People & Firms

Waste management and renewable fuel developer Dynamic Renewables has hired the former president of renewable natural gas (RNG) at Kinder Morgan as its chief executive.

US-based utility-scale solar and battery storage developer Mission Clean Energy has hired John Richardson as vice president of finance.

BW Solar has sold two battery energy storage (BESS) projects with a combined capacity of 525MW to renewable energy storage company Spearmint Energy.

Deloitte's former ESG Tax Leader has joined RBC Capital Markets as a managing director.

US-based lithium-ion battery developer and energy storage systems manufacturer KORE Power (KORE), has named industry veteran Michael Canada as its chief operating officer.

The former chief executive of FirstLight Power, Alicia Barton, will join Vineyard Offshore as chief executive on January 1, 2024.

Rubicon Capital Advisors has hired Justin Snyder as senior director in its New York office where he will focus on advisory opportunities across the North American renewable energy, energy transition and infrastructure sectors.

Calibrant Energy, a joint venture established in 2020 between Siemens and Macquarie, has continued to add to its headcount with the hiring of Sean Rheuben as managing director, strategic origination with business development.

Spanish law firm Cuatrecasas has hired Michel Diban to join its M&A and corporate practice in the Santiago, Chile office.

Global law firm Vinson & Elkins has added a number of lawyers with energy expertise to its partnership and promoted others to counsel, effective January 1, 2024.

Former DLA Piper US head of energy and natural resources Vanessa Richelle Wilson has joined international law firm Akin’s Washington, DC. office as a partner in the projects and energy transition team.

Linklaters has hired Michael Rodgers – formerly of White & Case – as partner in its energy & infrastructure and tax practices in Washington, DC.

Boston-based Álvaro Ortega has joined innovative floating offshore wind (FLOW) company Gazelle Wind Power as chief financial officer.

Paul Daily, president and chief executive of Southwest Gas subsidiary Centuri Group, will step down from his position when the utility business appoints a successor.

Enel has appointed Antônio Scala as chief executive of the Brazilian branch, based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Law firm Greenberg Traurig has added to its energy & natural resources practice in the US with the hire of a tax partner.

Microgrid and microturbine manufacturer Capstone Green Energy Corporation hires Emer Higgins as its vice president of operations.

Power distribution business FirstEnergy has appointed two new senior executives as part of the company’s initiative to expand its presence as an electric utility.

Rabobank has expanded its banking team and made analyst hires dedicated to energy transition in the US.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched a platform for the development and realization of renewable projects in Canada, Horizon New Energy, as part of the firm's expansion into the Canadian market.

US-based power plant owner and operator IHI Power Services Corporation (IPSC) has taken on Glenn McCombs as the company’s chief development officer, effective immediately.

Independent power producer NRG’s president and chief executive officer Mauricio Gutierrez has departed the company and resigned from its board, leaving Lawrence Coben in the role for the interim.

International professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal has taken on former Chevron executive Jay Johnson as senior advisor to its energy practice.

Clean power producer, developer, and energy storage company, FirstLight, has promoted current COO, Justin Trudell, to chief executive, effective December 1, 2023.

Ørsted's chief financial officer and chief operating officer have left after the company announced $5 billion in impairments, canceling its 2.3GW Ocean Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms off New Jersey, and pulling out of a consortium due to bid on offshore wind projects in Norway.

Quantum Capital Group, the energy-focused private equity firm, has hired David Altshuler partner and co-head of client solutions.

Cubico Sustainable Investments has appointed Andrew Coffield as head of legal, US.

Kenneth Ditzel has joined global consulting firm Berkeley Research Group’s (BRG) energy & climate team as a managing partner.

HSBC has named Paul Snow as head of renewables in the Americas in the real assets finance team, promoting him from a director role.

Finance advisory and investment banking firm Marathon Capital has launched an equity research group with Alex Kania as its lead analyst and Chandni Chellappa as the team’s vice president.

Jean Francois Roberge has joined Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala as head of partnerships for the Infrastructure Americas division.

Global financing group Macquarie has hired a former CohnReznick director as the senior vice president in the Infrastructure Advisory, Americas practice.

International law practice Milbank has selected Jenna McGrath as a partner for the firm’s Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group in the Washington, D.C. office.

French bank Crédit Agricole has promoted one of its managing directors to the position of head of project finance for Latin America.

US maritime and logistics company Crowley has hired a former GE Offshore Wind executive as vice president of business development for its Wind Services group.

Spanish developer Grenergy has appointed Fabian Videla as chief financial officer for the Americas based in Santiago, Chile.

Texas-based utility CenterPoint Energy has appointed Jason Wells to chief executive and board member.

Sid Perkins, founder of ION Energy, and Ike Perkins, former Mercuria Energy portfolio manager, have jointly launched their traditional, renewable, and transitional energy market commodity brokerage, Snapper Creek Energy.

Private investment giant Ardian has opened an office in Montréal, its first in Canada and third in North America.

DIF Capital Partners has appointed Lorraine Becker as the company’s new head of ESG.

Concentric Energy Advisors, a management consulting and financial advisory firm for the North American energy and water industries, is making changes to its c-suite.

Commercial energy developer Green Lantern Solar has hired a director of real estate and director of development as it grows its team.

Renewable natural gas producer OPAL Fuels has appointed Scott Contino as interim chief financial officer after Ann Anthony resigned from the role.

Clifford Chance has hired corporate M&A partner Cephas Sekhar and counsel Kyle Kreshover to its recently opened Houston office.

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has created a senior leadership role to develop, own, and operate renewable energy-generating projects in the state.

Skyline Renewables has hired Todd Wynn as chief executive, replacing interim CEO Tim Menzie.

Battery storage developer Spearmint Energy has hired Yelena Kuznetsova as the director of sustainability and ESG.

Braya Renewable Fuels has named former Delek executive, Todd O'Malley, as chief executive.

Bluestar Energy Capital, the renewable energy investment platform founded last year (2022) by the former CEO of Ørsted Onshore, has hired Neil O’Donovan as president and COO.

Greenbacker Capital Management has hired Rahul Bhalodia as the managing director of the Greenbacker development opportunity (GDEV) strategy. Bhalodia will lead origination, execution, investment management, and capital raising for his group.

PJM Solar developer Geenex Solar has appointed Emily Williams as chief executive, succeeding Georg Veit, who will become the company's chairman.

National Renewable Solutions (NRS) has hired Bill Whitlock to take over as chief executive as Patrick Pelstring begins retirement.

Global infrastructure investment manager Wren House has appointed Anne McEntee as managing director in its New York asset management team.

Dominion Energy is set to add 772MW of solar generation in Virginia through six Dominion-owned or acquired solar farms and 13 power purchase agreements (PPAs) with independently owned projects.

SolaREIT, a battery storage and solar real estate investment fund, has hired Nicole Wolf as senior vice president of business development. The hire supports the company's expansion of its battery storage real estate financing projects.

Xcel Energy has continued to make changes at the top, naming a new group president of utilities and chief customer officer.

Calibrant Energy, a joint venture established in 2020 between Siemens and Macquarie, has hired Matt Walz as its first chief executive.

Energy giant American Electric Power has appointed Charles Zebula as its executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately.

International law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired 3 green energy lawyers to join its Los Angeles and New York offices as partners. The three attorneys, Eric Pogue, Samantha Leavitt, and Amanda Rosenberg, previously served as partners at Mayer Brown.

Atlas Renewable Energy has promAtlas Renewable Energy has promoted Luis Pita as chief commercial officer, based out of Miami.

ArcLight Capital Partners has appointed Curt Morgan to a senior adviser role. Morgan will work to find new investment opportunities for ArcLight and oversee the firm's portfolio companies.

Distributed energy company Scale Microgrids has hired Neil Maguire as its chief technology officer.

Eversource Energy has hired Paul Chodak as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective November 13, 2023.

Equinor has hired former operations and maintenance executive at Vestas Wind Systems, Samuel Byrne.

Distributed energy company Correlate Energy has appointed Johan Themaat as the vice president of finance.

Hawaiian Electric has appointed Paul Ito as interim CFO to replace the retiring Tayne Sekimura as succession planning was upended in the wake of the August 8 deadly wildfires on Maui.

Venture capital and private equity firm Voyager Interests has hired Robert Trainer as a partner. The company focuses on investments in the energy services and equipment (ES&E) sector.

Moelis & Company has appointed Philip Holder as the new managing director of the investment bank's power and utilities unit.

BC Utilities Commission, the regulator of British Columbia’s public energy utilities, has named Mark Jaccard as its chair and chief executive.

Power management company Eaton has made a $150 million investment in electrical power distribution manufacturing, bolstering its manufacturing presence in North America.

Renewable energy development and financing company Empower Energies has appointed Patrick Corr to the role of chief operating officer (COO).

Moelis & Company has appointed Jugjeev Duggal as managing director of the firm's newly launched clean technology unit.

Utility scale independent power producer Onward Energy has named Patrick Welch as its chief financial officer.

Tara Young, former deputy general counsel at Plus Power, has joined Spearmint Energy as its general counsel, effective immediately.

The head of project finance at EDPR North America Distributed Generation has left the firm to launch a consulting business. Christopher Rittenhouse has worked in role since 2018 and is now consulting under Gates Rittenhouse LLC.

Investment bank Moelis & Company has formed a clean technology group and hired former Citi banker Arash Nazhad as a managing director in Houston to co-lead the new unit.

Former Barclays investment bankers Robyn Underwood and Jason Kivett have joined the Pickering Energy Partners’ (PEP) investment banking practice to lead a newly formed team.

GreenTechnologies has launched a renewable natural gas (RNG) production subsidiary GreenEdge Renewables.

Aethon Energy, an onshore energy focused investment firm, has made a string of senior hires.

Senior Guggenheim Securities bankers have transitioned to Jefferies’ new energy transition banking team.

Former Whitehall & Company vice president Ted Barrett has founded Carnyx Holdings, a New York-based infrastructure investment fund.

