CDC’s Board
Meet the team
Abbey Martin
Executive Assistant, CIO Team and Catalyst Strategies Team.
Abhinav Sinha
Director & Head of Manufacturing
Admir Imami
Director, Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance
Afshin Ghassmi
Investment Manager, Food & Agriculture
Aga Medygral
Team PA to Admir Imami and Trade & Supply Chain Finance team
Ahmed El Markabi
Investment Manager, Infrastructure Equity
Alex Goodenough
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Catalyst Funds)
Andrei Xydas
Investment Manager, Consumer Businesses
Andy Wallace
Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Equity
Anjulee Chicooree
Investment Associate, Corporate Debt
Anthony Kimani
Investment Associate, Equity - Infrastructure
Arun Korati
Director - Infrastructure
Ashish Ahluwalia
Director, Consumer Businesses and Food & Agriculture
Baptiste Charzat
Investment Associate, Financial Institutions (Debt team)
Belinda Amoah
Investment Executive, Financial Institutions (Debt team)
Belinda Hurwitz
Sector Strategist - Manufacturing team
Benson Adenuga
Head of Office & Coverage Director, Nigeria
Binni Kofi Adu
Investment Associate, Construction and Real Estate team
Borja Fernandez
Investment Executive, Financial Institutions (Debt team)
Bradley Smith
Investment Director
Carlotta Saporito
Portfolio Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Cecile Calmet
Investment Associate, Corporate Debt team
Chantal Smith
PA and Project Co-ordinator
Charles Groom
Portfolio Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Africa Funds)
Chirantan Patnaik
Investment Manager, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Asia Funds)
Chloe Collins
Team PA, Equity - Manufacturing
Chris Chijiutomi
Director and Head of Infrastructure Equity
Christopher Eaton
Investment Associate, Trade and Supply Chain Finance (Debt team)
Claudia Mussi
Executive Assistant to Stephen Priestley and Clarisa De Franco
Craig Gifford
Portfolio Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Asia Funds)
Dahlia Farahat
Investment Associate, Food & Agriculture
Dalia Aga-Shaw
Portfolio Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Dania Siddiqui
Investment Manager, Corporate Debt team
Danni Cao
Investment Associate, Equity - Construction and Real Estate
David Banson
Investment Executive, Trade and Supply Chain Finance (Debt team)
Deborah Mekbib Kifle
Associate, The Africa List
Delphine Marchi
Sector Strategist - Infrastructure
Denise Dyce
EA and Team Co-ordinator to Equity Investments
Di Fu
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Diana Kolar
Investment Executive, Debt - Trade & Supply Chain Finance
Dina Elkamel
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Dinesh Meel
Investment Director, Equity - Construction & Real Estate
Ed Coe
Business Manager, Debt - Management
Ed Normanton
Investment Manager, Food & Agriculture
Elizabeth Tirone
Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Emma Crawford
PA to Iain Macaulay & the Project Finance team
Enika Jorgoni
Investment Manager, Financial Institutions
Fadi Bassir
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Francisca Morgado
Investment Executive, Project Finance
Freddie Tucker
Investment Manager, Trade and Supply Chain Finance
Gaurav Malhotra
Director - Financial Institutions
Geoffrey Manley
Director and Head of Energy Access and Efficiency team
Georges Vuong
Investment Manager, Construction and Real Estate team
Gozie Chigbue
Portfolio Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Habib Yousuf
Country Director, Pakistan
Hanan Rekiouak
PA to Financial Institutions - Debt team
Harriet Muema
EA to MD of Africa and Office Manager, Africa Coverage
Hayley Fenton
Investment Associate, Infrastructure - Energy Access & Efficiency
Himanshu Sharma
Investment Executive, Infrastructure Equity
Iain Macaulay
Director and Head of Project Finance
Ihsane Rihane
Investment Manager, Infrastructure Equity
Ilaria Benucci
Director & Head of Construction and Real Estate
Iñaki Garcia
Investment Associate, Financial Institutions (Debt team)
Inna Stiagliuk
Team PA, Industrial Businesses
Jaitra Jani
Senior Counsel, South Asia
Jan Malan
Investment Director, Project Finance (Debt team)
Jean Habay
Director & Head of Food & Agriculture
Jean-André Dja Gbarssin
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Jeremy Cleaver
Head of Johannesburg Office & Portfolio Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Africa)
Jo Fry
Investment Director & Head of Intermediated Credit, FCP - Management
Joe Barron
Investment Associate, Funds and Capital Partnerships
John Owers
Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Africa Funds)
Jonathan Barrow
Analyst, The Africa List
Jordan Barnes
Investment Executive, Infrastructure Equity
Josh Bell
Investment Executive, Financial Institutions
Julien Lajoie-Deschamps
Investment Manager, Consumer Businesses
Jumai Mohammed
Investment Executive, Financial Institutions (Debt team)
Justin Pavry
Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Debt & Project Finance
Juvaria Aumeerally
Investment Manager, Manufacturing team
Kallie Halai
Team PA
Kate Hallam
Investment Director, Financial Institutions
Keegan Ziady
Investment Executive, FCP - Capital Partnerships
Kunal Hindocha
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Africa Funds)
Leanna Gibbons
PA to Corporate Debt team
Lilian Bergman
Investment Manager, Financial Institutions (Debt team)
Linda Hanley
Executive Assistant to Alagappan Murugappan and Team Co-ordinator, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Lisandro Cardinali
Investment Executive, Financial Institutions
Louis Douville de Franssu
Executive, Investment Management and Analytics
Louise Hastie
