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A new report released today, ahead of International Women’s Day on the 8th March, highlights the most powerful women in the wind industry for the first time.
The report, Women’s Power List 2017, is published by A Word About Wind, a market intelligence service. It has researched and ranked the 100 most prominent women in the industry from across the globe. The results include 24 women who work forfinancial companies, 13 of whom are working in the UK.
The list demonstrates the important role wind energy now plays as a source of work for international banks and financial companies. Bankers who made the rankings were highlighted for their work on significant renewable energy projects.
To coincide with the report, RenewableUK has launched a new ‘Women into Wind’ initiative to encourage women to get involved in the industry. The campaign includes details on job opportunities, career advice and case studies, including new entries on the Faces of Wind website.
RenewableUK’s Executive Director, Emma Pinchbeck, said:
“The UK has a rich financial tradition and it’s great to see wind energy becoming part of that. Female bankers in some of the world’s most powerful firms are playing a significant role in taking the wind industry forward, and we’re proud that the UK leads the world in this.
It’s an encouraging sign that both sectors are becoming more inclusive, but women are still notably absent from most senior management roles. We need to be promoting the skills and experience to work on renewable projects to women bankers, andto those entering the profession”.
Notes:
RenewableUK is the trade and professional body for the wind, wave and tidal energy industries. Formed in 1978, and with more than 400 corporate members, RenewableUK is the country’s leading renewable energy trade association.
The full list of bankers on the list are:
UK
- Laurence Mulliez Non-Executive Director, UK Green Investment Bank
- Lisa McDermott Director of Structured Debt, ABN Amro
- Sue Peart Investment Director, John Laing Investments
- Daniya Stewart Director, Nord/LB
- Gauri Kasbekar-Shah Director, Royal Bank of Scotland
- Miruna Onofrei Director, BNP Paribas
- Nathalie Lemarcis Director of Project Finance, Société Générale
- Jenny Blackford Director, Siemens Financial Services
- Lorna Shearin Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets
- Siobhan Smyth Head of Debt, Energy (EMEA), Siemens Bank
- Sue Milton Senior Director (Energy, Structured Finance), Royal Bank of Scotland
- Lucy Heintz Partner & Head of Renewables, Actis Investments
- Carol Gould Head of Power & Renewables (EMEA), MUFG
Non UK
- Nancy Pfund Managing Partner, DBL Partners
- Susan Nickey Managing Director, Hannon Armstrong
- Louise Rasmussen Partner, FIH Partners
- Angelin Baskaran VP of Structured Finance, Morgan Stanley
- Mit Buchanan Managing Director, JP Morgan Capital Corporation
- Ligia Chagas Head of Alternative Energy, BNDES
- Rentia van Tonder Head of Renewables, Standard Bank
- Susanne Wermter Head of Special Infrastructure Team, Aquila Capital
- Teresa O’Flynn Managing Director, BlackRock
- Pooja Goyal MD & Head of Alternative Energy Investing, Goldman Sachs
- Christina Grumstrup Sørensen Senior Partner, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
More detail on the Women’s Power List can be found here: http://www.awordaboutwind.com/reports/wind-industry-report-womens-power-list-2017/
