in San Francisco for 12 years.

Parag Patel, a vice president focused on power and renewables in Prudential Private Capital's real assets group, has left after 15 years with the firm.

Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boric has appointed his cabinet, which includes new ministers of energy, public works and mining.

Allianz Global Investors has grown its Americas infrastructure debt team in New York with two new hires – Marta Perez and Stephen Coscia.

CIBC has expanded its US project finance and infrastructure team with the addition of a managing director from Rabobank.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners portfolio company Scout Clean Energy has hired a senior director of development from Origis Energy.

Andres Onetto has joined Rubicon Capital Advisors as a managing director in the firm’s new office in Santiago.

Roberto Rios Artigas has moved to DLA Piper as a partner in the firm’s Mexico City office.

Baker Botts has expanded its energy project finance practice with the addition of two senior attorneys from DLA Piper.

Norway's Equinor has hired a new head of US project finance from Colorado-based Summit Utilities.

Natixis has appointed Luciana Costa as its senior country manager for Brazil.

Norton Rose Fulbright announced its 2022 partner promotions on January 11, with projects attorney Rebecca Abou-Chedid making the grade.

BMO Capital Markets has hired Michael Cummings from SMBC and Andrew Gongaware from CIBC to help lead its power, utilities and infrastructure group.

Brazilian law firm Veirano Advogados has promoted Paula Surerus to managing partner for the 2022-2023 term.

New York-based Onpeak Capital has promoted three members of its renewable energy finance team to the rank of vice president.

EDP Renewables North America has appointed a new CEO following the departure of the incumbent, Miguel Angel Prado, in November.

The former head of Enel Green Power North America has relocated to Lisbon to run the renewables division of a Portuguese oil and gas firm.

Milbank has promoted Richard Hillman to partner in the firm's project, energy and infrastructure finance group in New York.

LS Power has elevated a staffer to the rank of vice president in its private equity team.

The CEO of Mayflower Wind Energy, the offshore wind joint venture between Shell New Energies and EDPR Offshore North America, has taken up a new role.

Howard Stern has retired from Northwestern Mutual after spending more than 21 years at the firm.

Baker Botts has hired veteran project finance attorney Dino Barajas as a partner in its global projects department based out of Los Angeles.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has elevated a vice president in its sustainable investment group to the rank of managing director.

Trilantic North America, a private equity firm, has spun out its energy team into an independent firm called Greenbelt Capital Partners.

Citi has hired a new global co-head of power, utilities and renewables from Barclays following the departure of Jack Paris this summer.

Credit Suisse has hired a new global head of power and renewable energy investment banking from rival Bank of America in New York.

Law firm White & Case has hired a partner from Jones Day to grow its global project development and finance practice.

A pair of managing directors who founded Fortress Investment Group’s energy and power credit group have left the financial services firm to join HPS Investment Partners.

BNP Paribas has made another addition to the bank’s Energy, Resources and Infrastructure (ERI) Americas team, hiring a vice president from ING Capital.

Los Angeles-based investment bank Houlihan Lokey has added a new managing director to its power and utilities group.

An offshore wind joint venture between EDP Renewables (EDPR) and Engie has appointed a new CEO after the previous one stepped down.

An executive director at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has left the outfit to work at Nomura Infrastructure and Power Group.

Miguel Angel Prado, the former CEO of EDP Renewables North America, has landed at a New York-based renewable energy developer.

A director at Credit Agricole has left the bank to work as a managing director at Competitive Power Ventures (CPV).

EQT Infrastructure Partners has closed its purchase of New Jersey-based waste-to-energy provider Covanta Holding Corp and appointed a new president and CEO to the company.

Italian developer Enel Green Power, a subsidiary of Enel Group, has named a new head of its North American business.

Miguel Angel Prado, the CEO of EDP Renewables North America, has stepped down from the position.

Canadian bank CIBC Capital Markets has hired an executive director from the National Bank of Canada to join its infrastructure, power and utilities team.

Texas-based fund manager Rockland Capital has promoted three staffers in its commercial team to senior roles at the company.

Balanced Rock Power has recruited a former Engie North America staffer as its new vice president of development.

