– UK, London – Digital 9 Infrastructure PLC (LON: DGI9) today announced the appointment of Phil Jordan as Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, effective at the AGM scheduled for 23 May 2022, to replace Jack Waters who will resign from the Board at the same time.
The Board also announced the appointment of Aaron Le Cornu to its Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 April 2022, to replace Monique O’Keefe who will step down from the Board at the AGM.
Phil Jordan will also join the Risk Committee, Nomination Committee, and Management Engagement Committee, while Aaron will join the Management Engagement Committee as Chair and the Audit Committee and Risk Committee as a member.
About Philip (Phil) Jordan
Phil Jordan has a successful track record in the digital infrastructure and technology sectors, both in an executive and non-executive capacity. Phil’s executive career includes country, regional, and group CIO roles, including spending over 10 years at Vodafone, over seven years with Telefonica, where in addition to the Group CIO role, he was CEO and then Chairman of Telefonica Global Technology. He is currently Group CIO of Sainsbury’s, a role he has held for over four years.
He has also acted as a non-executive industry adviser to HSBC and was a non-executive director of Talk Talk Telecom Group PLC until it was taken private in 2021.
About Aaron Le Cornu
Aaron Le Cornu comes from a financial background, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen and worked for HSBC for over 10 years. During his time with HSBC, he held several board positions for HSBC subsidiaries, including as Deputy CEO for HSBC International and was also involved in acquisitions such as the purchase of Marks & Spencer Money. He has since held several senior executive roles including at Ogier (offshore legal and fiduciary services provider), Elian (a fiduciary firm headquartered in Jersey), and, latterly, at GLI Finance, an alternative finance provider and strategic investor in numerous fintech platforms. Aaron is currently the Chairman of the Aberdeen Standard Capital Offshore Strategy Fund Ltd. He also served as a non-executive director for Jersey Electricity plc, having stepped down in 2021 after 10 years on the Board.
About Digital 9 Infrastructure plc
Digital 9 Infrastructure plc is an investment trust which invests in a range of digital infrastructure assets which help to deliver, inter alia, a reliable, functioning internet.
The Company’s portfolio will comprise scalable platforms and technologies including (but not limited to) subsea fiber, data centers, terrestrial fiber, tower infrastructure, and small cell networks (including 5G).
With its IPO in March 2021, to date, D9 has raised total equity of £845.2 million, investing (or committing to invest) the net proceeds into data centres and fibre networks.
The Investment Manager is Triple Point Investment Management LLP which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, with extensive experience in asset and project finance, portfolio management, and structured investments. The Investment Manager’s digital infrastructure team has a proven track record of over US$3 billion of infrastructure investments and, in addition, benefits from a panel of digital infrastructure industry experts with deep knowledge, relationships and involvement in a combined US$250 billion of digital infrastructure transactions.
The Company is focused on the provision of Digital Infrastructure integrated with green and cleaner power in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 9: “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”.
The Company is a Jersey registered alternative investment fund, and it is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission as a ‘listed fund’ under the Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law 1988 and the Jersey Listed Fund Guide published by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. The Jersey Financial Services Commission is protected by the Funds Law against liability arising from the discharge of its functions thereunder.
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