Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust Plc announced the appointment of Janine Freeman as an independent Non-executive Director. Janine will be appointed as a member of the Company's Audit and Risk, Nomination, Remuneration and Management Engagement Committees. Janine Freeman is an experienced, senior energy industry executive and Non-executive Director with over 20 years in the energy industry. Driving investment in clean energy infrastructure has been her primary focus for much of that time. Janine is currently a Non-executive Director and Audit and Risk Committee Chair at Harmony Energy Income Trust plc. She holds an additional role as the Non-executive Chair at Public Power Solutions, a company which develops solar, battery and EV charging sites in the UK. Recently at Accident Exchange Ltd, Janine spearheaded the development of a new electric vehicle services offering. And prior to this, Janine worked for three years as a Director at PwC within the Deals team, where she led on Net Zero Investment Strategy & Deals. This work at PwC included a focus on investment in the European energy efficiency infrastructure sector.
At National Grid plc where Janine spent 16 years, she was a member of the UK Executive Committee and System Operator Executive Committee as Director of Corporate Affairs. She has also worked as an independent adviser on clean technology M&A to investment funds. Janine achieved her Chartered Accountancy qualification (ACA) at Deloitte & Touche, where she worked within both the audit and restructuring departments. The appointment will take effect immediately. The recruitment process was supported by external consultants.