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Christian Seymour, Head of Infrastructure - Europe. Mr Seymour joined us in March 2004. Prior to joining IFM, Mr Seymour had 17 years of experience focused on energy infrastructure and held commercial and technical management positions at Duke Energy, BHP Billiton, Bechtel Enterprises and Woodside Petroleum. He holds a Master of Commercial Law from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Business Administration from the Queensland University of Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours First Class) from the University of Queensland.

Manoj Mehta, Executive Director. Mr Mehta joined us in September 2007. Prior to joining IFM, Mr Mehta was a Principal in the Corporate Finance team at Transport for London from 2004 to 2007 and a Vice President in the Infrastructure Advisory Group at Citigroup, where he spent over 6 years. From 1994 to 1997 he was a Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group in Paris. He holds a Master of Arts (Honours) in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and a Master in Management from Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris.

Frederic Michel-Verdier, Executive Director. Mr Michel-Verdier joined us in April 2008. Prior to joining IFM, Mr Michel-Verdier worked as a Director of Corporate Finance at ING Barings in London for seven years, SG Investment Banking for four years, and Ernst and Young for three years. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from Sorbonne University (IAE Paris) and a Master of Science in Business Administration from Institut Supérieur de Gestion (Paris).

Werner Kerschl, Investment Director. Mr Kerschl joined us in February 2006. Prior to joining IFM, Mr Kerschl was a Manager on PricewaterhouseCoopers' Valuation team in Australia from 2004 to 2006. From 2001 to 2004, he was a Corporate Finance Executive at KPMG Austria focusing on infrastructure advisory mandates. He is a CFA charterholder and holds a Master of Business Consultancy from the Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt (Austria) and a Graduate Certificate in Business from the Victoria University of Technology.

Jayco Wamsteker, Investment Director. Mr Wamsteker joined us in June 2008. Prior to joining IFM, Mr. Wamsteker worked for John Laing Infrastructure. From 2000 to 2006, he was Director Structured Finance at CDC IXIS in London. Mr Wamsteker has 16 years of experience in infrastructure, working in investment banking at UBS Warburg, advisory services at PricewaterhouseCoopers and project development at PowerGen and Enron. He started his career in 1990 with MeesPierson Corporate Finance in Amsterdam. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the European University in Switzerland, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the European University in Belgium, and a Bachelor of Music from the Alkmaar Conservatory in the Netherlands.

Deepu Chintamaneni, Vice President. Ms Chintamaneni joined us in December 2008. Prior to joining IFM, Ms. Chintamaneni worked at Citigroup for over four years, most recently as an Associate in the Infrastructure and Energy Finance group. Ms Chintamaneni started her career at Citigroup as an Analyst in the Public Finance group focusing on infrastructure clients in California. She holds a Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering from University of Bombay.

Olivier Sueur, Vice President. Mr Sueur joined us in September 2007. Prior to joining IFM, Mr Sueur was an Associate at Moody's Investors Service in their Utilities and Infrastructure Finance team. He holds a Master in Management from Rouen Ecole Superieure de Commerce and a French Baccalaureate with Distinction.

Tatjana van Vloten, Associate. Ms van Vloten joined us in January 2010. Prior to joining IFM, Ms. van Vloten was an Investment Manager with ING Real Estate Investment Management UK Ltd - Infrastructure Funds (London). Ms Van Vloten has also held various positions, including Investment Manager, with AXA Private Equity UK Ltd - Infrastructure Group. She holds a first class BSc Degree from CASS Business School, London and is a CFA charterholder.

Peter McCosker, Associate.  Mr McCosker joined IFM as Associate, Infrastructure - Europe in October 2011.  Previously Mr McCosker worked as a Manager within Corporate Strategy and Development for TRUenergy (Melbourne). In this role he was responsible for the internal investment process across three business units. Prior to this he was a Strategy Analyst with Accenture (Melbourne), where he undertook performance improvement analysis for a variety of energy and mining clients.  Peter is currently undertaking an MBA from Said Business School (Oxford) as well as CFA Level 3 studies with Chartered Financial Analyst Institute and has completed a Bachelor of Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland.

Victor Mateu, Associate. Mr Mateu joined the London team in April 2012 as an Associate. At IFM he is responsible for researching and preparing investment strategies and ensuring portfolio files are maintained and compliant through monitoring and reporting. Prior to joining IFM, Mr Mateu worked as an Associate at EISER where he was responsible for the origination and management of infrastructure investment. He has also worked at Morgan Stanley as both an Associate and Investment Analyst. Mr Mateu has completed a Bachelor Degree and a Master in Business Administration with majors in Finance from ESADE Business School.

Ruwantha Vidanaarachchi, Investment Analyst. Mr Vidanaarachchi joined us in August 2010. Prior to joining IFM, Mr Vidanaarachchi was a Business Analyst at Accenture Australia - specifically working on a supply chain management project and a tax process change project. Prior to this period Mr Vidanaarachchi held internships with Accenture Australia and Macquarie Capital Advisers, and worked as a tutor with the University of Melbourne. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce/ Engineering (IT) (Honours) from the University of Melbourne and is a CFA Level I candidate.

Annabel Wiscarson, Executive Director Business Development (Europe). Ms Wiscarson joined us in January 2011 and is responsible for institutional fundraising in Europe. Prior to joining IFM, Ms Wiscarson held the position of Senior Vice President with Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets where she was responsible for fundraising in Scandinavia across multiple asset classes including infrastructure, private equity, agriculture, emerging markets and other alternative funds. Ms Wiscarson spent nine years with Macquarie in the Funds Management, Corporate Finance and Equities Research teams in London, New York, Sydney and Auckland. Ms Wiscarson is currently a Governor & Member of the Finance Committee for Queen Anne's School in the UK and is a Trustee of their charitable trust. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in International Management and French from the University of Manchester.


Johanna Stanley, Business Development Associate (Europe). Ms Stanley joined us in August 2011 and is responsible for providing the principal sales support to the senior sales team in Europe and North America. Ms Stanley previously worked as an Associate for JKL Group (Sweden) where she was responsible for consulting on corporate strategy, internal communications, crisis management, media relations, public affairs and lobbying as well as identifying and pursuing new business development opportunities. Prior to this she worked as an Executive within the Transport Team at Macquarie Capital Funds Europe (London) where she was responsible for financial modelling, analysis, budgeting, performance reporting and valuation in the airports and rail sectors. Ms Stanley holds a Masters in Science (Economics and Business) and a Masters in International Management both from the Stockholm School of Economics. She has also completed a Masters in International Management from ESADE Business School (Barcelona).

Jodi Kelson, Research Manager. Ms Kelson joined us in April 2008. Prior to joining IFM, Ms Kelson was employed by Guild Group within the Financial Services department. Within the Guild Group, she moved internally from superannuation to risk insurance, as well as gaining some experience in para-planning. Ms Kelson holds a Diploma in Financial Planning.

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