PA to Infrastructure Equity team
Lucia Gonzalez Rodriguez-Sahagun
Investment Executive, Equity - Manufacturing
Maia Schuh
Investment Director, Project Finance
Maina Sahi
Sector Strategist - Health and Education
Marco Polidori
Investment Associate, Financial Institutions
Margaret Rodriguez
Team PA, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Marie Gerbier
Investment Executive, Corporate Debt team
Marina Roussou
Executive Assistant to CIO's office
Marion Morris
Executive Assistant to Investment Committee
Mathieu Poirier
Investment Associate, Infrastructure Equity
Mathilde Girard
Investment Executive, Energy Access and Efficiency team
Mauricio De Jong Oliveira
Associate, The Africa List
Max Woolfson
Investment Executive, Equity
Maximilian Biswanger
Investment Manager, Financial Institutions
May Thu Khine
Investment Associate, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Megha Okhai
Investment Associate, Consumer Businesses
Merle Radow
Investment Associate, Financial Institutions
Michael Coombs
Investment Executive
Michael Dreyer
Investment Director, Infrastructure Equity
Michelle Ashworth
Director, Venture Funds - FCP
Mohamadou Ka
Investment Associate, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Monika Kausinyte
Team PA, FCP - Africa Funds
Myrsini Fotiou
EA to Managing Director of Africa Funds, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Naina Jaisinghani
Executive Assistant to Head of South Asia
Ndaba Mpofu
Director, Head of Financial Institutions, Debt
Nicolas Pitiot
Investment Director, Project Finance
Nikhil Balaraman
Director, Consumer and TMT
Nikhil Chulani
Investment Manager, Corporate Debt team
Nikisha Moise
Investment Committee Secretary
Noorin Mawani
Investment Manager, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Catalyst Funds)
Parth Shah
Investment Executive, Project Finance
Parul Hariharan
Manager, Financial Institutions
Philippe Trembovelski
Investment Associate, Construction and Real Estate team
Piyush Jhawar
Portfolio Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Asia Funds)
Prachi Deedwania
Investment Manager, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Asia Funds)
Priya Sinha
Investment Associate, Infra - Project Finance
Rachana Ramchand
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Catalyst Funds)
Rahul Shah
Director - Debt, South Asia
Rajesh Hemnani
Investment Manager, Infrastructure Equity
Ramona Handa
Investment Executive, Infrastructure Equity team
Randa Sherif
Investment Associate, FCP - Impact Fund
Reem Daoud
Investment Manager, Consumer Businesses
Reema Gani
Associate, South Asia
Rehan Rashid
Country Director, Bangladesh
Rhiya Pau
Investment Associate, Consumer Businesses team
Richard Charlton
Investment Director, Infrastructure Equity
Richard Odumosu
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Richard Palmer
Director and Head of Corporate Debt
Rob Jordan
Investment Manager, Consumer Businesses
Robert Comba
Content and Communications, The Africa List
Rohit Subramanian
Investment Executive, Financial Institutions
Roman Frenkel
Director, Food and Agriculture team
Ross Strike
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Ruchin Gupta
Investment Executive, Debt - Trade & Supply Chain Finance
Ryan Wagner
Portfolio Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Asia Funds)
Saad Ul Islam
Investment Manager, Infrastructure Equity
Sagrika Gogia
Investment Associate, Financial Institutions
Sahil Gandhi
Investment Manager, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Catalyst Funds)
Sakar Mawandia
Manager, Manufacturing, Construction and Real Estate
Sam Warren
Investment Executive, Corporate Debt team
Sami Khan
Sector Strategist - Food and Agriculture
Sara Cheche
Investment Manager, Manufacturing team
Sarah Mathies
Investment Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Catalyst Funds)
Saurabh Tiwari
Sector Strategist - Construction and Real Estate team
Sebigilwe Ooke
Investment Associate, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Seema Dhanani
Head of Office & Coverage Director, Kenya
Setor Lassey
Portfolio Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships
Shaun Githuku
Investment Manager, Infrastructure Equity
Shelley Larsen
Team PA, FCP - Africa Funds
Shilpa Bhan
Manager, South Asia
Sina Ataherian
Investment Executive, Food & Agriculture
Sonal Premjee
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Africa Funds)
Stan Amijee
Investment Manager, Food & Agriculture
Susan Kim
Investment Associate, Equity Manufacturing
Tabitha Mitchell
Team PA, FCP - Catalyst Funds
Taeya Abdel Majeed
Manager, The Africa List
Tarek Cheaib
Associate, Energy Access and Efficiency team
Tarosh Sewpersad
Investment Executive, Project Finance
Taylor Ruan
Manager, Investment Management and Analytics
Temitope Afolayan
Investment Director, Corporate Debt
Thomas Girod
Investment Director, Debt - Financial Institutions
Tiago Almeida
Investment Manager, Project Finance
Tidiane Doucoure
Investment Associate, Project Finance
Tom Brutton
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Catalyst Funds)
Una Kiernan
Executive Assistant
Vaishnavi Suryanarayanan
Executive, Consumer Businesses
Vanessa Carvalho
Investment Executive, Food & Agriculture
Wandile Mamba
Investment Manager, Project Finance
Wasim Tahir
Sector Strategist - Financial Institutions
Will Buchan
Investment Executive, Funds and Capital Partnerships (Africa Funds)
Yacine Yacoubi
Investment Executive, Manufacturing team
Yiannis Eftychiou
Investment Executive, Consumer Businesses team
Zahra Khan
Investment Executive, Catalyst Strategies
Zakaria Daflaoui
Investment Associate, Equity - Manufacturing
Zofia Nowak
Executive Assistant and Team Co-ordinator