People & careers

Meet our team

The Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund is managed by a seasoned team of investment professionals with over 160 years of combined experience, including over 100 years of experience in the infrastructure and investment sectors.

People & careers

Meet our team

The Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund is managed by a seasoned team of investment professionals with over 160 years of combined experience, including over 100 years of experience in the infrastructure and investment sectors.

Our global team is essential to our approach

Building on individual team members’ networks across the continent, the investment team’s aim is to work collaboratively to leverage the investment team’s combined relationships, plus the expected scope that exists to leverage the broader relationships that Africa50 Group has developed with African public and private sector players. This should provide the Fund with competitive advantages where deal origination, financing, investment execution and portfolio management, and exit strategy are concerned.

Over US$4.3 billion in aggregate raised through funds and coinvestment vehicles.
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Over 75 closed investments in aggregate.
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Building on individual team members’ networks across the continent, the investment team’s aim is to work collaboratively to leverage the investment team’s combined relationships, plus the expected scope that exists to leverage the broader relationships that Africa50 Group has developed with African public and private sector players. This should provide the Fund with competitive advantages where deal origination, financing, investment execution and portfolio management, and exit strategy are concerned.

Sergio Pimenta

CEO

Opuiyo OFORIOKUMA

Senior Partner

Rudolph BELLA

Senior Investment Director 

Jay KATATUMBA

Senior Investment Director

Marina JOHNSON

Senior ESG Manager

Lucie REVERT

Legal Counsel

Mahmoud BENNANI

Associate Investment Director

Chloé BOMBOLE

Investment Associate

Noura Bouibinid

Executive Assistant

A Strategic Team with a Competitive Edge

The Fund’s investment team is comprised of investment professionals with complementary skills and experience in :

  • Deal structuring across multiple sectors
  • Pan-African and international value creation
  • Operational management of infrastructure assets
  • Integration of environmental, social, and governance principles
  • Governance and executive roles on infrastructure company boards

The Fund’s ability to leverage Africa50 Group’s established relationships and public‑private partnerships provides a competitive advantage in areas of deal origination, due diligence, portfolio management, investment execution, and exit strategy.

Sergio Pimenta

CEO

Opuiyo OFORIOKUMA

Senior Partner 

Rudolph BELLA

Senior Investment Director 

Jay KATATUMBA

Senior Investment Director

Marina JOHNSON

Senior ESG Manager

Lucie REVERT

Legal Counsel

Mahmoud BENNANI

Associate Investment Director

Chloé BOMBOLE

Investment Associate

Noura Bouibinid

Executive Assistant

A Strategic Team with a Competitive Edge

The Fund’s investment team is comprised of investment professionals with complementary skills and experience in :

  • Deal structuring across multiple sectors
  • Pan-African and international value creation
  • Operational management of infrastructure assets
  • Integration of environmental, social, and governance principles
  • Governance and executive roles on infrastructure company boards

The Fund’s ability to leverage Africa50 Group’s established relationships and public‑private partnerships provides a competitive advantage in areas of deal origination, due diligence, portfolio management, investment execution, and exit strategy.