Bio

Ralf joined Actis in 2019 as Energy & Infrastructure Operations Director. His main focus is with Actis’ Long Life Infrastructure Fund (ALLIF) deals from both a due diligence perspective and driving operational performance to ensure that the assets deliver the firms’ investment committee case expectations. Prior to Actis, Ralf worked at Contour Global for three years as Renewables COO, managing an operations portfolio of over 1500MW of wind, solar and hydro assets. He was also responsible for the construction of new build renewable projects and global health and safety. Ralf has 30 years’ experience working in the power sector across Europe, Latam and Asia with Contour Global, RWE and the Steag Group undertaking a number of roles in Finance, Operations, Commissioning, Project Management and Engineering. Ralf is a mechanical engineer holding a PhD from Aachen University in Germany on “Reduction of CO2 emissions from coal power plants”. He speaks English, German, Spanish, French, and a bit of Dutch.