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Danny was appointed Head of Infrastructure Investments, Europe at First State Investments in November 2007. He has overall responsibility for the European infrastructure business, with a primary focus on origination, execution and management of infrastructure assets, portfolio management and client interface for the European Infrastructure fund and client mandates. In his prior role he was a Director of RREEF Infrastructure based in London, where he was responsible for fundraising, deal origination and execution and sat on the investment committee for the European business. Danny has over 13 years of direct infrastructure investment experience as a fiduciary including 3 years at RREEF Infrastructure, a Deutsche Bank Subsidiary, and was a founding member of the AMP Group’s infrastructure team in 1994. He has held board positions on Northern Gas Networks Ltd (North of England gas distribution network), Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (Melbourne and Launceston airports), Epic Energy Group (gas transmission), United Energy Limited (electricity distribution), Yallourn Energy Ltd (power generation), Comindico Holdings (broadband networks), Multinet Gas (gas distribution), Pulse Energy (energy retailing), Arrow Systems Pty Ltd (health), NSW Rent Buy Pty Ltd (social housing), Asian Infrastructure Fund and was an Investment Committee member for the AMP / UTI Indian Infrastructure Fund. Danny was an Executive Committee Member and Board Director of the Australian Council for Infrastructure Development, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Danny has a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.