Experience

NextSource Materials Inc.

• Canada
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President: Sustainability

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Canadian mine development company developing its 100% owned Molo Graphite Project in southern Madagascar. In parallel to its mine development, the company is accelerating building out plans for a Battery Anode Facility to produce value-added anode material for established lithium-ion battery EV customers. Canadian mine development company developing its 100% owned Molo Graphite Project in southern Madagascar. In parallel to its mine development, the company is accelerating building out plans for a Battery Anode Facility to produce value-added anode material for established lithium-ion battery EV customers.



Earth Active Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director: ESG DD and Reporting

  • Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

• ESG & DD Specialist

  • Apr 2021 - Nov 2022



Fish4All (formerly Samaki Tamu) Group

• Director, Shareholder

  • 2011 - Jan 2023

  Co-founder/ Director, Fish farming businesses in Rwanda current farming 900 t.p.a tilapia for central African fresh food market. Two expansions since establishment. Co-founder/ Director, Fish farming businesses in Rwanda current farming 900 t.p.a tilapia for central African fresh food market. Two expansions since establishment.



EBSAdvisory

• United States
• Investment Banking

• Regional Director Europe & UK

  • Dec 2019 - Mar 2021

  EBS Advisory (Pty) Ltd is a leading environmental social and governance (ESG) adviser to financial institutions and PE managers . With offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi, Lagos, and London EBS has, since its inception in 1999, performed over 700 studies for more than 120 clients in 34 emerging market countries, spanning four continents. This experience has established EBS as a trusted ESG partner to over 70 private equity fund managers, pension funds, asset managers, banks, hedge funds and impact investors operating in the oil and gas, agricultural, heavy industrial and mining sectors .



Cultura Fresh (Pty) Ltd

• Director, Shareholder

  • Nov 2015 - Dec 2020

  Water-efficient, hydroponics-based vegetable production for supply of specialist and mass salad products to the 4 of the 5 major national South African retailers as well as Namibian and Angolan customers. Since commencing operations 2015 the venture has gone through 4 expansion phases, more than doubling its original capacity on the back of strong customer demand. 2021 conversion to solar as primary power source. www.culturafresh.co.za Water-efficient, hydroponics-based vegetable production for supply of specialist and mass salad products to the 4 of the 5 major national South African retailers as well as Namibian and Angolan customers. Since commencing operations 2015 the venture has gone through 4 expansion phases, more than doubling its original capacity on the back of strong customer demand. 2021 conversion to solar as primary power source. www.culturafresh.co.za



Reichardt & Reichardt

• Belgium

• Managing Partner

  • 2003 - 2020

  sustainability consultancy serving clients in the financial and resources sectors in sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia and Europe, mainly in the due dilligence, small business incubation and implementation, Equator Principle audits and Assurance. Also conducted commissioned research on resources sector sustainability risks and the compilation of annual reports/ sustainability reports for listed companies (JSE/ LSE/ NYSE). more target generation and ESG analysis for Belgian-, Swiss- and South African-based private equity clients.



EUNIFI

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investment & Due Diligence Manager

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2018

  EUNIFI provides a technical assistance, pre-diligence and blended finance solution service to overcome the structural constraints on project proponents operating in renewable energy, agriculture and small-scale infrastructure sectors in African and developing markets. EUNIFI speeds project delivery with cloud-driven technical and financial planning tools that reduce project risks for investors while generating standardized detailed business plans in a short, defined time period for project proponents. It provides investors with a uniform method to measure technology, construction costs and financial diligence over the project cycle. EUNIFI offers access to a wide knowledge base of data and case studies as well as partners with market reporting specialists to deliver accurate real-time information in support of project diligence and financial completion. .



Environmental Business Solutions (EBS)

• Senior Principal Consultant

  • Aug 2013 - Mar 2017

  Senior Principal Consultant in sustainability, environment and business incubation of specialised environmental & social consultancy tasked with overseeing the mining , due diligence, business incubation aspects of work for the resources and private equity sector. Acting as client representative for mining projects to ensure not only environmental best practice but the development of business projects that address CSR (or community development) needs while supporting the project bottom line in a manner that enhances reputation and value over the long-term. Also development of ESG pre-screening tools and sustainability indicators for various private equity clients.



MSAGeoservices

• Principal Environmental Consultant (part-time)

  • 2011 - Aug 2016

  Principal Environmental consultant in Environmental Department of large GeoServices Consultancy, tasked with capacity-buidling, handling due dilligence, sustainability aspects of feasibility studies as well as auditing. Over 20 due diligence assignments performed of which 6 were accompanied until completion of either the Pre-feasibility Study (PFS) or Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS). Principal Environmental consultant in Environmental Department of large GeoServices Consultancy, tasked with capacity-buidling, handling due dilligence, sustainability aspects of feasibility studies as well as auditing. Over 20 due diligence assignments performed of which 6 were accompanied until completion of either the Pre-feasibility Study (PFS) or Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS).



PE International now Thinkstep

• Managing Director, Sustainability South Africa (part-time)

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2013

  subsidiary of global climate change consultancy speciliasing in CCF and LCA software and value add services in the field of energy efficiency, sustainable resource usage, and supply chain sustainability management. subsidiary of global climate change consultancy speciliasing in CCF and LCA software and value add services in the field of energy efficiency, sustainable resource usage, and supply chain sustainability management.



SR & I Ltd.

• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director & Shareholder

  • 2003 - 2005

  Owner-founder of SR & I which was the data provider for the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index launched at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 2004. This was the first SRI Index in an emerging market. Responsible for questionnaire development and evaluation. Owner-founder of SR & I which was the data provider for the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index launched at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 2004. This was the first SRI Index in an emerging market. Responsible for questionnaire development and evaluation.



AngloGoldAshanti

• Tanzania
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Environmental Manager

  • 1996 - 2002

  Global responsibility inter alia for • Technical support to the operations for policy implementation, including the establishment of environmental management systems, audit programmes. Management of corporate Environmental Team• Stakeholder interaction and communication on an international level, primarily in Africa, and Europe, representing the Group at ICMM, South African Chamber of Mines and other organised business bodies, as well as on South African Government working groups, • Environmental aspects of due diligence and mergers and acquisitions projects,• Co-ordination of input for sustainability sections of the Annual Report and other listing-related disclosure documents (e.g. 20-F for the New York Stock Exchange).• Trustee of the Anglo Gold Fund and Anglo Gold Educational Trust Fund (company Corporate Social Responsibility foundations). • Project Manager: GoldFields Ornamental Fish Farms (Pty) Limited, a project to establish a goldfish and koi farm in the infrastructure of a redundant gold metallurgical plant. Venture operated 1998-2001 but had to wound up due to loss of key skills to competitors.