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Damian is a Fund Partner at I Squared Capital, where he leads the Energy Transition team and serves on the firm's Operating Committee. In addition to being Chairman at Conrad Energy, Damian currently holds non-executive board positions at the Energia Group, Lynher Energy (a large-scale solar and battery storage assets developer) and AEDL (a European toll road company).

Prior to his current role, Damian founded Conrad Energy, the Fund I and Fund II portfolio company of I Squared Capital. Under Damian's leadership, Conrad Energy has grown to be the UK's largest flexible generation platform with a portfolio of over 1 gigawatt of gas generation, grid-connected battery and solar assets backed by a highly automated trading and operational platform.

Damian has over 30 years of private equity infrastructure investment experience, with a particular focus on renewable energy, throughout his career including setting up and sponsoring Independent Power Producers. Prior to Conrad Energy, Damian was a Managing Director at Terra Firma, where he led the investment activity in the sector. During that time, Damian built three renewable energy utility businesses, through organic and buy-and-build growth strategies: Infinis (UK renewable energy business), EverPower (a U.S. onshore wind company) and RTR (an Italian solar business that was established through a series of deals with the grid operator, Terna).

Damian has a Sloan Fellowship MSc from London Business School and a Master's degree in Electronic Engineering Science (MEng) from the University of Manchester and L'Institut Supérieur D'Electronique du Nord in Lille, France.

I Squared

I Squared is a leading independent global infrastructure investor with $50 billion in assets under management. I Squared is known for developing and building investment platforms in infrastructure projects that start small and grow big. I Squared uses its extensive global insights and deep local intelligence to solve complex problems, foster smarter businesses, serve local communities, and invest in a more sustainable future to provide essential services to millions of people around the world. Headquartered in Miami, I Squared employs 350 people and has offices in Abu Dhabi, London, Munich, New Delhi, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney, and Taipei. The firm operates a diverse portfolio of over 95 companies in 81 countries with over 66,000 employees in a variety of sectors including utilities, energy, digital infrastructure, transport, environmental infrastructure, and social infrastructure. You can find out more by visiting: www.isquaredcapital.com.