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REUEL ANDREWS, Director of Transport and Logistics - Africa Finance Corporation
Reuel Andrews

非洲金融公司(AFC)运输和物流董事

吕埃尔·安德鲁现任非洲金融公司运输和物流总监。他曾担任通用电气资本公司的副总裁以及惠誉国际公司的全球基础设施建设及项目总监。他也曾经是Cenpower Generation(CGC) 公司的一名董事会成员,Cenpower Generation是一家为了特殊目标建立的公司,其设立目的是在加纳阿克拉市附近的特马工业区建设Kpone独立发电厂(KIPP)。吕埃尔取得了密歇根大学的学士学位。

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Gagan Gupta
Gagan Gupta

昇非一体化产业园(ARISE IIP)、昇非基础设施服务公司(ARISE IS)和昇非港口与物流公司(ARISE P&L)创始人兼首席执行官

古普塔是昇非一体化工业平台(ARISE IIP)、昇非基础设施服务公司(ARISE IS)和昇非港口与物流公司(ARISE P&L)的联合创始人,这三家公司是昇非集团的直属子公司,公司负责在泛非洲地区建设工业生态系统及其基础设施并提供相应的物流方案。在完成农业综合企业大型项目后,古普塔于2010年启动了加蓬经济特区(GSEZ)建设项目,这是在加蓬开展的首个经济特区项目。继加蓬经济特区实现成功运营后,加甘还建设了一个价值20亿美元的基础设施平台,该平台将加蓬经济特区的生态系统模型应用到了整个非洲大陆,并在此基础上进行了扩展。作为一名经过培训的注册会计师,古普塔具备20多年的工作经验,他曾在利洁时公司、锐步公司和奥兰国际有限公司任职,其中奥兰国际公司是一家新加坡农业企业巨头,业务网络遍布全球60个国家。古普塔于2008年加入加蓬奥兰公司,担任加蓬区域经理一职。在2010年前,他先后晋升为中非集团运营总监和奥兰国际业务拓展总监。在任职期间,他所负责区域的业务增长速度加快,各行业员工总数达到16000人。在2021年非洲商业奖颁奖典礼上,古普塔因其在加蓬奥兰公司的贡献获得年度最佳投资者和创新奖提名,并被加蓬政府授予公民最高荣誉奖章。古普塔先生还是奥兰国际有限公司执行委员会的成员。Read full biography

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CARLOS LOPES
Carlos Lopes

开普敦大学和巴黎政治学院教授

Professor at the University of Cape Town and Sciences Po Paris and member of a dozen boards, Carlos has led several United Nations institutions, including the Economic Commission for Africa. He has been at the forefront of economic integration projects such the African Continental Free-Trade Area, the reform of the African Union or the establishment of new partnerships with the European Union.

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Marlene Ngoyi
Marlène Ngoyi Mvidia

FEDA 首席执行官

Marlène Ngoyi is the CEO of the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), a $1 billion investment platform and a subsidiary of Afreximbank, a leading African development finance institution with a balance sheet exceeding $35 billion. FEDA provides equity, quasi-equity, and debt capital to drive industrialization, intra-African trade, and value-added exports across sectors such as manufacturing, technology, healthcare, energy, financial services, agribusiness, and the creative industries. Under Ms. Ngoyi’s leadership, FEDA has become a leading platform for institutional investors seeking growth opportunities in Africa’s high-potential sectors. With innovative investment strategies, risk mitigation tools, and sustainable exit frameworks, FEDA aligns capital deployment with transformative growth, ensuring robust financial returns alongside ESG and impact-driven outcomes. Before joining FEDA, Ms. Ngoyi held prominent leadership roles in financial institutions across Africa including CEO roles at a pan-African investment bank , a commercial bank and a trade finance bank. Prior to that, she held senior investment roles in private equity. Ms. Ngoyi has extensive experience in private equity, impact investing, banking, and trade finance. Over her career, she has structured and closed multibillion-dollar deals across Africa, spanning capital markets, loan syndications, public-private partnerships, and private equity transactions. Ms. Ngoyi, hailing from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), began her career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch in New York. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.Sc. in Economics and Finance (magna cum laude) from Bentley University.

