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OUR TEAM
We are a group of senior executives with a wealth of business and management experience from grassroots to boardroom.
GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
Our globally-experienced, sector-specific, business executives advise and coach individual enterprises on strategy, ESG standards and fundraising, as well as on how to create jobs, empower women and develop youth skills.
Our advisers have records of success in their sectors and have delivered many hundreds of projects in low income countries and emerging economies globally.
CHARLOTTE
SALFORD
Founder of Growthcap, Charlotte has contributed to responsible economic and social development in emerging markets for more than 25 years, working in the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Commission, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), United Nations and Sarasin & Partners.
JEFF MUNROE
Jeff is a director at Growthcap Impact Advisory and Strategic Advisor at Darwin Alternatives in London.
INGRID ORSTADIUS
Ingrid commercialises innovation and enables business through technology.
GIOVANNELLA D’ANDREA
Giovannella is an Italian senior lawyer with over 30 years’ experience in EU and international regulatory and transactional work.
LUCY VIGNE
Lucy advises and supports various wildlife conservation boards, task forces and working groups. She works with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission’s African Elephant Specialist Group, African Rhino Specialist Group and Asian Rhino Specialist Group.
DR YENE
ASSEGID
After nearly 20 years working with a diverse group of clients, Dr. Yene Assegid still brings the same passion and enthusiasm she had when she first entered the field of training and coaching. Yene has dedicated herself to supporting others as they realize their full potential in both their private and professional lives.
ALEX
PORTER
Alex is a highly effective Senior Adviser and Project Manager with more than 25 years of senior management and board experience in the ICT and energy sectors. His recent specialities are with renewable energy, sustainable energy, out-sourcing, near-sourcing, scaling, capacity building, vertical market acquisition, change management, and strategic planning.
DUNCAN
NAUGHTEN
Duncan is a fully qualified Chartered Accountant with long experience in the management, financing, and financial direction of manufacturing, trading, and service industries.
TATIANA DE LIEDEKERKE
Tatiana is an adviser with a strong interest in green finance, sustainability, and female empowerment.
EMMA
HOOPER
Emma Hooper is an adviser specialising in communications and policy. Emma is particularly enthusiastic about assisting women entrepreneurs to play an increasingly important role in economic and social development.
TONI
OKI
Toni has a passion for economics, policy and entrepreneurship across Africa. He has worked with government, large corporations and small businesses in Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Sénégal, as well as helping to develop a social impact business incubator in Tanzania.
BRIDGET
CHUKWUMAH
Bridget Chukwumah is a results-focused executive with over 20 years’ experience in Sales and Project Management, working and living in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and the UK.
MAX
LOVATELLI
Max has a strong interest in biodiversity conservation, sustainable entrepreneurship, and socioeconomic development. He was born in Kenya and grew up with a passion for wildlife which led him to be involved in different projects on the ground.
VITTORIA CUTURI
Vittoria is part of the Growthcap team, where she contributes across communications, client relationship management, business development, and research.
ANA
ENDELADZE
Ana, as a sustainability adviser at Snam, plays an active role in driving energy transition. Her work focuses on the development of sustainable energy solutions and social initiatives that support the EU’s decarbonization goals.
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