FRONTIER RENEWABLES - Key Persons


Balduin Hesse - CEO, Chairman, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Co - Founder
Balduin is Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Frontier Renewables. He oversees the corporate management, finance and investment strategy of the company and its subsidiaries and affiliates He has extensive experience in the renewable energy industry, specifically in project development, finance and mergers and acquisitions ("M&A"), having successfully developed and sold almost 400MW in multiple transactions. Balduin has also negotiated complex joint venture and project finance agreements Balduin achieved above market returns for Frontier and its shareholders in its divestitures and secured attractive financing conditions for projects retained in the portfolio. Before founding Frontier in 2009, Balduin's roles included working in the investment banking division of Merrill Lynch & Co. and serving as the Head of Equity Markets for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Bloomberg Balduin received an MBA from INSEAD, a BA in History from Duke University and a Masters in Financial Journalism from Northwestern University. He speaks German, English and Spanish

Belén de Miguel Roses - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Finance & Operations
Belén is the Director of Finance & Operations at Frontier Renewables. Based in Madrid, she oversees all accounting, finance, and operations functions of the group's fund management company and its fund vehicles Belén has 20+ years of accounting and finance experience.

Fiona Thomas Saura

Job Titles:
  • Board Member & Director - Investments
  • Key Member
Fiona is a key member of the investment team and Investment Committee. She has 12+ years of experience in the energy sector, including business development and renewable energy project development, specifically land acquisition, grid interconnection, permitting and due diligence for projects in the U.S. and Spain.

Fred B. Franks III - CFO, Chief Risk Officer

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Risk Officer
  • Board Member - CFO & CRO
Fred is Chief Financial Officer & Chief Risk Officer at Frontier Renewables. He is in charge of the controlling, budgeting and forecasting of the company as well as overall risk management. He also does financial analysis required by the management team for strategic decisions Fred has directed the finance, controlling, budgeting, and accounting for the company's operations since 2012, bringing in his extensive experience in developing financial policies, managing information systems and directing the accounting of public and privately held companies. Fred started his career at Price Waterhouse in the field of auditing and management consulting and has been serving since then for 40+ years at different companies in several positions as VP Finance, Treasury and Chief Financial Officer Fred is also a veteran, having served in the United States Navy. He graduated from Lafayette College as an Electrical Engineer and earned an MBA from Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Public Accountant ("CPA")

Lance McKinlay

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Board Member
  • Non - Executive Board Member - Legal & Compliance
Lance is a non-executive Board Member at Frontier Renewables. His role within the board is to oversee legal and compliance matters Lance has 21+ years of M&A, corporate, securities law and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") regulatory compliance experience as an in-house attorney and at several law firms, including Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Paul Hastings. His primary focus has been on corporate securities law, regulatory compliance, preparation and review of filings with the SEC, acquisition and integration work and governance oversight and initiatives He holds a J.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School and received a B.S. in Economics from Brigham Young University

Neal Jenkins

Job Titles:
  • Director of Institutional Sales
Neal is Director of Institutional Sales at Frontier Renewables. He manages the company's fundraising and investor relations department. Neal is an experienced, senior sales and investor relations professional with a 30+ year track record of driving growth, developing markets, and managing complex institutional, wholesale and sovereign relationships across multiple investment capabilities. He has experience working with global asset managers, including infrastructure funds, successfully raising funds from institutional and wholesale segments. Neal has previously worked at companies including Janus Henderson, Amundi and Merrill Lynch & Co. He received a BA in Liberal Arts from Durham University, U.K.

Roland Hesse - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Board Member - Investment Strategy
Roland is Co-Founder of Frontier Renewables. He is involved in the corporate management and strategy of the company and oversees decisions related to the acquisition of renewable energy projects from a technical viewpoint