A team of renewable energy industry experts

Robin co-founded Innova with Andrew in 2014 and sits on our executive, investment and remuneration committees. He provides oversight of all business units with a focus on strategy, development and corporate finance. He has developed over 2GW of ground mounted solar and BESS projects in the UK and sold multiple solar assets to large UK funds such as Blackrock, Foresight, and Next Energy. Prior to Innova, he worked in private equity for CVC and as a Hedge Fund manager with Conversion Capital and then Perlus.

Ryan is group board director with responsibility for Innova’s Development business based in Cheltenham. Ryan spends his time on new business development, joint ventures and power purchase agreements. Over the last 10 years he gained a breadth of experience in renewables development, in a variety of roles at the Innova Group, including as an Investment Manager, where he oversaw significant M&A work within the solar industry. Ryan has a first class LLB (Hons) in Law from De Montford University.

Patrick leads Innova’s property and land promotion business. He is a Chartered Surveyor with broad experience gained at leading London surveying firms, followed by several senior leadership roles in successful property development and investment companies.

A specialist in creating value through planning, Patrick has been involved in numerous residential-led projects. These have varied significantly in scale and type from substantial new settlements and urban extensions to more typical edge-of-town or village sites. His experience also includes many retail, office, and other commercial schemes across the UK.

Tom is responsible for Innova Ventures’ business, which looks at new, emerging investment opportunities within the energy transition sector, including new technologies, scalable development opportunities and innovative products. Previously, as co-head of Corporate Finance he was involved in capital raising, commercial structuring and transactions for Innova’s large scale subsidy free portfolios and wider business. Tom is a chartered accountant (ACA), having completed his training at Deloitte before joining their Corporate Finance team, where he advised on transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.