– UK, London – Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited (LON: SEQI)today announced the appointments of Tim Drayson and James Stewart to its Board as non-executive directors effective from 1 January 2022.
“We were delighted to attract several impressive and well qualified candidates and there was strong competition for these roles. James and Tim collectively give us an exceptional range of talent and experience and their appointments lay the foundation for a very strong successor Board” said Board Chairman, Robert Jennings.
About Timothy Drayson
Tim has over 30 years’ experience in the US and European debt capital markets. He was most recently Global Head of Corporate Sales & Deputy Head of the European Corporate Debt Platform at BNP Paribas and had been a member of the Fixed Income Transaction Approval Committee, screening complex transactions and interacting with the bank’s credit committee. He joined BNP Paribas as Global Head of Securitization in 2005, with responsibility for managing all origination and structuring teams, including infrastructure. Prior to joining BNP Paribas, Tim held senior roles at Morgan Stanley in London as Head of Securitized Products Distribution and Paine Webber in New York.
Tim has served as an independent consultant to the Company since 30 January 2018 and has provided guidance to the Board on the overall approach to risk management across the Company’s portfolio.
About James Stewart
James is a resident of the United Kingdom and brings a wealth of leadership, international and infrastructure experience across both the public and private sectors. Between 2011 and 2021, James held several senior level positions in KPMG in the UK, including as a non-executive member of the KPMG LLP Board, chair of the Audit Board and chair of KPMG’s Global Infrastructure practice. For the past three years, as Vice-Chair of KPMG LLP, James was responsible for KPMG’s engagement on Brexit and the UK Government’s growth agenda, including the Industrial Strategy. Prior to this, James was CEO of Infrastructure UK, based in the Treasury and responsible for supporting major infrastructure projects and programmes in the UK, and CEO of Partnerships UK, responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of the Public Private Partnership program in the UK. James’s earlier experience include 16 years’ in investment banking and leading a global team involved in lending, investing equity and advising on infrastructure projects. James is currently a Trustee of the Shaw Trust and Chair and Trustee of Power for the People. James is a fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers.
About Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited
The Company is a Guernsey registered closed-ended investment company that seeks to provide investors with regular, sustained, long-term distributions and capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of senior and subordinated economic infrastructure debt investments. The Company is advised by Sequoia Investment Management Company Limited.
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