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SAMEH SHENOUDA, Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer - Africa Finance Corporation
Sameh Shenouda

非洲金融公司(AFC)执行董事兼首席投资官

Sameh Shenouda is an Executive Director and the Chief Investment Officer of the Africa Finance Corporation. He oversees the origination, execution, and the portfolio management of transactions across a wide range of sectors and products at AFC. With over 27 years of experience in infrastructure investments, project development and fundraising in international capital markets, Mr. Shenouda has a deep knowledge of African markets as well as the Power, Transport & Logistics and Oil & Gas sectors. Prior to joining AFC, Sameh was the Chief Executive Officer of Zarou, a developer, owner, investor, and operator of infrastructure projects in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, that is 100% owned by The Blackstone Group. He had previously spent 5 years as Head of Infrastructure for CDC Group Plc, the UK’s development finance institution, where he built the institution’s direct infrastructure equity business, investing more than US$2 billion in Africa and South Asia. He had also acquired earlier professional experience as the Natural Gas Industries Director for Orascom Construction Industries, and as Investment Principal at Actis. Sameh holds an MBA in Financial Management from the University of Exeter, UK and degrees from the American University in Cairo, Egypt in Development Studies and Economics. He is also a graduate of INSEAD’s International Executive Program.

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VENKATARAMANI SRIVATHSAN
Srivathsan Venkataramani

昇非一体化产业园(ARISE IIP)董事

Chartered Accountant, Srivathsan (Sri) started his career as a Finance Professional in India and later moved to General Management where he gained significant experience managing businesses in Africa. Sri ran the Africa and Middle East Business as CEO Africa & Middle East for Olam International, a USD40 Billion Singapore listed Agri-Business Company having operations in more than 60 countries. For three decades till 2023, he has help built USD20 Billion business for Olam in Africa and the Middle East. His contributions to African Agro sector have been recognized in many International Forums like UNDP and was conferred with the Prestigious “Business for Peace” award by the Oslo Business for Peace in 2010 for his pioneering work with small holder farmers in Nigeria. Currently, he serves as Director in Arise IIP and holds directorship positions in various subsidiaries of the Olam Group. He is also the Chairman for Africa Business group of Singapore Business Federation, Vice Chairman for Africa Southeast Asia Chamber of Commerce, Director in Singapore Cooperations Enterprise, Treasurer for UAE Singapore Business Council as well as Advisory Board member for Lagos Business School, Nigeria.

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Rama Yade
Rama Yade

大西洋理事会非洲中心主任

Rama Yade is director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center and senior fellow for the Europe Center. A seasoned political figure who has over a decade of experience working in French, European and international politics, she is also a teacher of African affairs at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco and, since 2017, at Sciences Po Paris. Prior to joining the Council, she was a consultant for the World Bank, advising the institution on education, youth, sports, human capital, and disability issues in Africa. She also has strong experience in the private sector as an editor in London, and as director for development at a French consulting firm in CSR. Rama Yade began her career as a parliamentary high civil servant in the French Senate, where she was a senior legal advisor for the Social Affairs Committee between 2000 and 2007. In 2006, Rama was appointed by the then French presidential party UMP as a national delegate for the Francophonie. At the age of thirty, she was appointed as the French deputy minister for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, making her the first woman of African descent to become a member of the French government. She was subsequently appointed to the position of deputy minister of sports. In this role, she led the campaign for all French sports federations to sign a charter against homophobia in sports and to get more involved in equal pay for female athletes. In 2010, Rama Yade was appointed as the ambassador of France to UNESCO. Ambassador Yade received a master’s degree in Political Science and Public Affairs from Sciences Po Paris.

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SAMAILA ZUBAIRU, CEO, AFC
Samaila Zubairu

非洲金融公司(AFC)首席执行官

Samaila Zubairu is AFC’s third President and CEO. With over 30 years of professional experience, his entrepreneurial leadership propelled the development and implementation of a new five-year corporate strategy for the development and financing of infrastructure projects, and the management of natural resources and industrial assets on the continent. Prior to his appointment at AFC, Mr. Zubairu was the CEO of Africapital Management Limited, where he established a joint venture with Old Mutual’s African Infrastructure Investment Managers, to develop the Nigerian Infrastructure Investment Fund for infrastructure private equity across West Africa. This appointment followed one as CFO for Dangote Cement Plc, where he launched Africa’s largest syndicated project finance facility for the Obajana Cement project. Prior to that, he was the Treasurer for the Dangote Group during its transformation from a trading company to an industrial conglomerate. Mr. Zubairu is an Eisenhower Fellow and the first African appointed to the Board of Trustees of the 67-year-old international leadership exchange programme. He also holds several Non-Executive Board positions. He holds a BSc in Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Nigeria (FCA).

