Austria
Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs: current position; SADC, Southern African Development Community: 02/2018; QG Investment Africa Management Ltd, Mauritius: 02/2016 - 01/2018; AfDB, African Development Bank, Tunis and Abidjan: 10/2011 - 11/2015; Development Bank of Austria: 02/2008 - 01/2011; VA TECH Finance (Siemens): 10/2002 - 01/2008; ALSTOM: 11/2000 - 09/2002; Unicredit: 05/1996 - 12/2000; I see my job as a vocation and I'm proud to have assisted developing countries as well as investors to have reached their targets, fight poverty and achieve sustainable development around the globe by making a small but decisive difference. Challenging projects ask for complex solutions and that's what I'm very happy to deliver. Professional experience at the level of a commercial bank, from industry companies as well as from the angle of a DFI as well as an IFI and finally a PE Fund in terms of project origination, project development and structuring of challenging transactions on a worldwide basis as well as Due Diligence, mainly in emerging economies, and particularly in infrastructure, energy and climate-related investments. Superior risk analysis and mitigation skills with proven ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems and ability to gain support of key stakeholders.
ADA is the implementing agency of the Austrian Development Cooperation. • Project & Program Management: Appraisal of project proposals, approval and disbursement procedure for ADA’s worldwide financing activities of energy transactions, in line with internal objectives and guidelines as well as Agenda 2030. • Advise: Provide technical input on various energy related topics, such as waste-to-energy, off-grids, solar water heater, clean cooking, migration/IDPs, smart cities etc. as well as nexus topics, e.g. energy and health or energy and transport (e-mobility) • International Cooperation: Streamlining energy activities with other donors and institutions such as EU, GFSE, REEEP, SEforALL, UNIDO, Worldbank. • Energy Centers: Coordination with UNIDO as to the worldwide 8 Centers for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RECs) as well as the Global Network for these centers (GN-SEC) – strategy papers, work programs, policies & guidelines. • Board: Representing ADA at the Technical & Steering Committee, Funders Council as well as Executive & Administrative Board meetings of the RECs, SEforALL, GFSE etc. • Budget Line: Managing ADA’s budget line for sustainable energy. • Reviews: contributions to and reviews of policy papers, reports to OECD/DAC, supervisory board, PR activities; elaboration of the work program ‘energy’.
Advising the Directorate General of Austria's Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs during Austria's Presidency of the Council of the EU. Assignment at the Department for Bilateral and Regional Planning and Programming - Strategies.
Energy Expert at SADC's Infrastructure Division, seconded by the Austrian Development Agency (for political reasons, this assigment had to be terminated after a few weeks).
QG Investments Africa Management (QGIAM), is a fast-growing Mauritius-based investment manager established in 2014. QGIAM manages seven Sub-Saharan Africa focused private equity funds that target direct investments in agriculture, timber, healthcare, hospitality, infrastructure, mining and structured equity. The private equity team invests in greenfield and brownfield projects in which they seek majority or minority shareholdings with the goal of creating long-term value for investors. In my capacity as Banking Relations Manager, I was in charge of debt finance of QGIAM's investments in all seven sectors.
• Origination: Identify new business opportunities with new and existing clients, review and assess project proposals across Africa, develop a deal pipeline • Project Structuring: Develop innovative financial structures for complex transactions • Due Diligence: Lead multidisciplinary teams to undertake financial, commercial, environmental, social, gender and developmental appraisal, as well as insurance, procurement and compliance/KYC & AML • Advisors: Define ToRs, bidding, hire and supervise external advisors • Credit Risk Analysis: Risk identification and evaluation, mitigation measures • Co-financing: Financing with co-lenders, joint appraisal missions • Negotiations: Draft, review and negotiate Term Sheet, finance and project documentation, coordination with external advisors, law firms, as well as government entities for PPP • Approval: Lead the process up to Board approval, including interface with legal, credit, treasury, safeguards, integrity, etc., Financial Closure • Results Based Logical Framework • Technical Assistance: Support project development phase, working with Trust Funds, enhance the sustainability and development outcome of projects • Climate Change and Clean Energy Funds: Mainstream climate adaptation into AfDB operations, design climate resilient investments, access to GEF, SE4All, CIF, SEFA etc., grants, blended finance, participation at climate conferences, CTF & SREP programs • Strategy and Planning: Contribution to and peer review of Bank strategies and policies • Fragile States: Specific focus on fragile and conflict affected markets, e.g. South Sudan, Guinea Bissau, cooperation with AfDB’s Fragile States Fund • Sub-national finance: Creation of a new AfDB finance product for municipal infrastructure investment finance for cities, focus on urban development, jointly with PPIAF and C40 • Water Sector: Focal point for the public sector water team and the African Water Facility • Relationship Management • Knowledge Dissemination