ENFINITY VENTURES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Board
Biography
As CEO, Carlos has overall responsibility for the company operations and leads the development of Enfinity´s short and long-term strategy. He has over 30 years of global leadership experience. Over the last 15 years, he has raised and participated in raising over $20 billion of capital and developed 15 GWs of renewable assets at various stages and structures from greenfield to M&A of RTB portfolios.
Prior to joining Enfinity Global, Carlos co-founded ieX Renewables, LLC, which by 2015 was underwriting over 2 GWs of renewable assets. From January 2014 to November 2015, he served as President and CEO of TerraForm Power, Inc. and TerraForm Global, Inc. Carlos led the formation of both companies and the successful IPOs in 2014 and 2015, respectively. During Carlos' leadership TerraForm Power became the largest NA yieldco with 2.8 GW of contracted PPAs and dividends per share growth of 1.7x from the IPO.
He joined SunEdison, Inc. in September 2007 as CFO and investor to take the company public. In January 2008 the Board named Carlos COO and in November 2009, he oversaw the sale of SunEdison to MEMC Electronics. He then became EVP of MEMC and President of SunEdison, Inc. He grew the company globally from 40 MWs in 2008 of origination to 1 GW per year by 2012. In 2013 he became a founding partner at EverStream Capital Management where he incubated TerraForm Power and grew AUM to over $500M.
Prior to joining SunEdison, Carlos spent 15 years at General Electric (GE) in various senior executive leadership CFO roles.
Carlos holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management and a BS in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Biography
As General Counsel and Secretary of Enfinity Global Inc., he oversees company's in-house and outside counsel, and manages all legal and regulatory affairs.
Before joining Enfinity Global, Dan was a partner at the law firm of Day Pitney LLP, where he was the Chair of the firm's Public Companies, Securities, Tax and Benefits group and the Chair of the firm's International Transactions practice.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Treasurer
Biography
As Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Domingo is responsible for managing Enfinity's financial activity around the world.
He has almost 30 years' experience in working with global businesses, having served in various senior finance roles across different industries (Healthcare, Technology, Media/Entertainment and Financial Services). His international background spans regions such as APAC, EMEA, North America and Latam.
Before joining Enfinity Global, Domingo served as Group Head of Internal Audit and Group Head of Finance Transformation at Synlab International, a leading clinical laboratory and medical diagnostic services provider.
His extensive career also includes CFO positions at companies like Applus RTD, Planctonid E (Biotech), Wari Groupe (FinTech), ex-GE´s Waygate Technologies and Global Banking CAMGE. Notably, he spent 18 successful years at General Electric, serving in various capacities across GE Capital, GE Healthcare, GE NBC Universal, and GE Oil & Gas.
He holds an MSc in Economics & Business Administration from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas- ICADE (Madrid, Spain), and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management (Arizona, USA), underscoring his strong educational background and commitment to continuous learning.
Job Titles:
- New Head of European Funds
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Board
Biography
As COO, Francisco is responsible for the daily operation of the company to secure the functionality of business to drive Enfinity's extensive and sustainable growth. Francisco has 30 years of International management experience, 15 of which focused on the renewable energy sector.
Prior to joining Enfinity he co-founded ieX Renewables, LLC, where he served as COO, overseeing all operational activities of the company. Prior to founding ieX Renewables, Francisco served on the Board of Directors of TerraForm Power, Inc. and TerraForm Global, Inc. where he also held executive positions as Executive VP and COO of both companies from 2013 to 2015. During this period, which included the successful IPO of both companies, he oversaw all operational activities of the companies, as well as portfolio acquisitions and integration. Francisco also served as COO of SunEdison, Inc. Before that, from 2008 to 2013,
Francisco served as President of EMEA, Latin America and North Asia at SunEdison, Inc. He was responsible for expanding company operations in the regions and for all the commercial, operations, financial and institutional functions of the company, developing, building and financing some of the most emblematic solar projects in the industry in those regions.
Prior to joining SunEdison, Inc., he served as CFO of Universal Pictures International Entertainment at GE/NBCUniversal from 1994 until 2008. During this period, he was part of the executive team that drove extraordinary growth at the company, taking revenues of $200 million to more than $1.7 billion and expanding the international footprint to over 70 countries.
Francisco holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from ICADE (Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid) and a BBA in Business Administration from Schiller International University, Paris.
Job Titles:
- CEO Europe and Chief Growth Officer
- CEO of Europa
- Energy Executive
Biography
As CEO of Europa, Julio oversees overall operations and business development of the company in several European markets including Italy, UK and Spain. Furthermore, in his role as Chief Growth Officer, he leads the company's global expansion strategy into new countries, markets and technologies.
Julio is a renewable energy executive with over 15 years of experience in multiple regions and different company profiles, including wind and solar developers, utilities, and IPPs. He has a successful track record of 10 GW in project development and 4 GW in acquisitions, corporate & project finance and PPA structuring.
During his career, Julio has proved solid skills in opening up new countries and market niches such as private PPAs, energy sales management or energy storage.
Prior to joining Enfinity Global, Julio worked for Canadian Solar as Global Vice President and General Manager for EMEA. Previously, he was Head of Business Development, Engineering and Construction at GPG (Naturgy + Wrenhouse - KIO)
In 2011, he played a key role in SunEdison's expansion into Latin America, where Julio was responsible for project development, M&A and PPAs negotiation. In 2014, he joined TerraForm Group as Director for Latin America, actively participating in the IPO process of TerraForm Power and TerraForm Global and being responsible for asset purchase transactions in Latin America.
He began his professional career at Aguirre Newman, where he held the position of Director of Valuations Barcelona.
Julio holds a degree in Business Administration and a degree in Law from Pompeu Fabra University and completed postgraduate studies in Financing and Investment in Renewable Energies at the IEB (Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles).
Job Titles:
- CEO Americas and Global Head of Capital
- Global Leader
Biography
As CEO Americas, Ricardo has ultimate responsibility for defining and executing the region's strategy and business expansion in US, Canadian and Latin American markets. Additionally, he is accountable for coordinating the company efforts to align the essential capital needed for the execution of the company's global-level strategy.
Ricardo is a seasoned global leader who brings over 20 years of experience in sustainable infrastructure equity investments in North America, Latin America and Europe. He has raised over $10 billion of capital (equity, debt and tax equity) and developed 5 GWs of renewable energy assets, both greenfield and M&A. He has global operational and asset management experience with long-term asset ownership, as well as a passion for building cohesive multidisciplinary, multi-country, high-performance teams.
Prior to joining Enfinity Global, Ricardo was a founding member of Cubico Sustainable Investments, where he served as Managing Director, Head of Americas and member of the Executive Committee, creating a global renewable energy platform of over 4 GW with presence in 13 countries. He was in charge of strategy, investment, origination and overall management of the business across the Americas, including the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, Peru and Colombia.
Before that, he worked as Managing Director and Head of Principal Investment in Europe for Banco Santander, where he managed proprietary capital investing in excess of $1.5 billion equity in renewable energy generation assets, transportation and water.
As well as holding a BA in Economics, Ricardo has an MBA from London Business School and has completed executive education studies at Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Head of Global Operations & CEO Asia
Vignesh is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of experience in the renewable energy sector and deep expertise in global operations, development, and technology. He has a successful track record of over 4.5 GW in project development and $1.5 billion in corporate and project finance.
Vignesh was most recently the Chief of Business Development at Tata Power, responsible for all business development activities related to large strategic projects and investments in renewable energy.
Previously, he was the founding CEO of Serentica Global, where he set up the multi-GW platform providing decarbonization solutions to hard-to-abate industries.
Between 2017 - 2020, he was a Partner at Lightrock, an impact private equity firm of the LGT Group, leading sustainability focused equity investments
Prior to that, he was Vice President at Terraform Global. He led the creation of the seed asset portfolio of the YieldCo in the APAC and Africa regions. He was responsible for M&A origination, business development, and execution of renewable energy projects.
Vignesh completed his B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras in 2001, M.S. from Washington University in St. Louis in 2003, and MBA from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad in 2010.
Biography
As Chief of Staff, Virginia is responsible for the Marketing, Branding and HR Strategy of Enfinity worldwide. She has more than 20 years of experience in international business, 15 of which include leadership positions in the renewable energy industry.
Prior to joining Enfinity, from 2008 to 2016, she held different leadership positions at SunEdison Inc. Until 2014, she was Head of Marketing for EMEA, Latin America and North Asia. During that time, she laid the groundwork for the launch of SunEdison in Spain, Italy, the UK and Latin America. Her work made a significant impact on the positioning of SunEdison as a market leader in Italy and Latin America, where the company launched some of the industry's most emblematic projects. Some of these include the Rovigo power plant in Italy and the Amanecer Solar CAP power plant in Chile. She was awarded with the Assorel Award for the "Best PR Campaign in the Energy Sector in Italy 2010".
From 2014 to 2016, as Global Head of Marketing for TerraForm Power, Inc. and TerraForm Global, Inc., she led the IPO communication campaigns for both companies.
From 2004 to 2008, Virginia was Director of Marketing Iberia at Conergy AG, leading the company's marketing efforts in Spain and Portugal for the Residential and Commercial business under the brand SunTechnics.
She began her career in the PR and advertising sector leading important campaigns for Information Technology and industrial companies such as Cisco, ICL, Praxair, Next and Apple in Europe.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, a PMD in International Business Administration from ESADE Business School and HEC Paris.