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Mr. Suren
Suren Abeywickrema

尼日利亚国家总经理

Suren Abeywickrema is the Country Manager, Nigeria at Arise IIP. His seasoned, vast, and versatile portfolio encompasses 30+ years of Management experience, including 22 at Director and CEO levels, from the FMCG, Shipping, Construction, Manufacturing, Agriculture, and Retail industries, in Africa, South & East Asia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, and more. Suren’s professional footprint spans Maga Engineering (Pvt) Ltd., Brandix Group – Phoenix, MBf Carpenter Group, Al Ghurair Group, Capital Maharaja Group – Tuffline, and Reckitt Benckiser, to mention a few. In addition, he has held prestigious board positions at recognised companies such as McLarens Holdings, McShaw Automotive Ltd, and WR Carpenter (PNG) Group. Suren holds a Master of Business Administration degree in International Business, a Postgraduate degree in Marketing, and is a Chartered Management Accountant. He has been awarded the Fellow status of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), UK, and is also one of select Fellows of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing. Furthermore, he is a Chartered Marketer of CIM, UK.

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Gaurav Aggarwal Arise IIP
Gaurav Aggarwal

加蓬地区业务负责人

Gaurav Aggarwal is Profit center head of Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ). He holds 18 years of professional experience and in depth knowledge of leadership, execution and delivery. In his last role he was serving as CFO of GSEZ S.A where he was instrumental in managing over all profitability, capex decision, fund infusion, compliances and project financing. He started his journey in Gabon since 2018 as CFO of GSEZ airport for Brownfield and Greenfield airport project. Before joining Arise Group, he worked with India's top listed companies like Tata Sons, Bharti Airtel Ltd and GMR Airport Limited. He has worked on international assignment in Kenya and Philippines with his previous organizations. He is holding degree of chartered accountancy from ICAI and graduated from Delhi University. Married to Mrs. Renu Aggarwal (CFA and MBA finance) and father of 2 children.

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Amit Agrawal
Amit Agrawal

首席运营官

Amit Agrawal is the Arise IIP COO. Earlier he was associated with Olam Agri (OGA) as President & Regional Head, covering Ghana, Cameroun and many other countries in West Africa. A Mechanical Engineer and MBA by education from the premier colleges in India, Amit has done an Advanced Management Program from Oxford University and brings significant experience in Consumer marketing, Sales and Distribution and in leading the Agri Commodities businesses in Africa. He started his career in India and went through multiple stints in leading consumer facing companies in Sales and Marketing, and in his last assignment in India, he was Head of Marketing in Hawkins. Amit reached Nigeria in 1997 starting off his long Africa stint and spent his first 6 years between Nigeria and Ghana as Head of Business in the Consumer Durables industry, leading multiple brand franchises in the respective markets. The next 4 years he was heading a Logistics company as a CEO. Amit joined Olam in 2007 in Ghana as Country Head and was instrumental in formulating the Strategy and executing on the same, helping evolve the Ghana business of Olam into one of the significant countries for the Company, both in terms of bottom line and return parameters. Eventually, he took over a Regional Head role and led the high performing teams in delivering significant bottom lines and returns on investment.

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Arvind Arora
Arvind Arora

首席财务官

Arvind has been an integral part of the Arise Group, and currently serving as the Chief Treasury Officer (CTO). In this pivotal role, he oversees Treasury and Project Finance activities, with a focus on Fundraising, Working Capital Management, Investor Relations, Treasury Operations, and Forex Risk Management. At Arise, Arvind manages the financing of assets valued at USD 2.5+ billion, collaborating with over 20+ prominent Financial Institutions. With an impressive career spanning more than 22 years, Arvind has amassed a wealth of experience across the globe. Prior to joining Arise, he held senior positions in agro-commodity trading and financing across Africa and other emerging markets, working with prestigious organizations such as ETG and ICICI Bank. His expertise in sourcing and financing agro commodities in Africa is unparalleled. Arvind is a graduate in Engineering and holds an MBA from renowned international institutions. Additionally, he is a CFA and FRM charter holder, further attesting to his expertise and commitment to excellence in the financial sector.

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SHAILESH BAROT
Shailesh Barot

刚果(布)国家总经理

Shailesh Barot is the Country Manager of Arise Congo-Brazzaville. He comes with 24 years of working experience. He is a seasoned techno-commercial professional with overarching responsibilities encompassing Project lifecycle management; Project monitoring, development, budging, schedule, and control; Management of Special Economic Zone; Responsible for Profit and Loss; Export-Import, Supply Chain Management & Shipping/Logistics; Vendor Development, Procurement & Contract management; 24x7 Operation & maintenance issues; Government Liaising and follow up; ERP System Implementation; All Commercial operation of the company; and Conflict resolution and crises management.

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LETONDJI T. BEHETON
Letondji T. Beheton

贝宁国家总经理

Letondji Beheton currently serves as Deputy Managing Director of SIPI-BENIN SA (Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone). Prior to his appointment at SIPI-BENIN SA, he was the Director of Investment Promotion and Communication at APIEx between 2018 and 2021, as well as a Senior Advisor to the President of the Republic of Benin between 2017 and 2021. He was responsible for the promotion of the Republic of Benin as a business-friendly destination, and the attraction of investors to Benin. His portfolio at APIEx also included the promotion of Benin exports on international markets. He has contributed to bringing multinational corporations involved in the transformation of agricultural products to Benin. As a Senior Advisor to the President of the Republic of Benin, Letondji brought insights and his extensive experience in the corporate world and the US Government to policy crafting that made the Government of Benin more efficient in its mission. He advised the President of the Republic of Benin on a wide variety of topics ranging from agriculture, tourism, industry, healthcare to vocational and technical training. Prior to joining the Government of Benin, Letondji held senior positions with various institutions among which Bank of America, and the United States Department of Treasury. Letondji holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Maryland and a certificate from the Bank of America Executive leadership program, as well as several other certificates and distinctions for outstanding achievements throughout his professional career.

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ARNAB BOSE
Arnab Bose

卢旺达业务发展和项目经理

Arnab Bose is a highly accomplished professional serving as the Managing Director for Rwanda since 2022. In his current role, he spearheads the sustainable construction, operation, and development of the Special Economic Zone while also overseeing the business development of various value chains for Arise IIP in Rwanda. Hailing from India, Arnab holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and has a strong finance background from MIT Sloan. Throughout the past decade, Arnab has been an integral part of Arise, contributing significantly to the development of infrastructure projects, such as industrial zones and rural electrification in Gabon. He has also played a vital role in the business expansion efforts of Arise across multiple countries in Africa. Arnab's deep expertise lies in project feasibility, origin development, and financing. He leverages his extensive knowledge to provide valuable guidance to governments and development finance institutions on sustainable development and the structuring and execution of public-private partnerships (PPPs). With his broad skill set and wealth of experience, Arnab Bose continues to drive impactful and sustainable development initiatives in Rwanda and beyond.

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ROSELYNE CHAMBRIER CHALOBAH, Country Manager, Côte d’Ivoire - Arise IIP
Roselyne Chambrier CHALOBAH

昇非一体化产业园(ARISE IIP)首席执行官兼非洲事务顾问

Roselyne Chambrier is presently the advisor to AIIP CEO. She is also the Country Head for Arise in Côte d’Ivoire since September 2018. In 2020, following the reorganization of Arise, she has become Chairwoman and CEO of Arise Ivoire. Roselyne joined Olam in Gabon in 2012. In 2016, she was appointed as Business Development head and led the business strategy, brand awareness and growth of the platform by vetting new partnerships and licensing opportunities in Africa. In 2017, Roselyne was instrumental in identifying the opportunity of San Pedro’s port development plans for ARISE, enabling the company to secure its first infrastructure deal outside Gabon, a €131 million 35-year concession through the joint venture TIPSP. She was appointed Managing Director of TIPSP in 2018, thus supervising the ongoing construction phase planned for delivery in 2021. She capitalized on her strong momentum to sign in 2020 a concession agreement with Côte d’Ivoire for the development of industrial economic zones in 3 locations (Abidjan, Ferkessedougou and San Pedro). Roselyne graduated from the ESCP Europe Grande Ecole program with a Master’s in International Management. She originally started her career as an investment banker, and has previously served at global companies including HSBC, Capgemini or BGFIBank group. In her previous roles at Olam in Gabon she started as risk and financial analyst, before becoming head of communications.

