Horizon Energy Ventures
Ryan O'Connell is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the sustainable energy sector. Currently serving as the Head of Commercial at Horizon Energy Ventures since February 2024, Ryan leads strategic initiatives for this subsidiary of Arcus Infrastructure. Previously, Ryan held the position of Head of Commercial at Origami, focusing on innovative technology solutions for managing distributed clean energy resources. As a co-founder and Commercial and Operations Director of Evogreen, Ryan contributed to the rapid growth and establishment of long-term income streams from renewable energy projects targeting the education and commercial sectors. Ryan's career began at Ernst & Young, where expertise was developed across various advisory services, followed by a role as a Senior Industry Analyst at Google, providing digital strategy insights to major FMCG brands. Ryan holds a Bachelor's degree in Law and Business from the University of Warwick.
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Horizon Energy Ventures
HEV offers specialist asset finance and strategic partnership to businesses investing in sustainable energy infrastructure - and works with business leaders, consultants and brokers to make sustainable change happen now. Through leasing and innovative partnerships, we enable businesses to transition and transform their energy infrastructure in a way that makes most sense for them and accelerates their growth and reduces their carbon footprint. And we do so across five core businesses of EV Charging, Heat, Solar PV & Battery Storage, Micro Grids, and Strategic Investments and Acquisitions. Our sister company, Horizon Energy Infrastructure, is a central player in the UK smart meter rollout, with nearly 15 years of experience working in the energy sector. Currently working with over 70 energy companies. We are a portfolio company of Arcus Infrastructure Partners, a leading independent fund manager which has built multiple funds deploying €21bn capital via acquisition and organic growth. Meaning HEV is backed by a very experienced shareholder with a strong track record in completing mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions. This gives us the balance of specialism and scale to support businesses to rapidly evolve and grow.