Experience

Geotrópico

• Brazil
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Mr. Hemnani was born in New Delhi, India and spent his early years in Manaus, Brazil where he developed a deep tie to nature and the Amazon rainforest. He moved to São Paulo for his formative years at St. Paul’s school, where he had the privilege of a multi-cultural education graduating with distinction in the International Baccalaureate program. Having been brought up in an entrepreneurial family, Mr. Hemnani opted to attend Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts where he tripled major in finance, economics, and management. Valedictorian for one of his majors, he graduated with a Suma Cum Laude in 2 1/2 years. Mr. Hemnani established a trading company to leverage the opportunities in technology focused on performance enhancement in infrastructure assets. Mr. Hemnani spent a few years growing the business and enjoyed two successful exits which placed him in a unique position to seed investments in technology companies focused on waste recycling and on water loss reduction. Mr. Hemnani maintains a relentless passion for innovative and technology driven solutions for environmental protection and infrastructure asset performance. This passion coupled Mr. Hernani’s track record in creating start-up teams have led him to his new position as a partner of Geotropico, where he plans to roll up a series of technology driven service providers for forestry preservation and monetization of carbon credits. Over the course of his career, Mr. Hemnani had the opportunity to perform some M&A work for several services and equipment manufacturing companies, some of whom he still serves on the boards of. He has spoken at several international conferences and written extensively on both water and energy related issues. Mr. Hemnani is married with two children that attend his alma mater school in São Paulo, is an avid traveler, linguist and sportsman. Show less



Indo Bras United Ltda.

• Brazil
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Partner

  • 1996 - Present

  Indo Bras (IB) was founded in 1996 with the objective of facilitating investments and trade between Latin America and global markets. Indo Bras offers a unique mix of qualifications catalysed by an extensive track-record in advisory services for firms interested in entering and developing markets in Latin America. The firm’s long-standing tangible trade practice is a paramount source of value added, bringing pragmatism and grey haired wisdom to our advisory business. Over the past two decades, the firm has built key physical, financial, and non-tangible assets focused on facilitating trade and investments for large and mid-sized companies and investment funds across the capital & consumer goods, retail and infrastructure verticals. Show less



PRIMLAKS - For Better Lives

• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • 1999 - Present

  The first PRIMLAKS Company was established five years later in 1968 in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo trading in general merchandise, electronics and textiles. Three years later PRIMLAKS commenced business in Lagos, Nigeria on October 1, 1971. That same year the company also started doing business in Brazil. As more family members and other professionals joined the business, their varying skills and personalities complimented each other and they formed a dream team. The brothers then opened financing offices in London, Hong Kong and Miami to compliment the manufacturing operations in Nigeria, India and Brazil and thus began the rise of PRIMLAKS into a diversified group with companies spanning different industries around the globe. The rest, as they say, is history. Show less



Strategic Infrastructure Performance Institute

• Senior Advisor

  • 2020 - Present

  The Strategic Infrastructure Performance Institute is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit that focuses on long-term infrastructure thinking, particularly around (1) strategic projects, (2) technological innovation, and (3) financial innovation. Clients include governments, foundations, firms, and investment promotion agencies. The overall focus is on the digitization and electrification of infrastructure - driving good jobs, optimizing project benefits, and increasing economic productivity. The Strategic Infrastructure Performance Institute is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit that focuses on long-term infrastructure thinking, particularly around (1) strategic projects, (2) technological innovation, and (3) financial innovation. Clients include governments, foundations, firms, and investment promotion agencies. The overall focus is on the digitization and electrification of infrastructure - driving good jobs, optimizing project benefits, and increasing economic productivity.



Columbia Machine Brasil

• Director

  • 2018 - Present

  We manufacture equipment for every aspect of concrete products production. Our machines work as hard as you do to create valuable, profit-driven products year after year. It is how we have set the standard for over 80 years. We manufacture equipment for every aspect of concrete products production. Our machines work as hard as you do to create valuable, profit-driven products year after year. It is how we have set the standard for over 80 years.



Pickwick

• India
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • 2004 - Present

  Pickwick is proudly recognized as a family favourite snack for over 30 years! We continue to celebrate the joy of catering to kids and elders alike by bringing smiles to every meal … be it a quick breakfast booster, a fun surprise in the tiffin, 5pm hunger pangs or even those midnight munchies. Our journey began in 1984, with the manufacturing of gourmet wafer biscuits to meet the thriving Indian consumer demand for premium food products priced at affordable rates. Over the years we have strived to maintain the highest standards of food safety, transforming our brand into a market reference in quality. It is this very commitment towards excellence that has earned us the respect, admiration and trust of our channel partners, clients and loyal consumers. Today we stand tall at the forefront of India’s premium snack segment and pledge to continue our delicious journey with new products and flavours that tempt your senses. Show less



CG/LA Infrastructure

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Partner

  • Jun 1995 - Present

  Infrastructure is the internal framework for a country, allowing its economy and its citizens to be productive and healthy. CG/LA provides public and private sector organizations with services based on 25 years experience covering all infrastructure sectors in the developed and developing world. Our core services provided by CG/LA Infrastructure include the Infrastructure Leadership Forum Series, Advisory, Project Development, and Macroeconomic analysis based on proprietary tools. Together these services form a dynamic package allowing stakeholders and decision makers to properly identify key market opportunities and challenges. Show less



Lixo Verde

• Brazil
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Para a Lixo Verde®, os resíduos são uma imensa fonte de riqueza, uma matéria-prima com potencial de gerar renda, empregos, produtos sustentáveis e energia renovável. Tudo isso sem impactos ambientais e de acordo com as leis vigentes no país. Nossas usinas utilizam uma tecnologia de alta performance, a Pirólise de Fluxo Contínuo de Alto Desempenho®. Como uma mágica, pneus, lixos urbanos e biomassa (como podas de árvores e bagaço de cana-de-açúcar) se transformam em biogás, bióleo e pó de carbono. Todos são matérias-primas sustentáveis, reutilizáveis em diversas indústrias como combustíveis renováveis ou matéria-prima para fabricação de novos produtos. Show less



WRF of Brazil

• Board Member

  • 2019 - Present

  Mr. Hemnani is an investor in the firm, bringing with him unique experience of a broad range of Latin American, US, African and Asian markets and industries. Throughout his 26-year career, Mr. Hemnani has focussed on optimizing performance for companies, with a particular focus on Capital Goods, Commodities and Infrastructure across Latin America, Asia and West Africa. As an equity investor, and advisor, he works in all areas of the business value chain, focussed on building teams and growing businesses with a focus on companies with a positive environmental impact coupled with long term equity value creation. Mr. Hemnani has conducted extensive development and financing fieldwork and analysis in the capital goods and infrastructure markets, is widely published, and presents in several international conferences anually. Besides being a renowned advisor, Mr. Hemnani has started and sold two companies and sits on the Boards of four distinct companies in Brazil, focussed on E&C, Trading, Agriculture and Packaging. Mr. Hemnani also serves on the Board of an Industrial Conglomerate encompassing construction and food industries across Africa and Asia. Mr. Hemnani began his career in 1995 at an international trade company and then worked at two US Investment Banks and a botique Advisory firm, before moving back to Brazil in 2000. He is married to Malaika Daryanani Hemnani and has two children, Alma and Arya, both studying in Brazil. Mr. Hemnani is a Brazilian national with Indian roots and is a graduate of Babson College (summa cum laude) and is fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish and Hindi. Show less