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Romain Deniel
Romain Deniel

刚果(金)国家总经理

Nikhil Gandhi
Nikhil Gandhi

全球战略合作和市场营销负责人

Nikhil Gandhi is the Global Head of Strategic Partnerships, Marketing & Sales for Arise IIP businesses, leading the charge in establishing strategic alliances, partnerships, and joint ventures with global investors across our SEZs. With a global team spread across China, Vietnam, India, France, UAE, Nigeria, Tanzania, and various SEZ marketing offices in Africa, Nikhil ensures the successful implementation of these initiatives. Prior to joining Arise, Nikhil held esteemed leadership positions including CEO of TikTok India, Middle East & Africa, Global COO of MX Player & Times Group, and VP of Walt Disney. With a focus on consumer tech businesses, digital marketing, brand management, and business development, Nikhil brings a wealth of expertise to his role. He is a proud alumnus of The Wharton School, where he obtained a Master's degree in Business Management with a specialization in data analytics.

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Mnnish Gupta, Arise IIP - Cluster Director IV (Togo, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Senegal)
Munish Gupta

多哥、科特迪瓦、塞拉利昂、加纳、塞内加尔区域董事

Munish Gupta is is the Cluster Director IV, based out of Ghana. Munish comes with 27 years of rich experience including strategy formulation, financial planning, trading, profit center management and executing corporate strategy. Munish has on-the-ground Africa experience, which includes working in Francophone Africa. He established new business operations successfully in Togo / Mali / Niger / Burkina from scratch and developed the Rice Trading business from nascent stages to a substantial business in West Africa. A Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant by education, he chooses to pivot into business roles when he joined Olam. He started his career with Indian Oil Corporation in India in finance and his last stint has been with Olam where he worked for more than 16 years in various capacities i.e. in-country management to trading roles.

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Pawan Jain
Pawan Jain

昇非集团首席人力资源官

Pawan Jain is a Vice President and the current Head of Human Resources for the West Africa Region at Olam International, a company he joined in 2017 as HR Director for Olam Gabon. Pawan has an extensive track record in creating business value through organizational and talent-based strategies. He has extensive experience in working in diverse, complex, and global environments. Prior to joining Olam, Pawan was the Human Resources Business Leader at Cairn India Ltd, between 2011 and 2017. Pawan had joined Cairn India Ltd after having worked for 7 years as Senior Manager in Human Resources for Jubilant Life Sciences Ldt, where he started his career in 2004. Pawan holds an Executive Masters in Coaching and Consulting for Change run jointly by the Saïd Business School (University of Oxford), and HEC Paris, a degree he obtained in 2021. Prior to that, Pawan had graduated from the Xavier Institute of Social Service in 2004.

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VINODANAND JHA
Vinodanand Jha

昇非集团首席信息官

Vinodanand Jha is Senior Vice President of Information Technology and Administration at Olam, as well as Chief Information & Technology Officer at ARISE. He is primarily responsible of the implementation of digitalization and automation strategies at ARISE IIP, ARISE IS and ARISE P&L. Vinodanand has accumulated over 21 years of professional experience in leading and driving technological change across three continents (Asia, Europe, and Africa). He has intervened across a large variety of sectors, including banking, capital markets, steel, power, agriculture, large scale sustainable forestry operation, and on infrastructure verticals comprising integrated Special Economy Zones, ports, logistical operations, airports, road development, among others. This extensive experience has allowed Vinodanand to take part in the growth story of Arise from its foundation, and across the three verticals by which it operates. Vinodanand holds a master’s degree in Computers and Mathematics from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) and has completed various management courses form Ivy League Business Schools, namely Harvard and Yale. Having worked for Olam and Arise for 9 years in Africa, Vinodanand is currently based out of Dubai. He is happily married and loves running, music, gardening and exploring the world.

