NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has appointed Craig Watkins as director of fundraising in the Americas, Hasmeen Deol as a director and Marisa Fatouros as a senior associate to help drive fundraising momentum across its latest private funds — NextPower UK ESG and NextPower V ESG.
Watkins will build NextEnergy Capital’s presence in the Americas across all the private funds. He brings more than 20 years of experience to the role, having most recently led investor relations efforts in North America at AMP Capital. Watkins also spent nearly 10 years at Cohen & Steers, where he was responsible for the firm’s institutional sales and consultant relations efforts in North America, representing a suite of real assets strategies, including U.S. and global REITs, listed infrastructure, commodities and natural-resource equities.
Deol joins NEC with more than a decade of experience in investor relations, most recently from Capital Dynamics, where she was responsible for clean ene
