Experience

BAYAKHA Infrastructure Partners

• South Africa
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Bayakha Infrastructure Partners is an authorised, 100% Black-owned and majority Black Women-owned specialist private markets fund manager licensed by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority as a Category II financial services provider (FSP number: 47414). The flagship fund, the Bayakha Economic Infrastructure Fund expects to make equity and empowerment financing/structured equity investments into eight to ten qualifying, brownfield and late-stage greenfield renewable energy and other economic infrastructure projects (such as water, transport and ICT) in South Africa, primarily, and to a lesser extent, select parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. I am responsible for leading the firm's operational strategy and support fundraising and investment activities.



Kani Development Solutions

• South Africa

• Founder

  • Oct 2015 - Present

  Kani is a capability and capacity building firm focused on promoting sustainable development solutions on the African continent. We are committed to promoting the effective participation of SMMEs in the South African economy by providing digital enterprise management and capability building tools that support SMMEs to be effective in their market place. Kani is a capability and capacity building firm focused on promoting sustainable development solutions on the African continent. We are committed to promoting the effective participation of SMMEs in the South African economy by providing digital enterprise management and capability building tools that support SMMEs to be effective in their market place.



Asani Group

• South Africa
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commercial Director

  • Oct 2017 - Nov 2020

  Asani Group is an industrial holdings group with interests in energy, manufacturing and mining and engineering services. Gained valuable insight in: • developing and implementing business strategies • identifying and managing business risk •clean energy project origination and development •fundraising Asani Group is an industrial holdings group with interests in energy, manufacturing and mining and engineering services. Gained valuable insight in: • developing and implementing business strategies • identifying and managing business risk •clean energy project origination and development •fundraising



E.ON

• Germany
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bid Strategist

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  Developing strategies for investments into renewable energy projects, specifically wind and solar PV. While working for E.ON, I gained experience in: • renewable energy project development • developing bidding strategies Developing strategies for investments into renewable energy projects, specifically wind and solar PV. While working for E.ON, I gained experience in: • renewable energy project development • developing bidding strategies



Norton Rose Fulbright

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate and Senior Associate

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2015

  Working in the firm's banking and finance department and gained experience in: • PPPs and project finance • acquisition finance • structured trade and commodity finance • preference share funding • general lending Working in the firm's banking and finance department and gained experience in: • PPPs and project finance • acquisition finance • structured trade and commodity finance • preference share funding • general lending



Citi

• Mexico
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• FX FICC E-Commerce Legal

  • Dec 2012 - Sep 2013

  I was seconded to the Citi GCO Markets Legal department and working with the FX FICC E-Commerce team, while at Citi I worked on: • structuring an exchange traded funds platform • provided legal support for FX and Prime Brokerage Desks I was seconded to the Citi GCO Markets Legal department and working with the FX FICC E-Commerce team, while at Citi I worked on: • structuring an exchange traded funds platform • provided legal support for FX and Prime Brokerage Desks



Werksmans Attorneys

• South Africa
• Law Practice
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Candidate Attorney and Associate

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

  Began my legal career in the commercial litigation department and banking and finance team Began my legal career in the commercial litigation department and banking and finance team