David Bird | Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust David is an investment director who joined the Octopus Energy Generation team in 2014 and works full-time on fund management for ORIT. As well as working in the transaction team leading acquisitions and project finance debt raising in the UK, France and Ireland, David has previously led the team responsible for the management of Octopus Energy Generation’s bioenergy investments and has represented Octopus Energy Generation on a number of industry panels convened by Ofgem, the GB energy regulator. Prior to joining the Octopus Group, David was a director at Walbrook Capital, a boutique investment manager with a particular focus on renewables. He is a chartered accountant having qualified at EY, and holds a Masters in Mathematics from Oxford University. Chris Gaydon | Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust Chris joined Octopus Energy Generation as an investment director in 2015, is a long-standing member of the Octopus Energy Generation's Investment Committee and a director of several of Octopus Energy Generation's wind and solar special purpose vehicles. Chris originated and led one of the largest wind farm portfolio acquisitions in the UK valued at c.£320 million and led the transaction team that delivered over £1 billion of debt and equity transactions. Chris now focuses on the origination of acquisition opportunities and fundraising, as well as strategic investments in related sectors. Prior to joining the Octopus Group, Chris was a business development director at Falck Renewables where he had a range of roles, including in M&A and leading greenfield development in France and Poland. Chris holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) degree and a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) degree from the University of Sydney. For more information on Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust: https://quoteddata.com/company/octopus-renewables-infrastructure-trust-orit/ Visit QuotedData.com: http://www.quoteddata.com For QuotedData Events visit: http://www.quoteddata.com/events For QuotedData News visit: http://www.quoteddata.com/news QuotedData on Socials: On Twitter: https://twitter.com/quoteddata On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuotedData On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5378740 On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quoted_data On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quoted_data/ #quoteddata #investmenttrust #investmenttrust #funds #equity #investing #interview
