Foresight hires fundraiser

UK private equity and sustainable energy investor Foresight Group has recruited a new sales director.

Meredith Lee will be responsible for fund raising for Foresight’s solar funds and will focus on institutional investors across the UK and Europe.

She joins the firm from Macquerie Capital’s UK office where she worked as a senior manager responsible for business development, fund raising and investor relations since 2007. Prior to that she worked at Macquerie’s Australia office where she was a senior manager for eight years, specializing in mergers and acquisitions.

As well as being a chartered accountant, Lee was a member of the Financial Institute of Australia where she lectured in applied valuation for five years.