Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
My professional life is all about Finance and Impact. I am convinced that financial markets have the power to make a big difference. The most valueable resource to drive change is the creativity, passion and courage of the people I work with. I feel inspired by people who follow their convictions and are able to create an environment of respect, trust and purpose. When I grow up, I want to be like them. I love music. I am not a good singer, but god created hip-hop. Humor is my path to happiness. I don’t know what I would do without Monty Python.
Equity and Funds, Africa - KfW‘s Focal Point for Equity Investments in Africa; - Responsible for a team of eleven Portfolio Managers and one Portfolio Analyst; - Overseeing a portfolio of roughly EUR 1.5 billion in Africa, among which KfW’s memberships in ATIDI and BOAD. Most of the investments are on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany. Thematic focus: Energy & Infrastructure, Venture Capital, Small and Medium Enterprises and Agriculture.
Sustainable Finance and Energy, Latin America and the Caribbean - KfW’s Focal Point for Financial Institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean; - Responsible for a multicultural team of 11 project managers, engineers and analysts in Germany and Latin America; - Overseeing a portfolio of approx. EUR 3.5 billion, mostly green/sustainable use-of-proceed loans to regional or national development banks (e.g. CAF, CABEI, BNDES, Bancomext, COFIDE etc.); - Coordination of bank due diligence / bank risk analysis, loan origination, reporting and monitoring of early warning signs of bank clients in LAC; - Co-Coordination of KfW Task Force for “Green Bonds in Emerging Markets”
Urban Development and Mobility, South Asia (Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka) - Responsible for Investment Projects in climate-resilient infrastructure (mostly roads, bridges, embankments, urban drainage etc. over a total approx. EUR 250 million) with public authorities and corporates; -Preparation and negotiation of one of the first projects worldwide financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) of the United Nations to set up a Climate Change Competence Centre at the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) of Bangladesh; - Co-financings with Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Investment Bank (EIB) and Agence Française de Developpement (AFD).
LAGreen is the first Green Bond Investment Fund exclusively dedicated to Latin America. It was established by KfW in 2019 with seed capital from the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union. It is managed by Finance in Motion (FiM) and Santander Asset Management (SAM). It has a target volume of EUR 500 million. It is complemented by a Technical Assistance Facility to support ambition, quality and transparency of issuances. The Fund is an AIF, regulated by the CSSF.
Advisor to the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as Board Member of two Trustfunds at the World Bank (Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and Forest Investment Program (FIP)). - Preparation of Board Meetings; - Political negotiation of Board decisions; - Technical inputs (e.g. Carbon Accounting, Common Approach on Environmental and Social Risks);
Advisor to the Federal Brazilian Ministry of the Environment on Environmental Finance in the Amazon Protected Areas Program (ARPA). - Support of Development of Carbon Impact Methodology of the Brazilian Federal Plan to Combat Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon; - Training of staff of the Brazilian National Park Service (ICMBio) in Project Management.