About | Board of Directors

The Directors are ultimately responsible for the management of the Company's investment objectives and policies and have overall responsibility for the Company's activities, including the review of investment activity and performance. The Directors are responsible for overseeing the relationship between the Company, the Asset Adviser and the Management Company. Some brief biographies of the Board can be found below:

Peter Tom (Chairman)

Peter Tom has spent his career in the aggregates industry, having originally joined Bardon Hill Quarries Limited in 1956. He was appointed Chief Executive of Aggregate Industries Limited on its formation following the merger of Bardon Group plc and CAMAS plc in 1997. He was previously the Chief Executive of Bardon Group plc. Peter became Chairman of the Company on 1 January 2006. He is also Chairman of Leicester Football Club Plc and a Director of England Rugby Ltd and is the senior independent non-executive director of AGA Foodservice Group plc. Peter is the main trustee of the Tom family charitable trust which makes regular donations, mainly in supporting medical research.

Curtis Moffatt (Non-executive director)

Curtis Moffatt is a partner at Van Ness Feldman, a law firm specialising in US energy and environmental laws and counsels clients on issues including project development, climate change, and corporate restructuring. He has represented energy clients for nearly 30 years before state and federal regulatory commissions, courts and legislative bodies. In addition, he has served as special regulatory counsel in financial transactions that include public and private placements involving cogeneration and gas and petroleum products pipeline projects. Curtis has served on the Board of the Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association and has served on the boards of several philanthropic organisations. Curtis is the chair of the Company's audit committee.

Bran Keogh (Non-executive director)

Bran Keogh is a shareholder and Director of Tynagh Energy Ltd, a 400MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine and one of the first independent power producers in Ireland. He specialises in project evaluation, project financing and mergers/acquisitions. He has been responsible for arranging large scale finance for projects in the construction and energy sectors. He previously worked for the Irish government agency, Irish Productivity Centre, as a specialist on engineering and information systems. Bran is experienced in the appraisal and commercial development of projects in the area of renewable energy and, in particular, in the field of structured finance. He is currently working on developing a series of energy projects.

Peter O’Keefe (Non-executive director)

Peter O'Keefe serves as Senior Managing Director at Carret Asset Management, LLC, a privately-owned investment advisory firm. Mr. O'Keefe is responsible for marketing at the firm which manages over $2 billion in assets. He is also involved with the renewable fuels industry as an advisor to the private equity firm Paladin Capital Group. Prior to his position at Carret, Peter served as the Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and also in the White House as Associate Director for Business in the Office of Public Liaison. Peter is a Registered Representative of the National Association of Securities Dealers, holding both Series 7 and 63 licenses and is a member of the Company's audit committee.