Hazel Taylor Email & Phone Number

London, England Metropolitan Area

British International Investment (formerly CDC Group) is the UK’s international development finance institution. As Investment Director and Head of Investor Desk, I lead on collaboration, partnership and co-investment with institutional investors across the UK and globally, with a focus on Climate Finance and Impact Investing for emerging and developing economies (EMDE). For over 75 years BII has been at the forefront of innovative development finance to help frontier and emerging… Show more British International Investment (formerly CDC Group) is the UK’s international development finance institution. As Investment Director and Head of Investor Desk, I lead on collaboration, partnership and co-investment with institutional investors across the UK and globally, with a focus on Climate Finance and Impact Investing for emerging and developing economies (EMDE). For over 75 years BII has been at the forefront of innovative development finance to help frontier and emerging economies grow sustainably and equitably. BII invests with a dual financial and impact return mandate. We have ambitious targets to create jobs, fight poverty, halt climate change, promote gender and race equality and build a fairer and more inclusive world. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Acumen is an impact investor focused on frontier and emerging markets. As Director of Business Development, I co-designed and raised innovative climate-focused private equity funds for Africa and South Asia, including blended-finance first-loss protection from the UN's Green Climate Fund. Since 2001, Acumen has supported over 100 sustainable businesses across the developing world. Acumen is also developing a global community of emerging leaders with the knowledge, skills and determination to… Show more Acumen is an impact investor focused on frontier and emerging markets. As Director of Business Development, I co-designed and raised innovative climate-focused private equity funds for Africa and South Asia, including blended-finance first-loss protection from the UN's Green Climate Fund. Since 2001, Acumen has supported over 100 sustainable businesses across the developing world. Acumen is also developing a global community of emerging leaders with the knowledge, skills and determination to create a more sustainable and inclusive world. In 2015, Acumen was named one of Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Companies. Show less

Takoradi, Ghana

Multi-stakeholder communication platform for coordinated corporate responsibility strategies for the energy and mining industries in West Africa. Created by UKAID to promote community participation in decision-making, share best practice and consolidate strategies for greater social impact. Invited to join the Board to share international learning, sustainability insights and networks.

London And West Africa

Led initiatives to set up local community engagement and corporate social responsibility programmes. Core focus on the health, education and livelihoods of local farming and fishing communities impacted by oil, gas and mining extraction activities in West Africa.

London, United Kingdom

Managed a global impact-first sustainable investment programme to address climate change and scale access to meaningful employment in Africa, Asia and Latin America through interventions in: - value chain development; - vocational and life skills training; - agri-business; - renewable energy; - food security; - microfinance. - social enterprise. Promoted and facilitated opportunities for shared learning, including chairing regular knowledge-sharing… Show more Managed a global impact-first sustainable investment programme to address climate change and scale access to meaningful employment in Africa, Asia and Latin America through interventions in: - value chain development; - vocational and life skills training; - agri-business; - renewable energy; - food security; - microfinance. - social enterprise. Promoted and facilitated opportunities for shared learning, including chairing regular knowledge-sharing workshops for CSR and ESG departments of large global corporations . Worked closely with multiple stakeholders from across the sectors, including 45 investee partners across 30 developing countries, prospective investees, wide range of co-investors including the UK Government and CDC Group, Unilever and Gates Foundation, civil society networking groups, parliamentary groups and councils, research bodies and think tanks. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Established, launched and managed the corporate development department at Parkinson's UK creating the solid foundation and network base for a range of strong long-term partnerships with large global pharaceutical companies.

Uk And Thailand

The Karen Hilltribes Trust is a community led organisation working with the Karen people living in Mae Hong Son, one of Thailand’s poorest provinces. As Deputy Director, Hazel worked between the field office on the Thailand-Myanmar borders and the UK headquarters, focussing on strategy development, major donor relationships and fund raising from a variety of sources.Lived within a traditional Karen hill tribe community for the first nine months, working on a wide range of livelihood… Show more The Karen Hilltribes Trust is a community led organisation working with the Karen people living in Mae Hong Son, one of Thailand’s poorest provinces. As Deputy Director, Hazel worked between the field office on the Thailand-Myanmar borders and the UK headquarters, focussing on strategy development, major donor relationships and fund raising from a variety of sources.Lived within a traditional Karen hill tribe community for the first nine months, working on a wide range of livelihood, education and water and sanitation projects. Established the local project office, developed monitoring, evaluation and reporting tools and trained local staff in day to day systems management. Show less

Client services and project management for the Swiss Stock Exchange. Lead programme to connect City of London financial institutions to the pan-European stock exchange Virt-x.

Ba (Hons), Hispanic Studies, 2:1

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/hispanic-studies

Msc, International Development Management

http://www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/f11

Professional Certificate, Corporate Finance