New Forests announced the appointment of Jeff Briggs to the role of Managing Director, North America. He will be responsible for driving the overall strategy for New Forests’ North American business, focusing on delivering consistent and stable investment returns for clients, while contributing to communities and livelihoods, and the circular bioeconomy.
Jeff brings over 30 years’ experience in leading, managing and growing businesses across the investment, renewable energy and agriculture sectors. He was most recently Chief Operating Officer at WasteFuel, a company which converts municipal solid waste into low-carbon fuels including renewable natural gas, and green methanol.
Previously Jeff held the role of Chief Operating Officer at Green Plains Renewable Energy, a Fortune 1000, publicly traded renewable energy company, while also sitting on the Board of Green Plains Partners. Jeff was a founding partner of investment firm Frigate Capital where he was a portfolio manager, analysing investments in the small and midcap value space, and constructing the investment portfolio.
Jeff will report to Mark Rogers, currently Senior Managing Director, United States, Australia and New Zealand, who will become New Forests’ CEO from April 2023.
New Forests is a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, with AUD 9.95 billion (USD $7 billion) in assets under management across 1.1 million hectares (2.9 million acres) of investments as at 30 June 2022.
