Infrastructure & Renewable Resources

Ben Hawkins leads the team of investment professionals responsible for a global portfolio of Infrastructure and Renewable Resources investments. Ben also currently serves on the board of directors for AES Clean Energy, having previously served on the boards of London City Airport, Puget Sound Energy, Grupo SAESA, Mosaic Forest Corp and Autopista Central. Ben joined AIMCo in 2007 as a Portfolio Manager with a focus on strengthening the direct investment capabilities for the asset class.

Since becoming part of the infrastructure team, Ben has held progressively more senior positions resulting in him becoming head of the group in 2014. Ben’s previous experience includes the utility sector where he worked in several commercial roles developing and acquiring infrastructure assets across the U.S. and Canada. Prior to that, Ben worked for an advisory firm providing private capital solutions as well as developing and refining business strategy.

Ben holds both an MBA and Undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta and is a CFA Charterholder.

Adam Harbora focuses primarily on global infrastructure investment in long-lived, regulated or highly contracted, infrastructure assets and has been a key player in some of AIMCo’s highest-profile investment initiatives, including Porterbrook (U.K. rail leasing), London City Airport and Eolia (Spanish renewables). He sits on the boards of Porterbrook, London City Airport, Eolia and Sulvaris.

Adam has more than a decade of experience in private infrastructure investment and energy investment banking. He holds a bachelor of commerce with distinction from the University of Alberta.

Ahmed Mubashir joined AIMCo in a direct investment role in 2011. In his role as Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Europe and Asia, Ahmed leads the origination, execution and management of infrastructure investments across Europe and Asia out of AIMCo's London office.

Ahmed serves on the Boards of multiple investee companies. He has an MBA from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering from McGill University. He is also a CFA Charterholder.

Jason Munsch is based in AIMCo's Singapore office where he is responsible for managing and growing the Infrastructure portfolio in the Asia Pacific region.

Jason has been working in the infrastructure sector since 2007 and has been involved in direct power, transmission, pipelines, utility, water and wastewater deals. Before joining AIMCo, Jason was Head of Infrastructure at Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund (ATRF). Prior to joining ATRF in 2010, Jason was involved in business development and mergers and acquisitions with EPCOR Utilities.

Jason is a CFA Charterholder, holds an ICD.D designation, and an MBA from the University of Calgary.

Chris Powell helps lead the origination, evaluation, selection and diligence efforts of private infrastructure transactions, as well as on-going management and governance of current investments. His transaction experience within the infrastructure space has spanned numerous sectors including utilities, renewables, power generation, toll roads, telecommunications, airports, pipelines and other midstream assets.

Chris currently serves on the board of Grupo SAESA on behalf of AIMCo. He is a CFA Charterholder and also holds an MBA and bachelor of science degree from the University of Alberta.

Jon Reay leads the Value Creation and Asset Management team, which is focused on identifying and executing opportunities to create and protect value in the infrastructure and renewable resources portfolios. As part of his role, Jon sits on the AES Clean Energy, Grupo SAESA, and Lawson Grains boards of directors.

Prior to taking on this role, Jon served as AIMCo’s Chief Compliance Officer. In that role, Jon led the growth of the compliance team as it became increasingly responsible for regulatory compliance and operational due diligence. Prior to that, Jon worked extensively with the Infrastructure & Renewable Resources group as a deal lawyer and supported many private and public investment transactions.

Before arriving at AIMCo, Jon worked for Torys LLP in Toronto for six years.

Jon received a JD degree from the University of Toronto and also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction from the University of Alberta.

Mark Yaniw is responsible for sourcing and managing infrastructure investments.  He is currently a board member at sPower, Howard Energy Partners, an alternate board member at BAI Communications and manages a strategic financing relationship with D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments.

Prior to joining AIMCo in 2015, he served in various financial and commercial roles in Canada and the U.K. for Nexen, a global oil and gas exploration and production company. 

Mark holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge, a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Alberta and is a CFA Charterholder.