Simon Holden

Current

• Director Development at Stag Energy

Past

• Director at Financial Mechanics
• Director at InterGen
• Infantry Officer at British Army

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Education

• Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
• Royal Military Academy
• The University of Reading

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Connections

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Industry

Oil & Energy

Simon Holden’s Summary

Commercial & finance director and developer of large-scale infrastructure projects primarily in the energy industry. Originated, developed, and financed, and executed M&A transactions worth in total approximately £1 billion over the past 10 years.

Educated as undergraduate at University of Reading in the UK and as a graduate at Harvard Kennedy School of Government University (Fulbright Scholar and co-sponsored by Citibank).

Formerly an infantry officer in the British Army from 1988 to 1995

Regional Panel Chairman for the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust

Simon Holden’s Specialties:

Energy infrastructure project development and investment, commercial contract negotiation (construction, power and gas), financing (debt and equity), planning and property negotiation. Project origination

Simon Holden’s Experience

• Director Development

  Stag Energy

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years)

  Stag Energy is an independent UK based energy company which acts as principal in originating, developing and financing in the mid to downstream energy infrastructure sector. Among its target projects are gas and electricity storage; gas pipelines and electricity transmission, and power generation (Storage Transmission And Generation)

• Director

  Financial Mechanics

  (Education Management industry)

  June 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 3 months)

  Establishment of professional services company providing financial modelling tuition and services

• Director

  InterGen

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 1998 — June 2006 (7 years 8 months)

  Project & investment director. Development & financing of Spalding CCGT Power Station, UK, 2002. Sale of Adapazari, Gebze & Izmir power stations in Turkey and renegotiating of financing with multi-lateral agencies OPIC, EXIM, OND and Hermes, 2004/2005

• Infantry Officer

  British Army

  (Government Agency; Military industry)

  September 1988 — February 1995 (6 years 6 months)

Simon Holden’s Education

• Harvard University Kennedy School of Government

  MPA , 1997 — 1998

• Royal Military Academy

  1988 — 1989

  Activities and Societies:

  Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

• The University of Reading

  BA(Hons) , History , 1985 — 1988