Managing Director UK and Ireland, RES Ltd

Biography

Rachel Ruffle is Managing Director, UK & Ireland at RES, one of the world's leading renewable energy companies. She is responsible for RES’ onshore wind, solar, electricity storage and grid infrastructure portfolio. She is accountable for all aspects of a large portfolio of projects including origination, project development, sales, financing, construction, operations and maintenance and asset management. Previously at RES, Rachel worked as a Development Director and Senior Technical Manager modelling energy yield, power performance, noise and impacts on aviation and communications. Before joining RES in 1994, Rachel worked for JP Morgan devising pricing and risk assessment methods for financial derivatives. Prior to that, Rachel was a Research Engineer for British Telecom. Rachel is a Chartered Engineer. Outside of RES, Rachel is a member of the Advisory Committee for The Renewable Infrastructure Group (TRIG). TRIG is an investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange, seeking to produce long-term, stable dividends, by investing in a portfolio of predominantly operational renewable energy assets. In addition, Rachel is a Director of the trade association, RenewableUK.