BlackRock appoints Jarden man to run its climate team in NZ

BlackRock has named Will Thomson as managing director, a portfolio manager in the Climate Infrastructure team in New Zealand. This follows BlackRock’s announcement to launch a New Zealand-focused strategy, via its Climate Infrastructure franchise, last year.

Based in Auckland, Thomson will be responsible for sourcing climate infrastructure investment opportunities and managing the diligence, structuring, and closing of transactions in New Zealand.

With over 15 years’ experience in private capital investment, portfolio management and corporate finance, he joins BlackRock from Jarden, where he was responsible for the origination, structuring, execution, and management of direct private capital investments in New Zealand.

He also served as a board director and Jarden’s representative for its investee companies. Prior to this, Thomson held roles at Global Infrastructure Partners in Sydney and London and worked in the investment banking divisions of Credit Suisse and Jarden.