VH GLOBAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PLC ("ENRG" or the "Company")

20 February 2025

Director Appointment

VH Global Energy Infrastructure plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Patrick Firth as an independent non-executive director with effect from 20 February 2025. Mr Firth has also been appointed to each of the Company's established committees with effect from the same date. His appointment follows an externally facilitated selection process.

Mr Firth is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. He started working in the fund industry in Guernsey in 1992 and was the managing director of third-party fund administration businesses and a non-executive director of a number of management companies, general partners and investment companies. Mr Firth is a resident of the UK.

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13, Mr Firth is currently the chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of CT UK Capital and Income Investment Trust plc, and the chair of the Audit Committee of India Capital Growth Fund Limited, both of which are listed on the London Stock Exchange. Mr Firth was previously a non-executive director of NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited, Riverstone Energy Limited and ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments Limited, all of which are listed on the London Stock Exchange.

The Company also announces that Ms Margaret Stephens does not intend to stand for re-election at the upcoming annual general meeting due to personal reasons and, as such, Mr Patrick Firth will take over the position of chair of the Audit Committee as of the date of the annual general meeting.

Bernard Bulkin, Chair of ENRG, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Patrick to the ENRG board. Patrick brings extensive experience to our board in the renewable energy sectors, as well as investment trusts. I believe that he will play a significant role in the Company's further growth. I also want to thank Margaret for her invaluable contribution to the Company."

www.globalenergyinfrastructure.co.uk

The Company's LEI is 213800RFHAOF372UU580.

For further information:

Edelman Smithfield (PR Adviser)

Ged Brumby                 + 44 (0)7540 412 301

Eleanor Pomeroy           + 44 (0)7581 010 801

Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP (Investment Manager)

Navin Chauhan              [email protected]

Deutsche Numis (Corporate Broker)

David Benda                 +44 (0)20 7260 1000

Matt Goss

Ocorian Administration (UK) Limited (Company Secretary)

[email protected] 

About Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP

Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP ("Victory Hill") is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 961570).                   

Victory Hill is based in London and was founded in May 2020 by an experienced team of energy financiers that spun-out of a large established global project finance banking group. The team has participated in more than $200bn in transaction values across 91 conventional and renewable energy-related transactions in over 30 jurisdictions worldwide. Victory Hill is the investment manager of the Company.

The Victory Hill team deploys its experience across different financial disciplines in order to assess investments holistically from multiple points of view. The firm pursues operational stability and well-designed corporate governance to generate sustainable positive returns for investors. It focuses on supporting and accelerating the energy transition and the attainment of the UN sustainable development goals.

Victory Hill is a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), the United Nations Global Compact (UN GC), Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAMI), a member of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and is a formal supporter of the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD).