September 27, 2013 – Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN) today announced the appointment of Bahir Manios as Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield Infrastructure. Bahir succeeds John Stinebaugh, who will be taking on another role at Brookfield.
“John has demonstrated exceptional financial leadership since the spin-off of Brookfield Infrastructure in 2008 and has played a key role in growing the business. We know that John will continue to be a significant contributor to the success of Brookfield,” said Sam Pollock, Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Infrastructure. “For the last six years, Bahir Manios has been responsible for the finance and treasury functions for Brookfield’s infrastructure group and is well known to many of our investors. He joined Brookfield in 2004 and has held a number of senior finance roles within the organization. We look forward to Bahir playing a strong leadership role in the financial management of the Partnership, as we continue to execute our growth strategy.”
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Brookfield Infrastructure operates high quality, long-life assets that generate stable cash flows, require relatively minimal maintenance capital expenditures and, by virtue of barriers to entry and other characteristics, tend to appreciate in value over time. Its current business consists of the ownership and operation of premier utilities, transport and energy assets in North and South America, Australasia and Europe. It also seeks acquisition opportunities in other infrastructure sectors with similar attributes. The payout policy targets 5% to 9% annual growth in distributions. Units trade on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the symbols BIP and BIP.UN, respectively. For more information, please visit Brookfield Infrastructure’s website at www.brookfieldinfrastructure.com.For more information, please contact:
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