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Cape Town, Wc, Za

London, London, Gb

London, London, Gb

London, London, Gb

*Lead effort to originate and execute power generation projects in Southern Africa for Globeleq to be the majority equity investor and operator.*Member of Globeleq’s Investment Committee and Management Committee.*Executed sale and purchase agreements for 2 wind projects and 2 solar PV projects in South Africa that were subsequently awarded PPAs in the first round of the Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Program. Projects totaled 380MWs and required a $140 million equity commitment from Globeleq.*Achieved financial close of 3 renewable power projects in South Africa, totaling $700 million in project cost.*Board member and Chairman of Droogfontein Solar Power (RF) (Pty) Ltd.

London, London, Gb

*Managed a team of 12 people across different functional groups to realize annual targets related to equity investment.*Led closing process of acquisition of 66% of the equity in Azito Energy (288MW gas-fired power project in Cote d’Ivoire) from 2 sellers, EDF and ABB.*Led attempted acquisition of 100% of the equity in a 40MW operating wind power project in Nicaragua.

London, Gb

*Co-Founder with 3 partners; shared responsibility for managing equity risk capital of more than $60 million which was expected to generate over $2 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Africa and Asia.*From April 2005 – December 2007, led the team’s efforts in Southeast Asia and South Asia where Vietnam was a target market (group shifted 100% of focus to sub-Saharan Africa as a result of additional round of funding for Africa-only projects in December 2007).*Responsible for effort to expand pipeline of projects in sub-Saharan Africa where key new markets included Tanzania, Cameroon, Senegal and Rwanda.*Originated and co-developed a 21,000 pallet position cold storage facility in Ho Chi Minh City which was sold to a private sector, strategic investor and secured private sector debt.*In 5 years, grew team from 4 partners to a team of 20-plus professionals in New York, London and Accra, Kampala and Lusaka.

New York, Ny, Us

*Structured 6 financed projects helping to secure over $200 million of capital; projects ranged from Harlem residential to a Scottsdale, AZ hotel.

Us

*Prepared company for auction and helped managed the sale process which resulted in sale to McGraw-Hill.

Montreal, Qc, Ca

Conducted M&A and leveraged finance work.

*Led inaugural water projects: bid for a €200 million water project in The Netherlands and a $150 million water project in Jordan. Efforts included selecting lenders to provide financing, determining bidding strategy and forming joint ventures.*Prepared the business plan approved by the ABB Board to establish the water investment activity.*Negotiated contracts with lenders and a major utility client to structure a $1.4 billion power project transaction in India and received multi-currency debt commitments of $1 billion.*Structured the financing of a €450 million power project in France and presented the bid to the client, Usinor.

*Supported efforts to finalize project agreements and financing documents of Jorf Lasfar, a 1050 MW coal-fired independent power project in Morocco.*Modeled financial projections and capital cost estimates used by lenders and sponsors to analyze power projects.

*Developed content, recruited speakers, and raised sponsorship for the company’s most profitable business conferences.

Boston, Ma, Us

*Coordinated post-game press conferences and media interviews for the NBA players.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance & Entrepreneurship

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

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