Leadership

Mark is Chair of Last Mile Infrastructure Ltd, appointed by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). He brings over 38 years of experience in European energy infrastructure construction, operation, and asset management, most recently as Managing Director at MAM, where he spent eight years working across the EMEA portfolio on operational excellence, health and safety, and utility transactions.

Previously, Mark was CEO of Green Highland Renewables, and prior to that spent 26 years at SSE, including ten years on the executive team with full P&L responsibility for its £1.1bn Networks division.

Alongside his role at Last Mile, Mark is Independent Non-Executive Chair of Nortegas Energía Grupo, the second-largest gas distribution business in Spain, and a Non-Executive Director at Cadent Gas, the UK’s largest gas distribution business. He was previously a Non-Executive Director at Smart DCC, National Gas Transmission, and Southern Water, and is a past Chair of both the Energy Networks Association and EA Technology.

Mark has a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and completed the INSEAD International Directors Programme in 2025.

Liam is a Managing Director for the Diversified Utilities Team at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). He has been involved in the divestment of Thames Water, the acquisitions of Cadent Gas, Elenia Oy, Viesgo, E-Redes, Reden Solar, National Gas, and Last Mile Infrastructure, as well as the strategic review of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (MIC). His asset management roles include Thames Water, Cadent, and National Gas.

He joined MAM’s Sydney office in 2012 and worked on the unlisted Global Infrastructure Funds and Macquarie Special Situations Fund. He transferred to the London office in 2014. Liam has considerable investment experience from his twelve years within MAM.

He has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce majoring in finance and economics from Bond University.

Sofia is a professional board member with a number of NED roles across infrastructure and tech businesses.

Sofia has extensive experience with technology, infrastructure and B2B sales and operations. Previously, she was a Managing Director at Google, leading the platforms and partnerships business in Northern Europe. Sofia also served as Global Director of Operations for Google’s Partnerships business based in New York. She spent all together 13 years at Google. Prior to that, she was a Partner at Copenhagen Consulting Company, a Nordic management consultancy that is now part of Bain.

Sofia sits on the Boards of Norwegian Air, Stena Line, Zegona/Vodafone Spain, Ziton (offshore wind), Parken Sport and Entertainment, and is the Chair of Norstat, a pan-European market research provider.

Sofia has an MBA from Insead and she holds a BA in Journalism from University of Oregon. She is Swedish and resides in Copenhagen.

Christopher is a Senior Managing Director at Macquarie Asset Management (“MAM”) and leads the Global Funds Team. He is responsible for the overall development and execution of strategy for MAM’s global diversified infrastructure funds for both institutional and wealth investors, including Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund (“MGIF”) (institutional) and Macquarie Infrastructure Fund (“MIF”) (wealth). Christopher is the Executive Investment Committee member for MGIF and chairs the MGIF Investment Committee and for MIF he is the Lead Portfolio Manager and similarly chairs the MIF Investment Committee.

Christopher has extensive international experience investing in and managing infrastructure assets. He was a member of the pioneering team at MAM’s Real Assets business, leading the development of the specialised infrastructure funds model and MAM’s Real Assets platform.

Throughout his career across Macquarie’s Sydney, London, and New York offices, Christopher has held a number of senior leadership positions and led a wide range of transformational and value-accretive projects integral to MAM’s strong track record of delivering for investors, including the successful investment,management, and divestment of many of the firm’s major infrastructure businesses.

Florian joined Last Mile in July 2026 as a Non-Executive Director.

Florian holds a strong track record of +25 years in the ICT and data center industry. He held pivotal roles at Siemens and BT Global Services before joining e-shelter, a German wholesale data centre provider, in 2012. Following e-shelter’s acquisition by Japanese ICT group NTT, Florian was appointed CEO of NTT Global Data Centers EMEA in 2019, where he led the integration of NTT’s acquired businesses of e-shelter and Gyron in the UK into one unified, leading data centre provider across EMEA, driving strong growth and building a cohesive business unit culture with pan-European reach. From 2023, he served as Global COO of NTT Global Data Centers, focused on operational excellence, sustainability and integration for scale across U.S. EMEA, India, South East Asia and Japan. As of March 2026, he is serving the digital infrastructure, data center and energy sectors as an independent advisor.

Florian holds an MBA from the University of Dayton (Ohio, USA) and a diploma in Economics from the University of Augsburg (Germany).

