Peter Hofbauer has been appointed as a Board Counsellor of The Crown Estate

Peter Hofbauer has been appointed as a Board Counsellor of The Crown Estate with effect from 1 September 2024.

With an extensive track record in infrastructure investment and management, Peter is currently a member of the Infrastructure Investment Committee at Interfund Management SA. Previously, Peter was Head of Infrastructure for Hermes GPE LLP where he was responsible for building out a dedicated infrastructure platform to make direct infrastructure investments, primarily in the UK and Europe. Under his leadership, he built a team of investment professionals, the majority of which were female, delivering gender diversity along with above target investment returns.

Prior to that he served as Global Head of Infrastructure for Babcock and Brown (B&B), where he was responsible for building a global infrastructure business. Peter also supported the investment in a significant renewable energy development pipeline, where B&B was in the top five wind energy developers and operators, globally, as well as thermal generation and solar projects.

Sir Robin Budenberg, Chair of The Crown Estate, said: “I am delighted to welcome Peter to The Crown Estate Board at such an exciting time for the company. Peter brings with him a wealth of experience across infrastructure investment and senior executive leadership that is pivotal to our decarbonisation and energy ambitions, as well as being an effective ally to our core values including efforts to foster greater diversity and inclusion in the workplace. His experience with real assets means he will bring an understanding of their impact on communities and customers. I look forward to working with Peter.”

Peter Hofbauer said: “I am delighted to take up this position on The Crown Estate Board. Coming at a time when Government has committed to bringing forward new investment powers for the company and The Crown Estate has entered into an exciting new partnership with Great British Energy. I look forward to bringing my experience and expertise to bear to support these developments, and to working with the Board and management teams in realising The Crown Estate’s purpose to create lasting and shared prosperity for the nation.”