Founders and partners

Doug McCabe

• Managing Partner, Co-Founder
• Leads firm’s corporate finance practice, and all work in telecoms and real estate industries
• Senior Associate at McKinsey & Company, San Francisco & Seattle
• Extensive experience in telecoms, real estate, oil & gas, and FMCG across Africa
• MA in Literature from Queen’s University, Canada; PhD from University of Cambridge

Peter Mombaur

• Co-Founder , non-executive Director, and Senior Adviser to the firm in telecoms and financial services
• Partner in E. Oppenheimer’& Sons Africa Private Equity business, and previously Senior Manager at McKinsey & Company,
  Johannesburg
• MSc in Mechanical Engineering from University of Aachen, Germany
• Honors degree in Law University of Hagen and Economics degree from University of Bayreuth

Omid Kassiri

• Senior Partner
• Leads firm’s management consulting practice
• Senior Manager at McKinsey & Company, Johannesburg
• Extensive experience in telecoms, financial services, logistics and oil & gas across Africa
• Advisor to the Joint China Clean Technology Forum
• Double MSc in Technology & Policy and Civil & Environmental Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Consultants

Kirby Shimko
Engagement Manager

• Case Team Leader at Bain and Company
• 14 years of experience in sales, marketing and operations
• Multiple African clients in telecommunications and tourism in South Africa, Nigeria and Middle East
• Masters of Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management
• Masters in engineering with Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering

Joris deBoer
Associate

• Junior Associate at McKinsey & Company in Johannesburg and Amsterdam
• Intern at Shell, JPMorgan, and Procter & Gamble
• MBA from INSEAD in Singapore with an exchange semester at The Wharton School in Philadelphia
• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands

Tomas Juppa
Associate

• Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group
• Managing Director of Fincom One
• Freelance consultant with Lexagongroup and Partners in Performance
• Master degree from the University of Economics Prague
• CEMS at Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen

Chidozie Ukaoha
Associate

• Consultant with Accenture LLP
• Market assessment and M&A with IBM Corporation
• Investment professional with Transforma Acquisition Group
• MBA from Stanford Business School
• BEng in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union

Olufemi Adalemo

Associate

• Head of design and assurance at Emperion West Africa
• 14 years of experience in telecommunications and information technology
• 5 years of experience in distribution chain optimization
• Certified PRINCE2 project management practitioner
• Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering from University of Lagos

Jonathan Millard

Analyst

• Consultant with CPCS Transcom
• 5 years of experience in consulting with 3 years in transport and urban development
• Bachelor’s of Public Affairs and Policy Management from Carleton University in Ottawa

Eva Kamau
Analyst

• Operations Analyst, Goldman Sachs London
• Intern at Emerging Markets Group London, Kenya Airways Nairobi, CNN London
• Freelance researcher  CWC Associates, London
• Masters degree from Middlesex University London
• Bachelors degree Mount Holyoke College, USA

Our People