Richard joined Last Mile in September 2025 as Chief Executive Officer and has overall responsibility for all aspects of the group.

Richard brings over 20 years’ experience in support services, with a strong focus on utilities and infrastructure. Most recently, Richard was CEO of speciality utility services provider Ipsum, growing the business both organically and through acquisition, and successfully led it on to an investor exit.  Richard has also held several senior roles, including CEO of A-Plant (now Sunbelt Rentals UK), where during his tenure the business grew significantly alongside multiple acquisitions and integrations.

Prior to his career in support services, Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte.

Lynne is the Chief Financial Officer and has overall responsibility for the financial aspects of the Group including financial reporting, financial planning, budgeting and treasury management.

Lynne joined Last Mile as Financial Controller in May 2017 and has led the finance team through a number of internal restructurings, strategic projects, acquisitions and debt refinancings over this time. Lynne is on the Board of Directors.

A qualified Chartered Accountant, Lynne has over 20 years’ experience in finance, having previously been a Senior Manager at KPMG.  She had a number of clients in the construction and housebuilding sector whilst in professional practice.

David is responsible for driving strategic investment across the group’s asset base, with a focus on delivering long-term value.

He joined Last Mile in 2018, bringing with him over 15 years of experience in finance. A Chartered Account, David qualified with KPMG in 2008 and worked across financial services audit and advisory before spending four years in Sydney, Australia at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

David initially joined Last Mile’s Asset Management business before taking up the role of Group Finance Director and later Group Investment Director. With a strong background in finance and leadership, David brings analytical and commercial acumen and plays a key role in shaping the company’s investment strategy and supporting its growth.

Michael is the Managing Director for Last Mile Asset Management and has a varied role that covers all aspects of operating and maintaining a diverse range of utility networks. More recently the role has broadened as the business expands further into water, wastewater, and heat networks.

Michael has worked at Last Mile since 2019.  He has worked in the utilities industry for over 25 years, in projects that included the Edinburgh Tram project, the Electricity Transmission business of SSE, and overhead lines and cables across the North of Scotland.

During his time at Last Mile, Michael has played a key role in building and improving the asset management capability as growth in electric and gas has been coupled with expansion into new utility sectors.

Rob is an Executive Director for Last Mile’s Own & Manage operating group, overseeing the Commercial, Retail and Customer Services teams for the regulated businesses.

A Chartered Accountant, Rob co-founded Icosa Water in 2016 and has been with Last Mile since the acquisition of Icosa in May 2020. Rob has more than 25 years’ experience in the utility sector, spanning water, gas, electricity, heat and generation in various senior roles at Hyder plc, Inexus, Metropolitan and Brookfield.

Key achievements at Last Mile include: the customised development of Microsoft Dynamics to support significant growth of the water business; developing an industry-wide process to negate bulk water metering; the integration of heat billing; and the ongoing work with the regulator, NAVs and incumbents to improve the cost reflectivity of regulated NAV bulk charge tariffs.

Craig joined Last Mile in 2019. Craig has 30 years of experience in construction and development, having held various senior positions within the construction industry prior to this role, including overseas experience in UAE and USA. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and is a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS).

Since joining Last Mile Craig has managed key projects including digital transformation in our Design & Build teams, review and refresh of commercial controls and leveraging our group buying power to create more efficient and effective supply chain partnerships.

Michael joined Last Mile in 2023 as Head of Legal, and in 2024 became Director of Legal & Governance having responsibility for legal, governance and regulatory affairs teams.

Michael is a qualified lawyer with over 20 years of legal and governance experience. Prior to joining Last Mile Michael spent 15 years at Scottish Power as a lawyer within the networks business and most recently as Corporate Legal Director responsible for group legal matters. Before that, Michael worked in private practice for leading UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, advising a range of energy and utility clients.

John has been at Last Mile since 2018, initially as Senior Manager Commercial and Finance and most recently as a Director, having joined with 15+ years of experience in M&A.

John was previously on the Energy & Utilities deal team at PwC and holds an honours degree in Law.

His achievements at Last Mile to date include leading on the acquisitions of UKPS and Icosa Water.

Conal joined Last Mile in 2023 as Data and Digital Director leading on technology strategies, digital transformation and IT operations.  With over 30 years of experience in IT leadership roles for companies ranging from start-ups to large corporations, across industries spanning retail, manufacturing, finance and energy, he has successfully delivered projects in software development, systems innovation, ERP implementation, IT security and data infrastructure and governance.