Pillsbury Winthrop has appointed tax attorney Don Lonczak as a partner in its global energy transition team, based in its Washington DC office.

The latest banker to hand in his notice at the New York real assets and structured finance team of HSBC is causing a stir as a leading figure from the bank flown in to steady the ship.

AC Power, a brownfield solar developer, has hired Christy Searl, former Leyline Renewable Capital managing director, as chief revenue officer.

Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM) has launched its fourth sustainability driven investment strategy, focusing on acquiring commercial and residential property wherever the company might reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce energy use intensity, and add additional renewable power sources.

Milbank has promoted Jaime Ramirez to co-head the firm’s Latin America practice, based out of New York.

International battery developer Powin Energy has hired Jeff Waters, former chief executive of Maxeon Solar Technologies, as CEO, replacing Geoffrey Brown.

Wilson Ferreira Junior has resigned from his position as chief executive of Eletrobras after a year in the role.

Origis Energy has appointed Vikas Anand as chief operating officer and chief financial officer.

Clean energy provider Onyx Renewable Partners has appointed Jamie Weber as senior vice president of finance.

NuScale Power Corporation, a small, modular nuclear reactor technology provider, as hired Robert Ramsey Hamady as chief financial officer and promoted Clayton Scott as chief commercial officer in a wave of leadership changes. The new hires will advance the manufacturing and development phase of its VOYGR small, modular reactor power plants.

A search has commenced for the next Lightsource BP Americas chief executive, PFR has learned.

Arevon Energy has named former Lightsource BP Americas boss, Kevin Smith, as its chief executive.

GridStor, Portland, Oregon-based a battery storage system developer and operator, has appointed Frank Burkhartsmeyer as the company's chief financial officer.

The New York-based ANZ Bank power and infrastructure team has been boosted by 2 recent arrivals, 1 of whom started last week.

ArcLight Capital Partners has appointed Gerry Anderson, former DTE Energy chairman and chief executive, to senior advisor and ArcLight Power Infrastructure board member. Anderson will guide the search to identify new investment opportunities for ArcLight across the renewables utility, and CCS sectors.

North America-focused fund manager Energy Power Partners’ senior executive, Suresh Vasan, has left the firm to join the Department of Energy’s Loan Program Office (LPO) as senior investment advisor.

Kimmeridge, an energy-focused investment firm, has hired Max Warburton to lead a renewable energy and carbon solutions platform as senior managing director.

Energix Renewables will procure 5GW of solar modules from First Solar. The modules will power solar projects in Israel, Poland, and the US, delivered to the Energix sites between 2026 and 2030.

CPower Energy named Michael Smith as chief executive following the retirement of former company leader John Horton.

Green hydrogen producer, Ohmium International, has teamed up with seawater treatment business, Aquastill, to use desalinated seawater as an input for green hydrogen production.

Canadian Solar is hiring in its c-suite after the retirement of Jianyi Zhang as chief legal officer, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary after seven years with the company.

The International Finance Corporation has appointed Manuela Adl as senior country manager for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

RWE has announced Amanda Lefton, former tenured director of the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), as the vice president of development, East, a position that will see Lefton in the driver’s seat of RWE’s offshore development on the east coast of the US.

Generate Capital has added to its sustainable infrastructure investment team. Christian Chong, previously a senior associate at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), is joining as a sustainable infrastructure senior analyst.

London-headquartered DLA Piper has hired an energy partner to its finance group in Seattle. Lindsay MacLeod joins DLA Piper from Amazon, where she served as senior corporate counsel for sustainability for almost three years.

Aker Carbon Capture has named Egil Fagerland as its new acting chief executive officer effective July 11, 2023.

AES has appointed Rogério Pereira Jorge as chief executive of the company’s Brazilian operations, based in São Paulo.

NuScale Power Corporation, a provider of small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, has named Carl Fisher as its chief operating officer starting July 24, 2023. Fisher will head the operations engineering, project management, quality assurance, information technology, and regulatory affairs functions.

Law firm Akin has hired Sam Guthrie as a tax partner in its Washington DC office to focus on projects and energy transition.

Schneider Electric, the energy management business, has appointed Xavier Biot as vice president, Power Distribution & Digital Energy in Canada.

Bluestar Energy Capital, the renewable energy investment platform founded last year (2022) by the former CEO of Ørsted Onshore, has hired a chief executive for its US business.

OYA Renewables, the clean energy developer and independent power producer, has struck a strategic partnership with OpConnect, an electric vehicle (EV) charging business, to broaden its scope into EV charging infrastructure and management.

Anaergia has appointed Andrew Spence as CFO with effect from 12 June (2023).

Pine Gate Renewables, the renewable energy independent power producer, has expanded its leadership by adding three to its C-suite.

Distributed generation platform Aspen Power has named Andrew Blevin as its new chief risk officer.

Accelergen, solar and storage developer, has appointed Adam Foltz as senior vice president of grid and commercial analytics.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has named Jesus Enriquez Torresdey as a director of project finance credit approval in New York.

The credit platform Apterra Infrastructure Capital continues growing their team with a second hire.

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.