LS Power's recently launched REV Renewables subsidiary has appointed a chief financial officer who last worked at AES Corp.

An executive director at Moelis & Co has left the bank to join Canaccord Genuity’s sustainability investment banking team.

A former director of project finance at Leyline Renewable Capital has landed at a rural and agricultural lending firm based in Irvington, New York.

Mitsubishi Power Americas has appointed a new president and CEO, succeeding Paul Browning.

8minute Solar Energy has appointed a new chief financial officer following the departure of Ross Trenary.

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has appointed Willie Phillips as commissioner, bringing the number of commissioners at the regulatory body back up to five after the departure of Neil Chatterjee over the summer.

A former managing director in Credit Suisse's power and utilities investment banking team has taken up a senior role at BMO Capital Markets.

A director at RWE Renewables has left the developer to take up a senior role at Invenergy.

Law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan has added a pair of partners to expand the firm’s commodities, derivatives and energy team.

A Louisiana-based residential solar developer has hired a former Vivint Solar executive as its chief legal officer, following the appointment of Thomas Plagemann as CFO earlier this week.

Talen Energy has elevated John Chesser to the role of CFO after the incumbent, Alex Hernandez, was promoted to CEO.

Vault Energy Utility, a utility-scale solar developer based out of Washington state, has recruited the CEO of renewables investment and consulting firm Clean Capital Partners.

Stuart Murray, the head of project and infrastructure finance in the Americas at Citi, is leaving the bank to head up an infrastructure debt team at an asset manager.

A former senior managing director in Truist's power and renewables investment banking practice who spent more than a decade in the energy group at Credit Suisse before that, has scored a role heading the clean energy team at a boutique investment bank in New York.

Talen Energy Corp has promoted the president and chief financial officer, Alex Hernandez, to the position of CEO.

A pair of senior bankers who left Credit Suisse in August have joined as senior managing directors at Evercore.

A managing director at Whitehall & Co has left the investment bank to join a management consulting firm.

Energy Capital Partners (ECP) has hired a senior adviser from a Washington D.C.-based management consulting firm focused on domestic and global energy.

The head of project and infrastructure finance in the Americas at Citi is expected to leave the bank soon, PFR understands.

Denham Capital has hired Iryna Voronova as a portfolio manager at its newly launched sustainable infrastructure credit platform.

BNP Paribas' former North America head of power, infrastructure and project finance, Tim Chin, has taken up a new role at BMO Capital Markets.

Mayer Brown has hired a counsel to the firm’s projects and infrastructure group from Hunton Andrews Kurth.

Canadian independent power producer Cordelio Power has elevated Paul Rapp to the position of chief operating officer.

British renewables investor Greencoat Capital has launched in the US with the opening of offices in New York and Chicago ahead of a tipped fund launch.

Avangrid Renewables has appointed a pair of co-CEOs following the departure of the incumbent, Alejandro de Hoz, from the company.

China Merchants Bank has elevated Allan Sun to the rank of director of structured finance in the bank's power, oil and gas and natural resources sectors.

EDP Renewables has added an associate director of investments to its distributed generation team in the US.

Eduardo Gonzalez Toro has been appointed as the new Peruvian minister for mines and energy (MINEM) as part of a broader cabinet reshuffle less than three months into the presidency of Pedro Castillo.

Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM) has appointed a new chief investment officer who is taking over the role from Charles Wheeler.

French bank Natixis has hired former debt capital markets banker Roberto Zaldivar to be country manager for Chile after it received approval from the regulator to open a representative office in the South American country.

A senior vice president in Bank of America's renewable energy finance team has left the firm to join Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy.

An investor relations director at AES Corp who previously worked in Rubicon Capital Advisors' power and renewables investment banking team has left for a position at a software company that acquires and holds Bitcoin as part of its corporate strategy.

Soltage has hired a director of mergers and acquisitions who joins from Avenue Capital Group portfolio company Middle River Power.

Calibrant Energy, a joint venture established a year ago between Siemens and Macquarie, has hired the senior management team and rights to the project pipeline of a Florida-based distributed solar developer.

I Squared Capital has launched a renewable energy platform led by former GE Energy Financial Services (GE EFS) staffers, called Cube Green Energy.

