Rabobank's Renewable Energy & Infrastructure Finance Group Announces Two Hires: Hee Soo Yoon and Hemani Jadhav

NEW YORK, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rabobank announced today that Hee Soo Yoon and Hemani Jadhav are joining the bank's Renewable Energy & Infrastructure Finance (REIF)-Americas business. The hiring of Ms. Yoon and Ms. Jadhav is part of the bank's active recruitment of experienced, qualified candidates to support the rapid growth of its REIF business and its goal to be a leading financier of renewable energy projects in the Americas.

"We are very pleased to welcome Hee Soo and Hemani to Rabobank," said Thomas Emmons, Managing Director and head of the REIF-Americas business. "Their knowledge and experience in renewable energy project finance will be valuable assets as we continue to expand our financing of solar, wind and bio-mass projects across the Americas."

Yoon joins the bank this week as Vice President and Senior Financial Analyst in the Credit Risk Management team, and will provide credit risk support for the REIF Americas business. She has a decade of experience in banking and energy finance.  Prior to joining Rabobank, she worked at HSH Nordbank for five years, most recently as Vice President, specializing in renewable energy finance transactions. Before earning an MBA degree from New York University's Stern School of Business, Ms. Yoon spent four years as a credit officer for Citibank.

Jadhav, who joins August 15th as Vice President and Portfolio Manager, also brings 10 years of experience in energy finance. Most recently, she was a Vice President at Unicredit/HVB, focusing on Project and Commodity Finance. Prior to that, she worked on infrastructure and energy sector transactions at Citi, and in the Energy practice at Arthur D. Little. Ms. Jadhav, a CFA, earned an MS degree (Development and Agricultural Economics) at the University of Oxford, and an MBA degree from Columbia Business School.

Over the past two years, REIF-Americas has closed 24 financings for wind, solar and bio-mass projects in the U.S. and Canada, representing over USD 800 million in aggregate debt commitments for projects comprising over 2,600 MW of power generation. Rabobank is also active in renewable energy financing in Europe and Asia.

Emmons said, "We see tremendous potential for continued growth in solar, wind and other sources of renewable energy projects in the Americas over the next few years, and are seeking the best talent in the business to join our team as we strengthen our relationships with developers and project owners and expand our industry position."

Qualified candidates are invited to submit resumes and cover letter to [email protected].

Background on Rabobank's Global Renewable Energy & Infrastructure Finance Business

Rabobank is a leading international partner in the renewable energy sector, specializing in non- and limited-recourse finance solutions in renewable energy, and energy infrastructure projects. Rabobank offers "one-stop shop" solutions, combining renewable energy and infrastructure finance expertise with arranging,  underwriting and syndication capabilities as well as commodity derivatives, trade and commodity finance, mezzanine finance, financial derivatives, mergers and acquisitions, and principal equity investments.

Rabobank's renewable energy and infrastructure finance (REIF) teams in New York, Europe, Mumbai, and Singapore finance onshore and offshore wind, solar, and biomass projects around the world.

Rabobank is a global financial services leader providing wholesale and retail banking for the food and agricultural industry, asset and investment management, leasing, real estate services, and renewable energy project financing. Founded over a century ago, Rabobank today is one of the largest banks in the world, with more than $850 billion in assets and operations in over 45 countries. Rabobank is the only private bank with a triple A credit rating from both Standard & Poor's and Moody's, and is ranked among the world's safest banks by Global Finance magazine. In North  America, Rabobank is a leading financial services provider to the corporate food and agribusiness industry. www.Rabobank.com

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