Henry Fayne - Chairman
During his thirty-year career at American Electric Power, an electric utility company serving 5 million customers in eleven
states, Mr. Fayne held senior positions on both the financial and operating side of the business. As Chief Financial Officer
and Executive Vice President - Financial Services, he was responsible for financial planning and budgeting, risk
management, internal audits, accounting and treasury functions. In 2001, he became Executive Vice President - Energy
Services, responsible for transmission, distribution and customer service for the AEP System. He retired at the end of
2004.
Mr. Fayne is a director of MYR Group Inc, a leading electrical infrastructure specialty contractor, and Murray Energy
Corporation, a privately held coal mining company. He is also a director of Directions of Youth and Families, a non-profit
organization serving children at risk in Franklin County, Ohio.
Mr. Fayne has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Columbia College of Columbia University and a Masters of Business
Administration in Finance from Columbia Graduate School of Business.
Geoff Chatas
Geoff Chatas currently serves as Senior Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Financial Officer at The
Ohio State University.
Geoff was an acquisitions officer for the Infrastructure Investments Group at JPMorgan Asset Management before
going to Ohio State. For nearly ten years prior to his experience at JPMorgan, Geoff spent most of his career focused
on the energy and aviation sectors as an executive at two power companies, Progress Energy and American Electric (AEP).
As CEO of Progress Energy he was responsible for corporate development, including asset acquisition and disposition.
At AEP, Geoff was responsible for corporate and project finance and directed investments in infrastructure assets in
North America, Europe and Asia. He oversaw the financial aspects of AEP’s investments in infrastructure assets including
electricity generation and distribution assets in the United Kingdom, the US and Australia.
Prior to joining AEP, Geoff worked in the banking industry.
He obtained a Bachelors of Arts in Economics from Georgetown University, a Masters Degree from Oxford University
and a Masters of Business Administration from INSEAD.
Andrew Fellowes
Andrew Fellowes joined Hastings in January 2006 initially based in Melbourne, Australia where he focused on the
acquisition and asset management of transportation assets for the Australian Securities Exchange listed Australian
Infrastructure Fund (ASX: AIX). He relocated to Hastings’ New York office in early 2007 to focus on power and energy
sector acquisitions which ultimately included the successful acquisition of the Southwest Generation portfolio from
Black Hills Corp in mid 2008. Mr. Fellowes is currently an Associate Director, Infrastructure based in San Antonio,
Texas where he leads the analysis and transaction execution activities for Hastings’ US operations.
Prior to joining Hastings, Mr. Fellowes worked as an electrical engineer and joint venture business manager for
General Motors Holden.
Mr. Fellowes holds a double Bachelor of Electrical Engineering / Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from the University
of Melbourne with majors in corporate finance and economics.
Armando Peña
Mr. Peña spent his career (1971-2004) with American Electric Power (AEP), one of the largest electric utilities in the
United States. He served as Senior Vice President - Financial Policy from 2003 until 2004 and was Treasurer of AEP and
its subsidiary companies, including AEP Service Corp., from 1995 until 2003.
Prior to being Treasurer, Mr. Peña had been promoted to Vice President - Financial in 1989, was elected assistant
Vice President - Banking and Security Analyst Relations in 1982 and served as Assistant to the President in 1979.
Mr. Peña joined the company in 1971 as a controllership staff analyst.
Mr. Peña immigrated to the United States with his family from Cuba in 1961. He received a Bachelor of Science in
Industrial Engineering from the University of Miami in Florida in 1966 and a Master of Science in Management
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1968. In addition, he completed the AEP Management Development
Program at the University of Michigan.
Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor joined Hastings in March 2000 and he is currently the Director, Infrastructure. Mr. Taylor was the
Responsible Executive for The Infrastructure Fund from July 2000 to June 2006 and was appointed Chief Operating
Officer of UTA in January 2004. In August, Mr. Taylor relocated to New York to establish Hastings' North American
business. Mr. Taylor leads Hastings efforts in the United States, with a focus on North America, strategic relationships
and partnerships to further Hastings' managed funds' objectives through new investment opportunities, equity asset
management and capital raising. Recently, he provided leadership on key outcomes for the Hastings group including the
acquisition and merger of the United Kingdom water companies (Mid Kent Water and South East Water), developing the
Zachry relationship and the Southwest Generation acquisition. During his time with Hastings, he has been a Director of
Perth Airport, Northern Territory Airports, Queensland Airports Limited, M5 Motorway (Sydney), Port of Portland, Epic
Energy, and Global Renewables.
Prior to joining Hastings, Mr. Taylor worked in the Structured Asset Finance division at Deutsche Bank and at a number
of chartered accounting firms in Brisbane and Sydney.
Mr. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Business from Queensland University of Technology, majoring in business and taxation
law, all areas of accounting, auditing and corporate finance and is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered
Accountants.
Mo Klefeker
Mo Klefeker's bio can be found on the Executive Officers page.
