Paul O’Donnell
Partner, Greencoat Capital
Paul has over 15 years of renewables and investment experience, of which the last 10 have been focussed solely on renewables. He joined Greencoat Capital in 2009 and has specialised in managing investments in the wind and solar generation sectors, working across development, operations, technology, and financing. In that time, Paul oversaw Airvolution Energy, a UK based wind developer which has developed and constructed over 60MW of wind assets as well as Lumicity, a UK solar developer which developed over 60MW of solar assets.
Paul has been a Partner of Greencoat Capital since 2016, and has been based in Dublin since 2013. Prior to joining Greencoat Capital, he worked with Libertas Capital, the specialist renewable energy investment bank. At Libertas, Paul advised renewable companies on raising equity and focused on the AIM market. He started his career with PwC Ireland in Dublin.
Paul sits on the Investment Committee of Greencoat Renewables. He also sits on the board Endeco Technologies (Ireland), a portfolio company of ESBNM.
Paul holds a BBS (Hons) in Finance from Trinity College Dublin.
Teresa O'Flynn
Managing Director, Renewable Power, BlackRock
Managing Director, joined BlackRock in 2011 to establish the Renewable Power Infrastructure business. As a Senior Portfolio Manager on the EMEA Investment team, she is responsible for originating and executing investment opportunities in addition to ongoing portfolio management of Fund investments. Teresa sits on the Group's Management and Leadership committees and is involved in setting and implementing the strategy for Renewable Power and Infrastructure more broadly. In addition she serves as a Director on BlackRock's Irish fund companies.
Prior to joining BlackRock in 2011, Ms. O'Flynn spent eight years as a senior transaction executive both at NTR and its subsidiary companies, where she led over $2.5billion in US and European renewable energy transactions. Ms. O'Flynn trained as a Chartered Accountant and tax advisor with Arthur Andersen and KPMG.
Ms. O'Flynn earned a BComm Degree, with first class honors and distinction, from University College Galway, Ireland in 1998. She is also a qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA), Tax Consultant (AITI) and a member of the Irish Taxation Institute.
Alison Manley
Managing Director, Goodbody Fund Management Limited
Alison leads Goodbody Fund Management in delivering AIFM services to fund clients. Goodbody Fund Management is AIFM to large portfolios of alternative assets and has in excess of €16bn in assets under management.
Alison has 25 years’ experience evaluating and developing financial products. Since joining Goodbody in 2004 Alison's responsibilities have included the evaluation and selection of third party funds with a particular focus on alternative strategies, development of structured products, establishment and expansion of credit union investment services and financial planning for high net worth individuals. Alison has been a member of Goodbody Stockbroker’s Asset Allocation Committee and Alternative Assets Committee and currently sits on Irish Fund’s Management Company Governance Working Group.
Prior to joining Goodbody, Alison held various product development and technical marketing positions in several wealth management and insurance companies.
Maria Ging
Director, Global Fund and Accounting Services, BlackRock
Maria joined BlackRock in 2012 and leads the Alternatives Fund Accounting Oversight Team in Dublin. In that role she manages fund accounting, operational risk and product change for BlackRock’s Renewable Power, Infrastructure Debt and Private Equity Funds. She is responsible for oversight of over USD 8 billion in assets under management, across a range of open and closed ended funds and corporates globally. Maria is also the Global Head of Product Oversight for BlackRock’s Infrastructure Platform.
During her tenure with BlackRock Maria’s responsibilities have included Mutual Fund Oversight supporting the Irish domiciled pooled funds, and Financial Reporting Oversight working closely with Administrators, Auditors and Boards of Directors to ensure timely and accurate reporting. Currently Maria chairs BlackRock’s EMEA and APAC Accounting Policies Committee. Prior to joining BlackRock, Maria spent seven years with KPMG Dublin providing Audit and Assurance services to asset management, banking, financing, leasing and private equity clients.
Maria is a Chartered Accountant holding a Masters in Accounting and a Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies Degree, both from University College Dublin.
