Management
Fund Manager – Triodos Bank
Triodos Renewables’ fund management is carried out by James Vaccaro and Matthew Clayton on behalf of Triodos Bank. The fund management team ensures that there is a consistency between the investment management approach of Triodos Renewables and other Triodos funds.
The People
James and Matthew are experienced renewables professionals with a considerable track record. Scott Ridley and Monika Paplaczyk repectively provide techincal and adminsitrative support.
James Vaccaro MA - Managing Director of Investment Banking at Triodos Bank's UK Branch. James undertakes the role of Managing Director of Triodos Renewables. James has worked for Triodos Bank for over 10 years. In that time he has completed seven renewable energy project finance deals worth over £10 million, and acquisitions with a combined asset value in excess of £30 million. He has an extensive network of contacts in the independent renewable generation industry and direct experience of delivering successful renewable energy projects. He has served on the boards of several environmental companies.
Matthew Clayton - Investment Manager at Triodos Bank's UK Branch
Matthew has worked for Triodos Bank since early 2006, undertaking the role of Operations Director focusing on acquisition, developments and operational management for Triodos Renewables. He has contributed to the acquisition and integration of 17.3 MW of Wind Projects, the operation of the portfolio and the development options for in excess of 70 MW of onshore wind. Prior to Triodos Bank, Matthew was part of a small team which established Camco International, one of the world's leading carbon trading companies, focusing on supporting sustainable energy projects via the Kyoto framework. Before this, Matthew worked in Risk Management for TXU's Energy Trading team.
Scott Ridley - Technical Manager
Scott has recently joined Triodos Renewables and undertakes responsibility for the technical aspects of operating Triodos Renewables 5 renewable energy generation sites. Scott has 5 years experience of service and maintenance of Nordex, Vestas and Repower wind turbines, leading and training maintenance teams and managing Health and Safety compliance. Scott has also worked in a owners engineer role for NaturalPower, which included overseeing operations and preparing technical due diligence for renewable assets.
Monika Paplaczyk - Fund Administrator
Monika joined Triodos Renewables in 2007 as Fund Administrator. Monika provides support to the Triodos Renewables team. This includes managing Triodos Renewables shareholders, organising the AGM and management of operations insurance for the Triodos Renewables portfolio. Previously she worked as consultant for Euro Access Business Consultancy where she was mainly involved in preparing business plans and grant applications for investment projects such as community development projects, biofuels and grain storage.
- About Triodos Renewables
- Find out more about Triodos Renewables, including our history, board and management
- Portfolio
- More about Triodos Renewables investment portfolio and criteria
- Shareholders
- Information for Triodos Renewables shareholders
- Triodos Renewables Share Issue exceeds fundraising target
- Triodos Renewables has announced that its recent share issue was oversubscribed, raising £10 million from both public and institutional investors. (16 July 2008)