TCW appoints Indian management team to grow its renewable energy business and former Secretary of the Ministry for New and Renewable Energy in India joins the board. Mr Rangarajan Balajee has been appointed CEO of The Converging World’s Indian renewable energy company and has more than 15 years experience in the development of renewable energy. He was formerly the Chief operating officer of AuroMira Energy prior to which he was the Senior Vice President of a renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP) for more than 13 years. He also brings extensive policy experience and has served as a member on a number of advisory panels including the Tariff Advisory Committee of the Indian Wind Power Producers Association.He said: “I am proud to be a part of this great and noble cause.” Mr Laxsmanan Natarajan has been appointed Head of Commercial Operations and Finance, Mr Laxsmanan was a Banker for more than 22 years before joining Indowind Energy Ltd (IPP) as Senior Vice President. His experience includes negotiating with wind turbine manufacturers, fundraising both in India and offshore and appraisals for hundreds of MW’s of renewable energy deployment in India. “It’s a golden day in my professional life because I am rededicating myself to reduce carbon emissions through the renewable energy projects of The Converging World and to help deliver such a noble cause though the charity for the benefit of mankind.”Wendy Stephenson (CEO of The Converging World) says ‘This development is of huge significance for the charity going forward. If we are to generate long-term funding streams to support our work then it is imperative that we have a strong, experienced commercial team to take us from 3 MW to 100 MW in the next five years. We now have two of the most experienced in the Industry to help us achieve this. And we are very privileged to be able to welcome Mr V Subramanian, IAS former Secretary to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) who has agreed to join us as an advisor to the Board. We couldn’t want for a more experienced team who also support our vision and passion for investing in the future of our planet and people. John Pontin Co-Founder and Trustee commented: “I am delighted that with the appointment of our senior Indian management team we are able to build upon the pilot stage of the last 3 years. The Converging World pilot has used mission related investment to provide much needed funding into the campaign to tackle urgent global social and environmental issues; it is a 21st century model that delivers real and lasting impact!” Karen Morgan, Chair of Trustees: “This marks the beginning of an exciting phase in TCW’s history. We now have the expertise to take our proven model to scale and start to realise convergence across the developed and developing world” Click here to download a press release of this article