Mark Voccola will join Ardian, a private investment house, in August 2018 as managing director of Ardian Infrastructure. He will be based in the firm’s New York office.
As an industry veteran, Voccola has extensive energy sector experience. He will co-lead Ardian’s U.S. infrastructure activities alongside Stefano Mion, managing director and co-head of Ardian U.S. Infrastructure, and he will be part of Ardian Infrastructure’s global team.
Voccola will be responsible for evaluating potential investment opportunities and working alongside Ardian’s industrial long-term partners to identify high-quality American essential infrastructure assets.
Previously, Voccola was a partner in Ares EIF within the Ares Private Equity Group, where he was responsible for appraising investment opportunities and monitoring portfolio companies. Prior to joining Ares in 2015, he was a partner at Energy Investors Funds (EIF).
“Mark’s exceptional credentials and deep energy expertise position him well to lead Ardian Infrastructure’s expansion into the American mid-market alongside Stefano Mion, co-head of Ardian U.S. Infrastructure,” said Mathias Burghardt, member of the executive committee of Ardian and global head of Ardian Infrastructure. “His appointment underscores our commitment to the American region, and he will play a critical role in growing our U.S. infrastructure team in the New York office. We welcome him to the team.”
Voccola’s appointment follows Ardian’s recent announcement that it partnered with Transatlantic Holdings (TPH) to create a renewables platform, Skyline Renewables, and acquire Whirlwind, a 60-megawatt windfarm in Texas. Ardian also previously announced its acquisition of LBC Tank Terminals, a global operator of bulk liquid storage facilities with a significant U.S. presence.
