THE ALTERRA TEAM

The Alterra team consists of seasoned investment professionals with expertise across a range of industries backed by a wealth of cumulative PE experience. The Managing Directors have an average 18 years of private equity investment experience. Together, they have invested in 23 companies totaling more than $2 billion across the major regions of Africa and have developed an extensive understanding of the transactional and operating issues and opportunities on the Continent.

MANAGING DIRECTORS


Genevieve Sangudi


Managing Director | Johannesburg

Genevieve Sangudi is a Managing Director at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ms. Sangudi has over 18 years of private equity experience in Africa.

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Bryce Fort


Managing Director | Nairobi

Bryce Fort is a Managing Director at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Mr. Fort has more than 21 years  private equity experience in Africa.

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Eric Kump


Managing Director | London

Eric Kump is a Managing Director at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Kump has over 27 years of international private equity experience across a variety of sectors.

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Paul Maasdorp


Managing Director | Nairobi

Paul Maasdorp is a Managing Director at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Mr. Maasdorp has more than 15 years  private equity experience in Africa.

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Bruce Steen


Managing Director | Johannesburg

Bruce Steen is a Managing Director at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Steen has more than 17 years of international private equity experience across a variety of sectors.

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Renschke Volschenk


Managing Director | Johannesburg

Renschke Volschenk is a Managing Director at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ms. Volschenk has over 8 years of private equity experience in Africa.

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INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS

Johan Ferreira


Vice President | Nairobi

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Leah Coates


Vice President

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Ekerete Umoetok


Vice President | Johannesburg

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Rotondwa Nengovhela

Senior Associate | Johannesburg

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Makana Nyaoga

Associate | Nairobi

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Chris Allen

Associate | Johannesburg

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Dennis Thuo


Associate | Nairobi

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Munyaradzi Tshuma

Associate | Johannesburg

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Bill Allela


Associate | Nairobi

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Trent Carson


Associate

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GROUP FUNCTIONS

Pranuksha Surjoo


CFO | Johannesburg

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Alison Kieler


Head of ESG&I

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Jaap Scheepers


Fund Management Principal

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Sean Norris


ESG&I Senior Analyst

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Rotondwa
Nengovhela

Associate | Johannesburg

Rotondwa Nengovhela is an Associate at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to joining Alterra, Ms. Nengovhela was an Associate in the Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund based in Johannesburg. Ms. Nengovhela previously worked for five years at Standard Bank in the Mergers and Acquisitions team focused on various corporate transactions in Southern Africa. Ms. Nengovhela holds a Bachelor of Business Science in Accounting and Finance degree from University of Cape Town.

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Olu
Odeneye

Associate | Lagos

Olu Odeneye is an Associate at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Prior to joining Alterra, Mr. Odeneye was an Associate in the Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund based in Lagos. He previously worked as an Investment Banker at Barclays in London in the TMT and Industrials M&A teams. Mr. Odeneye holds a Masters in Electrical / Electronic Engineering from Loughborough University.

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Willem
Ross

Senior Associate | Johannesburg

Willem Ross is a Senior Associate at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to joining Alterra, Mr. Ross was a Senior Associate in the Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund based in Johannesburg. Mr. Ross previously worked as an Investment Banker for J.P. Morgan’s Africa team. Mr. Ross holds a BAccLLB from the University of Stellenbosch.

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Kevin
Boakye

Director | Johannesburg

Kevin Boakye is a Director at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Boakye has over 9 years of private equity experience working as a generalist across Africa and North America. Prior to joining Alterra, Mr. Boakye was a Vice President in the Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund based in Johannesburg and previously worked for three years as an Associate in Carlyle’s Corporate Mezzanine Fund based in New York. Mr. Boakye started his career as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Leveraged Finance Group at Lehman Brothers. Mr. Boakye holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Dartmouth College.

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Mohamed
Wann

Director | Johannesburg

Mohamed Wann is a Director at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mohamed has 11 years of corporate private equity experience across various industry sectors and countries. Prior to joining Alterra Mohamed was a Director with the Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund team, based in Johannesburg. Before joining The Carlyle Group, Mohamed worked for five years at Goldman Sachs in New York and London in the investment banking division and principal investments area. Mohamed holds a Bachelor’s degree from Baruch College, NY.

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Bruce
Steen

Partner | Johannesburg

Bruce Steen is a Partner at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Steen has more than 9 years of African private equity experience. Prior to joining Alterra, Mr. Steen was a Director in the Carlyle Sub Saharan African Fund which he joined from inception. Prior to Carlyle, Mr. Steen worked in the Private Equity team at 3i Group plc and was based in their London office. Mr. Steen received a Bachelor of Business Science from the University of Cape Town, is a Chartered Accountant as well as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.

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Eric
Kump

Partner | London

Eric Kump is a Partner at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Kump has over 25 years of international private equity experience across a variety of sectors. Prior to joining Alterra, Mr. Kump was a Carlyle Partner and head of the Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund.  He was previously a Managing Director of Carlyle European Partners and investment committee member.  Prior to Carlyle, he was a Managing Director and Head of the European Private Equity team of Dubai International Capital (DIC). Prior to that he was a Managing Director with Merrill Lynch Global Private equity (MLGPE) where he was a member of the global investment committee. Mr. Kump received his MBA from Harvard Business School and received a BA in Finance and Accounting from Pace University.

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Genevieve
Sangudi

Partner | Johannesburg

Genevieve Sangudi is a Partner at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ms. Sangudi has over 16 years of private equity experience in Africa. Prior to joining Alterra, Ms. Sangudi was Managing Director of the Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund which she joined from inception. Ms. Sangudi was previously a Partner and Managing Director with Emerging Capital Partners, where she established and managed the firm’s Nigeria operations and played a lead role in deal sourcing, execution and value creation, particularly for companies in the financial services, oil and gas and petrochemicals sectors. Ms. Sangudi also has significant experience in the fast-moving consumer goods sector, having started her career at Procter & Gamble, where she worked on market strategies for numerous global brands. Ms. Sangudi received an MBA from Columbia Business School, a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and a BA from Macalester College.

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Idris
Mohammed

Partner | Lagos

Idris Mohammed is a Partner at Alterra Capital Partners and is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Mr. Mohammed has more than 21 years of private equity experience spanning the United States and Africa across a variety of sectors. Prior to joining Alterra, Mr. Mohammed was Managing Director and Partner at Carlyle Sub-Saharan African Fund. Before joining Carlyle, he was at Africa-focused private equity firm DPI, which he joined as a Partner from inception. He was based in London and headed the Lagos office. He helped raise two funds at DPI and led a number of acquisitions across Africa, including in Botswana, Nigeria and Egypt. Mr Mohammed began his private equity career at Goldman Sachs in New York, where he was a member of the Special Situations Group and helped build the clean energy investing business. Mr. Mohammed received his BS in industrial engineering from Lehigh University and his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.