Team

Investment Committee

Jack Paris

Chief Executive Officer

Jack is the Chief Executive Officer of InfraRed and focuses on the development of InfraRed’s strategy to drive the evolution and growth of the business.  

Jack is also responsible for InfraRed’s business in the Americas, managing and growing the existing platform, and oversees InfraRed’s North American renewables strategy.  

Before joining InfraRed, Jack was Co-Head of Citi’s Global Power & Renewables investment banking business. While at Citi, Jack advised on over $100 billion of transactions including, mergers & acquisitions, business unit divestitures, spin-offs, IPOs, project financings and other structured transactions. Before that, Jack worked at Lehman Brothers in their Power & Utilities Group. 

Chris Gill

Deputy Chief Executive

Chris is responsible all aspects of InfraRed’s investment processes and he chairs InfraRed’s Investment Committees. Chris is also in charge of InfraRed’s Governance, Compliance and Operational Risk functions.

Before joining InfraRed in 2008, Chris was responsible for HSBC’s global private equity investment activities and sat on the boards and investment committees of HSBC’s private equity businesses in Asia, the Middle East, US and Canada until joining InfraRed, at the time was a subsidiary of HSBC. Together with InfraRed’s CEO, Werner von Guionneau, Chris led the buy-out of Infrared from HSBC in 2011 and subsequently the process that led to InfraRed’s partnership with Sun Life in 2020.

Between 1991 and 2002, Chris held a series of Credit roles culminating in becoming Head of Credit Risk Management for HSBC in London. He also sat on the Board and Investment Committee of HSBC Private Equity Europe (now Montagu Private Equity).

Richard Crawford

Head of Energy Income Funds

Richard is the Head of InfraRed’s Energy Income Funds, responsible for the firm’s income focused investments within the energy sector in Europe.

His primary responsibility is for the InfraRed team that advises TRIG, the LSE-listed renewables investment company co-managed by InfraRed.

Richard’s focus over the last 15 years has been on environmental infrastructure, including transacting and managing investments primarily in wind, solar and the wider power sectors. In 2006, Richard played a key role in the formation of HICL. He is a member of a number of InfraRed’s Investment Committees.

Before joining InfraRed in 2002, he was a Director in Atkins plc’s investments division and previously worked at EY. He has more than 25 years of experience in the infrastructure sector.

He is also a Chartered Accountant (FCA) and a member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (AMCT).

 

Phil George

CFO, Energy Income Funds

As the CFO of InfraRed’s Energy Income Funds, Phil leads the financial reporting and management for TRIG, the LSE-listed renewables investment company co-managed by InfraRed. He also supports with fundraising, managing debt relationships, and financial optimisation. In addition to this, Phil is also responsible for the portfolio management of one of InfraRed’s income funds – and sits on several Investment Committees.

Phil joined InfraRed in 2014. He was previously the Director of Project Finance in the Concessions division at Bilfinger. Prior to this, Phil was the Finance Director for the Investment Division of Kier Group for nearly 10 years.

He has extensive experience in both renewables and core infrastructure, having held various infrastructure investment roles over the past 25 years. He is also a Chartered Accountant and a qualified Pension Fund Trustee.

 

Edward Hunt

Head of Core Income Funds

Edward Hunt is the Head of InfraRed’s core income group of funds and is Fund Manager of HICL Infrastructure PLC, the LSE-listed core infrastructure investment company managed by InfraRed.

He joined InfraRed in 2008 and has held positions in InfraRed’s offices in London and Sydney, spanning income and capital gain strategies and across core and energy infrastructure. While in Sydney, Edward assumed responsibility for InfraRed’s regional office, leading the origination and execution of investment opportunities and sitting on the boards of successful investments in the region. Prior to this, Edward was a member of the InfraRed team looking after HICL in London. Edward joined InfraRed from the group strategy team at AMP.

Edward has more than 15 years of experience as an infrastructure investor and is a member of both HICL and TRIG Investment Committees.

Edward holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney.

Minesh Shah

Managing Director, Fund Management

Minesh is a member of InfraRed’s listed funds management team, focusing on the day-to-day management of TRIG, the LSE-listed renewables investment company co-managed by InfraRed.

Minesh leads on the development of the Company’s strategy, screening pipeline transactions and risk management. Prior to joining the Company’s fund management team, Minesh was a member of the fund management team of HICL from 2017 to 2020.

Minesh’s experience at InfraRed includes investing across the renewable energy and core infrastructure equity markets, in greenfield and brownfield sectors.

Before joining InfraRed in 2014, Minesh spent a year at Credit Suisse in the Asset Finance Capital Markets team and then six years at Deloitte where he was a manager working across infrastructure, utilities and energy sectors.

Minesh is a Chartered Accountant.

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