SNV · Global Business Strategy & Risk Lead
Designing investment governance from a blank page
SNV, a global development organisation working across 26 countries, had never invested its reserves. Over a two-year mandate I ran the feasibility study that identified c.40% of reserves as investable capital, sole-authored the Governance Framework for a first EUR 5m listed equity allocation (investment criteria, ESG screening, committee structure, due diligence, exit strategy), and ran the procurement that appointed the external asset manager from four bidders.
Approved by the Executive Team and Supervisory Board; the full fund-operations cycle delivered, from policy design to manager appointment.
Investment governanceFund operationsESG
Degas · Chief Operating Officer
Co-leading a USD 15m blended capital raise
Degas needed growth capital that matched a two-continent operating reality: Japanese venture investors and Ghanaian commercial banks, in three currencies. I co-led the raise end to end, owning investor diligence, unit-economics modelling, financial reporting, and governance, and acted as primary counterpart to institutional investors through and after close.
USD 15m raised across equity and debt, funding a period in which revenue grew roughly eightfold, with investor-grade reporting that held up throughout.
Capital raisingInvestor relationsBlended finance
Degas · Chief Operating Officer
Taking loan recovery from 76% to 97%
Recovery across a fast-growing smallholder lending portfolio had to improve without slowing growth. I commissioned and oversaw an AI-driven credit scoring system linking yield data, climate-risk exposure, and repayment history, and rebuilt portfolio monitoring around cohort-based risk analysis and disciplined routines.
Recovery rose from 76% to 97% and held above 95% as the portfolio grew to 46,000+ farmers across c.20,000 hectares.
Credit riskPortfolio managementAI & data
SNV · Global Business Strategy & Risk Lead
Building the case for EUR 270m+ in new revenue
To reduce dependence on traditional donor funding, I built the financial business case template adopted across three new revenue lines (carbon finance, commercial value chain services, and investment-linked advisory), then authored all three financial models, including hurdle rates constructed from first principles and three-scenario NPV analysis.
Combined five-year projections exceed EUR 270m; the recommendations became the foundation of SNV's alternative revenue strategy.
Strategic financeCarbon financeBusiness cases
Deloitte · YCP Solidiance
A decade of transactions and strategy
Fifty-plus engagements across two firms: cross-border M&A, valuation, commercial due diligence, PPP structuring, and market-entry strategy for corporates, PE funds, and DFIs across Asia and the Middle East. IC-ready models and board-level recommendations under transaction scrutiny.
Transactions up to USD 650m; two rapid promotions at Deloitte and promoted to Country Lead within two years at YCP Solidiance.
M&ADue diligenceStrategy consulting
