GLP Europe Clean Energy continues to expand the team
London, 11 September 2023 - GLP, the leading global business builder, owner, developer and operator of logistics real estate, data centres, renewable energy and related technologies, is pleased to announce several significant new appointments within its Clean Energy team in Europe.
Under the leadership of Stefano Fissolo, Senior Director, GLP Europe Clean Energy, the team is expanding its capabilities to meet the increasing demand from customers for clean energy solutions across the logistics sector. GLP Europe Clean Energy invests in and operates onsite renewable energy solutions to decarbonise the built environment by deploying rooftop solar, battery storage, electric vehicle infrastructure and other adjacent technologies.
New appointments across operations, partnerships and investments to strengthen team and accelerate business growth:
- Manuel Gallio: Manuel joins as Director, Asset Management, responsible for managing GLP Clean Energy’s portfolio of assets throughout their life cycle, managing technical and ESG due diligence, driving the adoption of best practices and new technologies within the business, and implementing value enhancement initiatives. Manuel has ~15 years’ experience in the energy industry sector across asset management and engineering, having managed and/or overseen the operations of more than 1.3 GW of projects across renewables technologies including solar PV, onshore wind, battery energy storage and biomass. Manuel joins from Glennmont, where he managed the development, construction, operations and divestment of renewable plants across Europe, and has held previous roles working as a consultant, project engineer, and technical manager at various reputable renewable energy corporations.
- Pablo Martinez: Pablo has been appointed Director, Business Development, focused on originating and developing renewables projects and creating the offering suite of onsite and offsite power purchase agreements for GLP Clean Energy customers. Pablo has built deep expertise over 14 years in the energy and renewables sector across business development, sales, portfolio management, M&A and strategy. He previously worked at ENGIE, a French multi-national energy company, where he led the transformation of the company, developing new businesses in renewable energy infrastructure onsite and offsite in North and Latin America.
- Tobias Christaller: Tobias joins as Vice President, Investments, responsible for forming and executing GLP Clean Energy’s investment and financing strategies. Tobias brings over 10 years’ experience originating and executing infrastructure and clean energy financing projects, totalling over €630M of capital invested across over 90 deals, from his time in roles at SUSI Partners, MEAG and Siemens Bank.
- Servando Tirado: Servando is an Investment Associate, supporting on all investment and related activities. He has over 5 years’ experience in renewables across utility-scale and onsite projects, and previously held roles in both the development and investment teams of Plenium Partners, a Madrid based infrastructure private equity firm.
GLP continues to support the global energy transition by investing in solar, wind, electric vehicles and battery storage and charging technologies for its assets. At the end of 2022, the firm had 700+ megawatts (MW) of solar capacity installed on the rooftops of its real estate portfolio and third-party rooftops which contributes to lowering CO2 emissions. The clean energy generated is sold back to customers and utility companies, which has the potential to help reduce the pressure on local electricity grids and ties into GLP’s overall ESG and sustainability goals.
Stefano Fissolo, Senior Director, GLP Europe Clean Energy, commented: “Our team’s collective track record spans the entire technology spectrum of the energy transition and covers the full project lifecycle of renewable energy assets both from a transactional and operational standpoint. This will be an invaluable asset as we continue to expand our activities in solar, battery storage, EV charging and other adjacent technologies. We are seeing record levels of demand for decarbonisation solutions from our existing and prospective customer base across our business lines from logistics to data centres. We’re proud to be a sustainability leader in the sector, and with our strong and growing team we will continue to push innovation and progress in this area.”
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