REG - Gore Street Energy - Non-Executive Director Appointment

Gore Street Energy Storage FundAnnouncement

01/09/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 3301X  Gore Street Energy Storage Fund PLC  01 September 2025

01 September 2025

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc

(the "Company" or "GSF")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund, the internationally diversified energy
storage fund, is pleased to announce that Simon Merriweather has been
appointed as a new Non-Executive Director of the Company, effective from 18
September 2025. Simon will also be a member of the Audit Committee, the
Management Engagement Committee and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Simon is a seasoned non-executive director with significant industry and
investment experience and considerable experience within infrastructure asset
management. He currently serves as Senior Advisor and Investment Committee
Member at infrastructure fund GLIL Infrastructure LLP, and as a Non-Executive
Director at the Bristol City Leap Energy Partnership, a pioneering
public-private joint venture dedicated to decarbonising the City of Bristol
and its surrounding region.

 

Simon has over 25 years of experience in developing, building, operating, and
managing major infrastructure projects worldwide and has also previously held
non-executive director roles on 20 different infrastructure investments across
a wide range of sectors. Most recently in an executive capacity, he was Global
Head of Infrastructure Asset Management at Partners Group, where he oversaw
and optimised investments across onshore and offshore wind, solar, power
networks, and fibre infrastructure spanning Europe, North America, Asia, and
Australia.

Prior to this, as Managing Director of Centrica PLC's Power Generation
division, Simon was responsible for developing, constructing, and operating a
portfolio that included eight gas-fired power stations alongside onshore and
offshore wind assets. Prior to that, he served as Managing Director of
Generation at EDF Energy, managing a 5 GW fleet of coal and gas-fired plants
supplying approximately 6% of the UK's electricity demand.

Simon began his career with Ernst & Young, qualifying as a Chartered
Accountant (ICAEW). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and holds a
First-Class BSc (Hons) in Applied Physics from the University of Hull.

It is confirmed that there are no other details to be disclosed concerning Mr
Merriweather under UK Listing Rule 6.4.8.

Board Composition

This appointment reflects the orderly Board refreshment process underway,
which was previously disclosed in the Company's 2024 Annual Results, and is
part of good corporate governance protocol. The ongoing Board refreshment will
see the replacement of four Board members who have been in place since IPO
with duly skilled, independent individuals of the highest calibre. Simon's
appointment is the result of a thorough search process led by a third-party
search agency that has been working closely with the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee.

Patrick Cox, Chair of the Company, said: "We are pleased to welcome Simon to
the Board. His appointment reflects our commitment to ensuring the Board
continues to evolve in line with the Company's growth and strategic direction.
As the Company approaches its eighth anniversary, the Remuneration and
Nomination Committee has taken a structured approach to strengthening the
Board's collective expertise. Simon brings deep global infrastructure
experience that will support the Company's ambitions. Following a period of
transition, Simon will succeed Thomas Murley, who will remain on the Board for
an appropriate handover period. Further updates to the Board refreshment
process are expected in due course."

 

For further information:  

Gore Street Investment
Management

Alex O'Cinneide / Paula Travesso / Ben Paulden
 

Email: ir@gorestreetcap.com (mailto:ir@gorestreetcap.com)
 
                 Tel: +44 (0) 20 4551 7860

 

Shore Capital (Joint Corporate Broker)

Anita Ghanekar / Sophie Collins                (Corporate Advisory)
                       Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090

Fiona Conroy (Corporate Broking)

 

J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Joint Corporate Broker)

William Simmonds / Jérémie Birnbaum (Corporate
Finance)                             Tel: +44 (0) 20
3493 8000

 

Burson Buchanan (Media Enquiries) 

Charles Ryland / Henry Wilson / Nick Croysdill
                               Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

Email: gorestreet@buchanan.uk.com

 

https://www.gsenergystoragefund.com (https://www.gsenergystoragefund.com)

 

 

 

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