At Last Mile, Conal is focused on strengthening group IT infrastructure and cyber security, while driving initiatives to enhance systems integration and data management capabilities. His strategic approach ensures continuous improvement in the organisation’s digital and operational resilience.

Lynne is the Chief Financial Officer and has overall responsibility for the financial aspects of the Group including financial reporting, financial planning, budgeting and treasury management.

Lynne joined Last Mile as Financial Controller in May 2017 and has led the finance team through a number of internal restructurings, strategic projects, acquisitions and debt refinancings over this time. Lynne is on the Board of Directors.

A qualified Chartered Accountant, Lynne has over 20 years’ experience in finance, having previously been a Senior Manager at KPMG.  She had a number of clients in the construction and housebuilding sector whilst in professional practice.

Kirsty joined Last Mile in 2019 as Chief Operating Officer, responsible for leading the Legal & Governance, People & Culture, and Data & Digital teams, driving operational excellence across the business.

She brings over 15 years’ experience in corporate law and has a strong track record working with private equity-backed businesses, specialising in acquisitions, investments, integrations, and day-to-day operations.

Before joining Last Mile, Kirsty was Associate Director at Clyde Blowers Capital, a global industrial private equity firm, where she played a key role in strategic transactions and portfolio management.

Since joining Last Mile, Kirsty has led several high-profile transactions, including the acquisitions of UKPS and ICOSA, the joint venture partnership with Rendesco, and most recently, the sale of 50% of Last Mile shares from Infracapital Partners to Macquarie Asset Management (MAM).

Kirsty holds an Honours Degree in Law and is a Member of the Law Society of Scotland.

Hannah is the Director of People and Culture for Last Mile, overseeing HR, L&D, Communications and Marketing.

Hannah started as HR Manager for UKPS in late 2018 and moved into a group role from January 2021. Prior to joining UKPS in 2018, she was Group HR Manager for Markey Group, a small group of companies spanning construction and manufacturing.

Key achievements are working on the harmonisation and improvement of terms, conditions and benefits across Last Mile, and digitally transforming the HR systems and processes. Hannah has a post graduate diploma in HR Management and is a Chartered member of CIPD.

Martin is an accomplished finance leader with over 20 years of expertise in financial management, strategic planning, and business growth. A Chartered Management Accountant, he has held senior roles across financial services, asset management, and the multi-utility sector. Martin’s career highlights include serving as Managing Director of Carrick Asset Finance, where he navigated the company through significant challenges while maintaining a reputation for market-leading service. At Macquarie Bank, he was part of the team that successfully expanded a commercial asset portfolio to £250m, and at Lloyds Banking Group, he played a key role in delivering a European Commission-mandated rundown initiative, earning recognition in the bank’s Finance Stars Scheme.

Martin’s experience also includes a prior tenure at Energetics, where he contributed to financial integrity and project financing. Returning to the company as an Executive Director, his focus is now on driving business growth and strategic initiatives. Known for his leadership, financial acumen, and collaborative approach, Martin is passionate about delivering impactful results and fostering sustainable success.

Wouter joined Last Mile in June 2026 as Strategy Director and has ownership of driving our growth strategy.

Wouter brings over 10 years’ experience in the energy & utilities sector. Most recently, Wouter was Group Commercial Director at Kensa, the UK’s market-leading ground source heat pump company, growing the business through strategic partnerships and leading a £70m investment round. He was also Managing Director of Kensa’s Utilities business. Prior to that, Wouter spent 6 years at National Grid, working in both the engineering and strategy side of the business in both the UK and USA.

Wouter is a Chartered Engineer with the IET, holds an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London and an MBA from INSEAD.

Richard joined Last Mile in September 2025 as Chief Executive Officer and has overall responsibility for all aspects of the group.

Richard brings over 20 years’ experience in support services, with a strong focus on utilities and infrastructure. Most recently, Richard was CEO of speciality utility services provider Ipsum, growing the business both organically and through acquisition, and successfully led it on to an investor exit.  Richard has also held several senior roles, including CEO of A-Plant (now Sunbelt Rentals UK), where during his tenure the business grew significantly alongside multiple acquisitions and integrations.

Prior to his career in support services, Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte.