Michael Mills Email & Phone Number

London

Internal corporate finance adviser drawing on deep private-sector experience to deliver investment management expertise and advice to the International Climate Finance business at BEIS. UK International Climate Finance (ICF) plays a crucial role in addressing the global climate-change challenge. ICF has responsibility for investing the UK’s £5.8bn of climate funds between 2016 and 2021. This follows from the pivotal role played by the UK in securing the Paris Agreement of 2015, where global agreement was reached to limit atmospheric temperature rises to “well below” 2 degs C. Non-executive roles include alternate Investment Committee member of both UK Climate Investments (a BEIS/Macquarie joint venture) and REPP, the Renewable Energy Performance Platform, as well as non-executive director of Africa AHEAD.

London And Zurich

responsAbility Investments (rA) is one of the world’s leading independent asset managers specialising in the development-related sectors of emerging economies such as finance, agriculture, health, education and energy.rA is the investment manager for the Global Climate Partnership Fund (GCPF). Founded in December 2009, GCPF is a public-private partnership dedicated to mitigating climate change by means of investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, in emerging and developing markets. The fund was conceived by the German Ministry for the Environment and KfW. Other major investors include the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS, previously DECC)I established and led the team which manages GCPF’s direct investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa.

London, United Kingdom

African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) was established in 2000 by Macquarie Africa and Old Mutual Investment Group. The joint venture successfully combines the experience of the world's leading infrastructure investment manager, Macquarie Capital, with that of one of South Africa's largest financial institutions, Old Mutual.AIIM-managed funds target equity investments across Africa in sectors such as roads, airports, power (including renewables), telecommunications, rail, ports, water and social infrastructure. The investors in AIIM’s funds include major institutions from the pension fund, banking and non-banking financial sectors, as well as international development finance institutions.

Joined Lloyds as a Director in the Energy & Utilities project finance team in 2005. Moved to the Netherlands as Head of Energy, Europe, in 2010.

London And Geneva

Appointed CFO of this privately-held, Africa-focused natural resources company, with a mandate to tighten financial controls and accelerate growth in shareholder value, in order to prepare the group for a public listing.

London

Led a team responsible for acquisition and divestiture activities in Enron’s London offices.

London

Project finance structuring and lending, and provision of corporate finance advisory services out of CSFB's European head office.

Mba

Msc, Dic, Awarded Degree With A Mark Of Distinction

Bsc, Civ. Eng.