New Delhi: C-Quest Capital (CQC), a carbon finance company, on Thursday said it has appointed Mahua Acharya as its Chief of Staff. She is rejoining the company after having managed the India business as its CEO in the early days of the company where she led the deployment of an energy efficiency programme for Indian households using carbon finance, said the official press release.
“Joining C-Quest Capital is an exciting opportunity for me to continue being innovative at scale, in order to make a meaningful impact in addressing climate change,” said Mahua Acharya.
Prior to joining C-Quest Capital, Acharya served as the managing director and chief executive officer of Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a state-owned energy transition company of the Government of India.
The release added that as Chief of Staff, Acharya will play a crucial role in managing the organisation alongside the CEO. Her immediate focus will be on expanding CQC’s engagement in countries worldwide, strengthening relationships with policy and regulatory communities, particularly in the context of carbon markets, the release added.
CQC is a carbon finance business dedicated to catalysing an energy transition across Africa and South Asia to mitigate climate change.
“Her deep expertise in energy transition and carbon markets, combined with her remarkable track record of success, will be invaluable as we expand our efforts to combat climate change and promote sustainable development,” said Ken Newcombe, CEO of CQC.