
Lucy Heintz
Chairperson
Lucy is Chairperson of Lekela Power and a Partner in Actis’ Energy Infrastructure Team. Lucy is Head of Africa for the Energy Infrastructure Team, a role she has held since March 2017, and is the Investment Manager of Lekela Power and Aela Energia, two of Actis’ renewable energy platforms in its third energy fund. Both of these investments encapsulate Actis’ strategy to build world class, scale, generation businesses that can be leaders and long term participants in their home markets.
In addition, Lucy has responsibility for Responsible Investment within Energy Infrastructure, working closely with Actis’ Responsible Investment Team to coordinate activities and impact across the energy infrastructure portfolio and is the Chairperson for Actis’ Remuneration and Inclusion & Diversity Committees.
She has over 19 years of emerging markets investment experience, including 5 years operational experience within an Actis investee power generation company (Globeleq) as a Project Director in business development.
Lucy holds an MBA from INSEAD and has an MA (Hons) in PPE from Trinity College, Oxford.