Exelon Corp has appointed a CEO and CFO to lead its competitive generation and retail power businesses, which the company is in the process of spinning off into a separate publicly-traded company.

Spanish bank BBVA has hired a corporate banking managing director from Banco Sabadell in Mexico to oversee its energy team.

The infrastructure and renewable energy investment arm of German insurer Allianz is aiming to expand its tax equity team in New York amid a renewed push into the space.

CleanCapital has appointed a new chief commercial officer, succeeding Melinda Baglio.

Spanish developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has tasked a former managing director for Mexico and Central America with overseeing a different regional division within the company.

Paul Hastings has hired corporate and energy lawyers Luis Fernando Gomar and Rocio Guadalupe Mendoza as partners in the firm’s Houston office.

California-based fuel cell developer Bloom Energy has hired a vice president of investor relations from American Water.

Captona has hired a capital markets staffer from renewables-focused brokerage and advisory firm Karbone.

Nomura Greentech has elevated a managing director to the role of co-head in its New York office.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has recruited three senior power and renewables specialists from a range of energy companies and infrastructure firms.

Entergy Texas has appointed a new CEO and president to succeed Sallie Rainer, who is retiring on November 14 after more than 37 years with the company.

The president of Vestas' North America division has left the firm for a role at an independent power producer based in the UK.

The former president and CEO of AES Mexico has landed a new job with EnfraGen’s subsidiary in Chile.

Latham & Watkins has hired Trina Chandler from Vinson & Elkins as a partner in its M&A and private equity practices and energy and infrastructure industry group in Houston.

Mizuho managing director and head of Americas project finance, Chris Stolarski, has left the Japanese bank.

A director in Allianz Global Investors' power and infrastructure debt team has taken up a new role at an energy and sustainable infrastructure investment firm.

Segue Sustainable Infrastructure, a recently launched renewables investment platform, has added a pair of principals in Salt Lake City, Utah and Boston, Massachusetts.

The head of capital markets at residential solar finance company Mosaic has left for a senior position at a South Korean renewables developer.

Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners has appointed an insurance industry veteran as its head of environmental, social and governance (ESG).

D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has recruited a director of acquisitions and finance from Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy.

Sol Systems has recruited a chief development officer who previously held the same title at sPower, and a vice president of risk operations who is a veteran of Exelon Corp.

Orsted has appointed a new CEO of its onshore wind business following the departure of Declan Flanagan from the company last month.

A vice president in Citi's global power and utilities investment banking group has moved to a boutique private equity and financial advisory firm in New York.

MUFG's head of Latin American project finance, Ralph Scholtz, has left the bank.

District energy business CenTrio Energy, which was known as Enwave Energy USA until its acquisition earlier this year, has hired a senior vice president and head of corporate development who joins from Engie.

AES Mexico's president and CEO has stepped down after three-and-a-half years at the helm of the company.

BayWa r.e. Solar Projects, the US and Mexico renewables subsidiary of Germany's BayWa Group, has appointed a new CEO and chief operations officer.

Akin Gump has recruited a Nixon Peabody partner in its Washington, DC office.

Five senior bankers in Cantor Fitzgerald’s power, energy and infrastructure (PEI) group in New York have parted ways with the firm, including the global co-head of the group, Kevin Phillips.

Chesapeake Utilities Corp has appointed a new head of investor relations.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has hired a Latin America-focused energy and infrastructure projects lawyer from Latham & Watkins as a partner in its global finance practice.

A managing director in the power and utilities group at RBC Capital Markets' Houston office is preparing to leave the bank.

The former head of Israel's national intelligence agency has joined Doral Renewables, the US subsidiary of Israeli renewable energy developer Doral Group, as a director.

Dorothee Peuze has taken a new role at Credit Agricole, heading up the bank’s Latin American project finance activities.

A senior counsel in Norton Rose Fulbright's Austin office has teamed up with a renewable energy consultant to launch an energy infrastructure development company in Texas.

JLL has added a new managing director as it builds out its renewable energy valuation team within its valuation advisory (VA) business in Tampa, Florida.