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Gopal Jha
Gopal Jha

内部审计与合规主管

Gopal is a seasoned finance and internal audit leader with over 20 years of experience. A qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary, Gopal currently serves as the Chief Audit Executive at Arise Group. In this role, he has been pivotal in establishing the internal audit function, aligning organizational objectives with key stakeholders, and strengthening governance frameworks to improve regulatory compliance and operational efficiency. Before assuming his current role, Gopal held critical positions within Arise Group, including Finance Controller for Gabon, where he was responsible for managing FP&A, budgeting, and consolidation across various entities such as airports, ports, and SEZ operations. Additionally, he led the finance setup in Benin and new origins and contributed to corporate finance by overseeing consolidation and statutory audits for all Arise entities. Gopal holds certifications in Internal Audit and Business Responsibility & Sustainability Reporting from ICAI. He also brings valuable finance expertise from his previous roles at Tata Group and Reliance Capital.

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Vireshwar Joshi
Vireshwar Joshi

纺织业务首席运营官

TUSHAR KHAIRNAR. Arise IIP PCH – Togo
Tushar Khairnar

多哥地区业务负责人

Mahendra Kumar Vaidh
Mahendra Kumar Vaidh

食用油、动物饲料、大米业务主管

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Patrick Lawson

物流业务总监

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Daniele Mboussou

PICP副总经

Atreyee
Atreyee Mitra

项目规划与设计专员兼印度国家总经理

Atreyee Mitra leads the Design & Project Feasibility Team in Arise IIP and is the Country Manager for Arise in India. She has spent the last 17 years in the field of project development & infrastructure design for industrial zones, SEZ and mixed-use developments across Africa & Asia. Prior to joining Arise, Atreyee worked with Louis Berger Consulting, Egis India and Voyants as the Head of the Urban Planning & Development departments, extensively involved in the design, planning and implementation of multi-sectoral SEZs, residential and commercial area developments as well as city level interventions as part of the Smart City mission in India. Atreyee is an Architect-Planner by profession and holds Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Environmental Planning degrees from the School of Planning & Architecture (SPA), Delhi, the premier design institute of India.

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Rahul Mittal
Rahul Mittal

区域集群总经理

Tejhash Modh, ARISE IIP
Tejhash Modh

腰果业务主管

Tejhash R Modh is the Business Head of Cashew at Arise IIP. He is responsible for developing and implementing business plans and budgets. He is also responsible for building required teams for factory operations, sales, marketing, and distribution to achieve Arise IIP’s desired business goals for Cashew Nut business. Tejhash is having 23 years of experience in technology, operations, project management, trade, and sales & distribution of Agri commodities with a specialized knowledge base of Raw Cashew Nut and Cashew Kernel. He is a seasoned executive for various Cashew processing facilities’ greenfield projects.

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Ashwini Mudgal

木材业务主管

KRISTINE NGIRIYE Advisor (Africa) – AIIP CEO
Kristine Ngiriye

昇非一体化产业园(ARISE IIP)首席执行官兼非洲事务顾问

Kristine is a serial entrepreneur, an impact investor and an advisor to influential leaders across Africa. She's the founder multiple companies like ENTREPRENARIUM", a not-for-profit organization that mobilizes philanthropic capital to provide business support and seed funding to African women entrepreneurs and KN&Partners, a boutique consulting firm that offers tailor-made services to selected clients in the political and business spheres. Prior to these Kristine has worked on various advisory and project management assignments throughout Africa with organizations like Performance Group & Hill & Knowlton. Kristine has completed her General Management Program from Harvard and been nominated among the Top100 Most Influential Women in Africa (Forbes Afrique 2020) and the Top100 Who Transform Africa (Financial Afrik 2019).

