Leanne Bell
Independent Non-executive Director, and member of the Audit & Risk, Nomination and Remuneration Committees

Appointed: 1 December 2020

Key Skills and Experience

• Global infrastructure and power generation expert
• Wide range of investment experience across sectors, stages of development, products, markets and regulatory regimes
• Strong background in people development

During Leanne’s long career in the investment industry, she has overseen the investment of more than $6bn in global power and infrastructure projects and companies. Leanne currently serves as an independent Non-executive Director for a US based natural gas generation company, a US based regulated life and annuity company and a Luxembourg based wind generation company.   Prior to this, she was the Chief Financial Officer of Synergy Renewables LLC, a waste-to-energy development company between 2013 and 2014.  She was the Managing Director of Tiger Infrastructure Partners (formerly Lehman Brothers Global Infrastructure Partners) between 2008 and 2013, and Managing Director of GE Energy Financial Services between 1997 and 2008.  She also held senior management roles with Louis Dreyfus Energy Services, Prudential Power Funding Associates and Salomon Brothers, Inc.   

Current External Appointments
Leanne is a non-executive director of Southwestern Generation Operating Company, Ventient Energy Services Limited and Nassau Companies of New York.