David Flechner has returned to Allen & Overy as a partner in its Latin America practice, after two years at Paul Hastings.

AES Clean Energy has appointed a new senior counsel who joins from Norton Rose Fulbright.

Tesla has filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to sell power into the ERCOT market.

Neil Chatterjee, the former chairman of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has taken up a new role at Hogan Lovells.

The president of Colombian transmission firm Interconexión Eléctrica (ISA) has handed in his resignation, shortly after state-owned oil company Ecopetrol purchased a stake in the company.

Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) has appointed a new deputy minister for electricity.

Jack Paris, a managing director and co-head of power, utilities & renewables at Citi, has left the bank for a senior leadership role at an infrastructure and real estate-focused investment manager.

Starwood Infrastructure Finance's former head of originations has started in a new role at a commercial bank in New York.

Andrew Evans, the CFO of Atlanta, Georgia-based gas and electric utility Southern Company, is retiring at the end of this year.

Christopher Willott has joined law firm Arnold & Porter’s corporate and finance practice group as partner, based in New York.

Marathon Capital has hired a managing director from BMO Capital Markets as it beefs up its Houston-based energy transition advisory team.

Nautilus Solar Energy has appointed Camelia Miu as its new CFO.

Truist Securities has hired a new managing director in its power & utilities division from BMO Capital Markets.

Holland & Knight has appointed Maria Juliana Saa Hoyos as a partner in its Bogotá office.

Xcel Energy has appointed a new executive vice president and chief operations officer, following the appointment of Bob Frenzel as president and CEO earlier this year.

Fifth Third Bank has added a new managing director to its energy group from BayernLB.

McDermott Will & Emery has recruited three partners focused on project finance, energy and infrastructure to its transactions practice group, based out of New York and Houston.

Members of Capital Dynamics' Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) team in the US and its Arevon Asset Management affiliate have joined up to launch a new platform called Arevon Energy, with the support of an initial capital infusion from a trio of investment funds.

A former BlackRock director has joined Boston-based renewables developer Swift Current Energy as executive vice president, finance and capital markets.

Blackstone portfolio company Aypa Power has added a new chief commercial officer and vice president of structured products, who have both worked at sPower and AES Corp.

Stoel Rives energy partner Anthony Girolami has joined Sheppard Mullin's energy, infrastructure and project finance team in California.

Recently launched renewables investment platform Segue Sustainable Infrastructure has recruited a global projects attorney from Baker Botts as its new vice president and general counsel.

NY Green Bank (NYGB) is bolstering its investment and portfolio management group, scooping up a vice president from MUFG.

BNP Paribas' North America head of power, infrastructure and project finance, Tim Chin, has left the French bank.

Beecher Carlson has poached another senior staffer from Willis Towers Watson, as it continues to build out its global energy team.

NY Green Bank (NYGB) has appointed Andrew Kessler as its new president, while also bringing a new managing director on board.

A group of Credit Suisse's most senior energy and power bankers have left the Swiss investment bank and are planning to take up new positions at rival firms in the fall.

Alexei Macorin Vivan has returned to Schmidt Valois (SVMFA) as a partner in its São Paulo office.

Matrix Renewables, a portfolio company of private equity firm TPG, has recruited an 18-year NextEra Energy veteran to head its US operations as it ramps up its presence within the country.

LS Power has launched a new Houston-based platform that will develop, acquire and operate renewable and energy storage projects across the US.

A senior project director at Cypress Creek Renewables has joined Foundation Solar Partners (FSP), a solar development firm founded by three ex-Cypress Creek officials that was recently acquired by Hull Street Energy.

Joao Metelo, the former CEO of Principle Power, has joined Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) as a full-time senior adviser.

OMERS Infrastructure has added two senior executives to its asset management team, namely a head of ESG based in New York and a managing director in London.

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE/CABEI) has hired Mercedes Gonzalez Romeral as its coordinator for public-private partnerships.

CCA Group has hired a managing director of executions from EDF Renewables North America.

Robert Walsh, who has spent 14 years as executive vice president and CFO of Evercore, is retiring at the end of this year.

Residential solar company Sunrun has appointed a new CEO who will succeed co-founder and CEO Lynn Jurich.