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AMANDINE OGOUEBANDJA
Amandine Ogouebandja

昇非一体化产业园(ARISE IIP)助理副总裁

Amandine Ogouebandja is the Deputy General Manager of the Arise Group in Gabon who is responsible to support corporate affairs, liaison and government interface. She manages relations with the Gabonese government to ensure that the group's new projects become a reality. Additionally, she plays a leading role in flagship projects such as the birth and development of the ZES, the Seed program, the commissioning of Ports, the construction of a Hydrocarbons depot and the Dry Port (ICD). Previously, Amandine was associated as DGA for SAG, a fundamental project of the Gabonese State whose goal is to build the Transgabonaise, an 828 km long road linking Libreville to Franceville. Graduated with a Masters degree in Business Administration, Finance major in 2009 from Nova Southeastern University, she began her career in Gabon as an Advisor to the Ministry of Economy, Business, Tourism and Industry for two years. With her keen knowledge of business, Amandine has worked for the group for more than 12 years, holding the positions of Deputy General Manager SAG, Head of Marketing & Sales / Project Manager at Olam, then at GSEZ as Head of Corporate Affairs. Recently, she actively participated in the project of the construction of solar panels, SOLEN. In 2011, Amandine received the Award for "Best employee of the year worldwide Olam", as well as that of "Positivity Award". In 2022 she also received the ‘Happy Chapie award’ because she embodies joy and positivity around her. Married and living in Libreville, she is the founder of the NGO "Forgotten Angels", which brings comfort to orphans.

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GEORGES OLAKA, Chief Finance Officer - Arise IIP & Arise IS
George Olaka

ARISE IIP 和ARISE IS首席财务官

George Olaka is Chief Financial Officer of Arise IIP and Arise IS, alongside being a Non-Executive Director at MainOne. Until November 2020, George served Africa Finance Corporation’s (AFC) Head of Portfolio Management, where he was responsible for managing AFC’s investment portfolio and providing on-going monitoring, evaluation, and reports to AFC’s senior management on investee companies. Prior to this, George served as Business Performance & Product Controller at AFC, where his responsibilities included full financial management of AFC Equity. There, he achieved the setup of a product control unit within the Financial Control Department to oversee Treasury activities and coordinate Treasury and Investment Divisions valuations. George has over 15 years of product control management experience. George has also worked at the Emirates National Bank of Dubai and Standard Chartered Bank. George is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Accounting from Kenyatta University (Nairobi), an MSC in Economic Policy from the University of London, and an MBA (Global MBA) from the Manchester Business School.

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Jacky Riviere
Jacky Riviere

乍得和卢旺达区域集群总经理

Jacky Riviere is Senior Vice President at Olam Agri and is Country Director in Chad. He has worked with Olam for 8 years, including 6 years in Chad. Jacky has a strong management background, with senior experience in Africa in industrial sectors such as timber, cotton and textiles. He has excellent strategic appreciation and long-term vision, with the ability to develop and implement sophisticated plans that explicitly support the needs of the business. Autonomous and independent, Jacky sets objectives and targets and leads by example, with a collaborative approach and with his personal qualities he engages, motivates and encourages others through change.

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ALAIN SARAKA, Chief Strategy Officer - ARISE IIP & IS
Alain SARAKA

ARISE IIP & IS首席战略官

Alain Saraka is an expert Investment and Project Development professional with more than 15 years of combined experience in Audit, Commercial and Investment Banking, Private Equity, and Infrastructure Project Finance. Alain has accumulated sizeable international experience in these industries, especially in Côte d’Ivoire, France, Nigeria, and Gabon. Throughout his career, he has also supervised projects in Switzerland and North America. Since 2014, Alain has been holding various Vice-Presidency and Executive roles in the Infrastructure Development industry, focusing on the management of ports and logistic operations, but also of economic and industrial zones. Alain currently sits on several Boards of Directors. He is a Board of Director on the HKB toll road (Côte d’Ivoire) and holds the Chairmanship on the Board of Directors of Aéroport de Libreville (Gabon) since 2020. Alain is a native French speaker and is fluent in English. He studied in France where he graduated in Economics & Capital Markets from the University of Lille and obtained a Master’s in Financial Analysis from Reims Management School.

