ABOUT US

Headquartered in the City of London, our team of professionals offer a cohesive and diverse in-house skillset. The highly experienced Rivington Energy team have a proven track record of delivering initiatives with positive environmental or social impacts in parallel with attractive financial returns. Rivington Energy is majority-owned by Federated Hermes Limited, a leader in active, responsible investment, guided by the conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create long-term wealth. Rivington Energy works closely with the Federated Hermes Infrastructure platform to provide institutional investors with access to a high-quality pipeline of energy transition infrastructure equity investments across the UK. The partnership combines Rivington Energy’s specialist project development expertise with Federated Hermes’ institutional investment and asset management capabilities. Rivington Energy joined Federated Hermes’ Infrastructure platform in April 2025.

THE BOARD

Andrew Newman

Executive Director

Andrew is Executive Director at Rivington Energy and leads the Innovation & Growth team. A qualified chartered accountant, Andrew has over twenty years’ experience in the energy sector. Prior to Rivington, Andrew worked in Deloitte’s project finance team where he...

Emma Howell

Director

Emma is a Director at Rivington Energy. Emma joined Federated Hermes Infrastructure in 2013 and became Co-Head of Infrastructure in 2025. Emma has over 20 years of financial services experience, of which 15 have been focused on infrastructure. Emma is responsible for...

Michael Hughes

Chief Executive Officer

Michael is Chief Executive Officer at Rivington Energy. Prior to becoming CEO at Rivington Energy, Michael was Managing Director at Armstrong Capital Management from 2018. Prior to this Michael was a Partner at Downing LLP where he focused on investments in the...

Perry Noble

Chairman

Perry is Chairman of Rivington Energy. Perry joined Federated Hermes Infrastructure in 2012 and has been Head and now Co-Head of Infrastructure since 2021. He is primarily responsible for special projects and other growth initiatives and chairs the Infrastructure...

Dr Steve Mahon

Non-Executive Director

Dr Steve Mahon is Non-Executive Director at Rivington Energy. He is an experienced investment professional and business entrepreneur with a long career in managing and investing in the environmental sector. He has invested and managed both equity and debt in...

Steve McGoohan

Non-Executive Director

Steve is Non-Executive Director at Rivington Energy. Steve joined Federated Hermes Limited in September 2020 as Managing Director, Private Markets. In this role he is responsible for supporting the future growth of the firm’s private market investment capabilities...