Directorate Change

RNS Number : 3939E

GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd

28 October 2022

 

GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited

("GCP Infra" or the "Company")

LEI: 213800W64MNATSIV5Z47

Directorate Change

28 October 2022

The Board of Directors of GCP Infra (the "Board") announces the following Board changes.

Following Ian Reeves CBE's notification to the Board of his intention to retire as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, as communicated in the Company's 2022 half-yearly report, Ian will retire from the Board effective 31 October 2022. As a result of Ian's retirement, a new Non-Executive Director has been sought .

Mr Alex Yew

The Board, after undertaking a thorough and extensive search, is pleased to announce the appointment of   Alex Yew as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from  1 November 2022 .   Alex   will  be appointed as a member of the Investment Committee bringing a wealth of experience, specialising in infrastructure and renewable energy investments. He will also become a member of the Management Engagement Committee and the Company's Environmental, Social and Governance Committee, newly formed in June 2022. This addition to the Board is being made as part of the Company's medium-term Board stability and succession plan.

Alex, a United Kingdom resident, is a qualified solicitor in Singapore and in England and Wales. Alex has more than 25 years of work experience as a lawyer, banker and investor. Until recently, Alex was a Senior Advisor and a Senior Managing Director at John Laing, an international investor in infrastructure and energy assets. Alex worked at John Laing for more than 14 years, during which time he held leadership positions in Project Finance, New Markets, Strategy, Partnerships, Latin America and Europe. He was also a member of the senior leadership team and the Investment Committee. Prior to John Laing, Alex was a Director in the infrastructure advisory team at CIBC World Markets in London as well as a banker and lawyer in Southeast Asia.

Andrew Didham, Chairman, commented, "Ian Reeves CBE's strong leadership skills and extensive board experience has contributed and led to the Company's success over the past twelve years since IPO. I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Board to thank Ian for his significant contribution to the Company. We wish him our very best in his future endeavours. I would like to welcome Alex Yew to the Board. Alex brings a wealth of skills and experience to positively support the Company's strategy over the coming years, and the Board looks forward to working with him."

There are no additional matters that require additional disclosure under Listing Rules 9.6.13R in respect of Alex Yew.

For further information please contact:

Gravis Capital Management Limited Philip Kent Max Gilbert	[phone]
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited Mark Bloomfield Alex Miller	[phone]
Buchanan/Quill   Helen Tarbet Sarah Gibbons-Cook Henry Wilson	[phone]

Notes to the Editor

About GCP Infra

GCP Infra is a closed-ended investment company and FTSE-250 constituent whose shares are traded on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Its objective is to provide shareholders with regular, sustained, long-term distributions and to preserve capital over the long term by generating exposure to UK infrastructure debt and related and/or similar assets.

The Company primarily targets investments in infrastructure projects with long term, public sector-backed, availability-based revenues. Where possible, investments are structured to benefit from partial inflation protection. GCP Infra is advised by Gravis Capital Management Limited.

GCP Infra has been awarded with the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark in recognition of its contribution to positive environmental outcomes.

 

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