Luis Silva

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Mr. Luis Silva serves as Chief Financial Officer at EDF Renewable Energy. He joined the company late in 2013. In this position, he is responsible to develop and implement the financial strategy for EDF Renewable Energy, EDF EN Canada and EDF EN Mexico, as well as oversee the day-to-day operations of the corporate finance teams throughout North America. He advises and evaluates the financial plans and economic modeling for the divisional leaders and has oversight to all fiscal and fiduciary responsibilities for the organization, in conjunction with the EDF Energies Nouvelles' (EDF EN) corporate finance department. Mr. Silva brings nine years of experience working within the EDF EN group, most recently as CFO of Polat Enerji - EDF EN's Turkish subsidiary. In this role, he managed all the financial activity of the company while representing EDF EN's interest and participation in Turkey. He was further responsible for all financial matters of the company, and its portfolio of project companies. During his five-year tenure with Polat Enerji, he provided direction to all areas of the financial group including accounting, treasury, financial controllership, and insurance to ensure effective processes and procedures. In addition, he implemented a significant portfolio of project finance operations that supported the construction of approximately 500 MW of wind energy projects. Mr. Silva served EDF EN Portugal as Financial Controller from 2005 to 2009 having taken the position of Assistant CFO in 2008. There he oversaw and managed the financial, budgeting, and general accounting processes of the Portuguese portfolio. Prior to joining EDF EN, Mr. Silva worked as a financial auditor in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services group with Ernst&Young in Lisbon, Portugal. Mr. Silva holds an Economics Degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa and a post-graduate degree in Financial Instruments, Institutions, and Markets from Euronext Lisbon.