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IGOR SIMARD
Igor Simard

加蓬国家总经理及机场业务主管

JASVEER SINGH
Jasveer Singh

贝宁和尼日利亚区域集群总经理

Jasveer Singh is the Cluster Director for the Benin and Nigeria offices of ARISE IIP. He is a development expert specializing in economic diversification and job generation through industrialization. He has a deep knowledge of the development of large-scale industrial ecosystems and is credited with conceptualizing and implementing multiple large-scale Industrial Zones, special economic zones, Free Trade Zones, Logistics Hubs, Investment Corridors, Growth Poles, and Regional Hubs in Asia, Africa and the Middle East over his 25 years of professional life. He strongly believes in incorporating Circularity and Sustainability principles into the development strategy from inception and making them the USP of industrial zones and the industries. He has been attached with ARISE since its inception.

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BHAVIN VYAS
Bhavin VYAS

昇非集团首席 ESG 官

Bhavin Vyas is the Chief ESG Officer of Environmental and Social Governance (ESG), in charge of ensuring the sustainability of company operations and the creation of shared value for all stakeholders whilst protecting ARISE’S environment and ecosystem services, across the three ARISE verticals. With professional expertise in developing industrial economic zones, and managing the subsequent construction projects, Bhavin’s experience spans various types of industrial sectors, such as roads, airports, agribusiness activities, oil and gas, mining, ports, and hydropower. Bhavin has worked in more than 25 countries across Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa. 20 years of professional experience have provided Bhavin with a detailed understanding of environmental and social risks and a knowledge of the positive benefits private investment can generate. Bhavin’s ESG experience covers ESIAs, the preparation and implementation of SEPs, Resettlement Action Plans, Social Investment, Human Rights IA, and Social Due Diligence. Bhavin has excellent working knowledge of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Policies, IFC Performance Standards, EBRD’s Performance Requirements and AfDB’s Performance Requirements. Prior to joining ARISE, Bhavin worked for AECOM, URS, ERM, Mott McDonald in United Kingdom in Environment & Social development, Environment and Social safeguard auditing, disaster management, urban planning, poverty reduction, urban development, resettlement planning, community development, participatory planning, livelihood studies and migration.

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Amiya Verma
Amiya Verma

昇非集团首席采购官

Amiya Verma is the Chief Procurement & Contracts Officer for Arise IIP, directly reporting to the CEO. His main objective is to establish and oversee a Central Procurement function for the company. Amiya is responsible for strategic negotiations, supplier portfolio analysis, qualification and consolidation, as well as implementing top-notch procurement systems and controls. With 30 years of experience in global and domestic sourcing, SCM operations, and sub-contracting, Amiya has worked with renowned companies like L&T, Holcim, Asian Paints, and Case New Holland. He is known for his innovative thinking and has led various global and regional projects, developing and implementing SCM strategies to reduce procurement costs and ensure compliance. Previously, Amiya headed procurement and supply chain for the Bullet train Project at L&T and held positions in SCM for Buildings and Factories Vertical and Central Procurement in L&T for over 7 years. He has been involved in prestigious EPC projects such as the Statue of Unity, MTHL, Mumbai Coastal Road, and Motera Stadium. Before L&T, he worked as Sr. Vice President- Operational Procurement and Regional Category Manager at Lafarge-Holcim, with expertise in sourcing and contracting strategies both domestically and globally. Amiya is a strong advocate of value engineering and has extensive knowledge of worldwide purchasing systems and sustainable procurement programs. His additional responsibilities include risk mitigation, demand forecasting, inventory management, budgeting, and mentoring his global procurement team. Amiya holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, a Grad Dip in Materials Management, and an MBA.

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LAETITIA YUINANG
Laetitia Yuinang

昇非集团总法律顾问

Laetitia Yuinang is a highly experienced legal professional with almost 20 years of experience in the private and public sectors. She holds a degree in business law from Aix-en-Provence and has had a stellar career trajectory. Laetitia started her career at Deloitte before moving on to work in the oil sector with Total and Addax (a subsidiary of Sinopec group). After eight years as legal head for Olam in Gabon, she took on the role of special legal advisor to the President of Gabon at the Gabonese Presidency. Laetitia recently joined Arise IIP Dubai Office, where she heads a department of 25 legal and paralegal experts. Her team is responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating PPP/concessions/framework agreements, providing legal support in project finance transactions, and drafting and reviewing vendor contracts. They also manage pre-litigation and litigation matters and engage external legal counsel when necessary. With her wealth of experience and legal expertise, Laetitia is a true leader, mentor, and trailblazer in the legal profession.

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