Our People

Office Location: Netherlands

Nationality: Dutch

Year Started: 2016

Industries of Interest: Food and beverages, ag-tech, animal protein

Background:

• 15 years of experience in corporate finance and corporate banking across various Asian and European geographies
• Senior executive positions within Rabobank, Dutch multinational bank in food and agri financing
• $6.5bn aggregate transaction/investment track record in the Food and Agri space
• MSc in Economics from University of Amsterdam, including exchange at Keio University, Japan and UDE Montevideo, Uruguay 

Email: bb@terraproteinequity.com

Phone: +31 (0) 20 2389 469

Office Location: United Kingdom

Nationality: South African

Year Started: 2015

Industries of Interest: Sugar cane, broadacre cropping, coffee, horticulture, animal proteins

Background:

• Director/Owner of Agri-Culture-Africa Limited, agribusiness consultancy
• Advisor on CSR for agricultural projects and companies across Africa
• 10 years ag experience in South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania and Sierra Leone
• Former Cane Development Manager, Agricane Limited, $115m sugarcane project in Sierra Leone
• MBA from the University of Edinburgh 

Email: sm@terraproteinequity.com

Phone: +44 (0) 131 466 3673

Office Location: United Kingdom

Nationality: British

Year Started: 2015

Industries of Interest: Food and beverages

Background:

• Core member Scottish & Newcastle deal team when acquired by Heineken/Carlsberg for £10.5bn
• Non-Executive Director (and acting Chairman) of Admiral Taverns Ltd
• Chairman of Hire Space Website Limited, Chairman of Foundation Scotland
• MSc Oxford University and University of Edinburgh 

Email: info@terraproteinequity.com

Office Location: United States of America

Nationality: American

Year Started: 2014

Industries of Interest: Pork production, animal and vet science, genetics, bio-security

Background:

• Internationally acclaimed Doctor, researcher and publisher of Veterinary Medicine
• Founder/President of Carthage Group comprising Carthage Veterinary Service
• Professional Swine Management, LLC; Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions, LLC
• Senior advisor to agribusiness projects in Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Japan and China
• Extensive financing and project management experience with greenfield projects in pork
• $350m aggregate track record in the pork value chain in Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Japan and China 

Email: jc@terraproteinequity.com

Office Location: Australia

Nationality: Australian

Year Started: 2015

Industries of Interest: Animal proteins, wool and horticulture production

Background:

• 9 years Equity Capital Markets at ABN AMRO Morgans, Australia's largest full-service investment adviser
• 7 years operational experience in the livestock / live export and red meat industry
• Producer of sheep, cattle and goats in Queensland Australia
• $4.8bn in aggregate transactions in Agribusiness across equity and debt capital markets 

Email: hw@terraproteinequity.com

Phone: +61 (0) 427 587 150

Office Location: Netherlands

Nationality: Dutch

Year Started: 2017

Industries of Interest: Food retail, food and beverages, animal protein, ag-technology

Background:

• 9+ years of experience in corporate finance and corporate banking
• Associate Director Capital Structuring, Rabobank
• Relationship manager Rabobank Shanghai covering inbound food and agricultural clients
• MSc in Financial Management and Investment Analysis, Tilburg University
• BSc in Business/Managerial Economics, Tilburg University 

Email: mh@terraproteinequity.com

Phone: +31 (0) 20 2389 460

Office Location: Netherlands

Nationality: British

Year Started: 2017

Industries of Interest: High protein animal feeds, ag-technology

Background:

• Investment team member since 2017
• Spring Analyst at Investec Wealth & Investment
• BSc Hons in Mathematics (Accelerated Program), University of Edinburgh, UK
• CFA Institute, Level II Candidate 

Email: cm@terraproteinequity.com

Phone: +31 (0) 20 2389 461

Office Location: Australia

Nationality: American

Year Started: 2019

Industries of Interest: Ag-technology, sheep/wool & beef production

Background:

• 20 years experience in Funds Management Industry (Boston, New York, Sydney)
• Senior Relationship Manager Lazard Asset Management Pacific Co
• 5 years direct JV experience through international farm partnership
• Farm owner -- superfine merino wool, fat lambs and cattle (Armidale, Australia)
• Graduate Diploma Applied Finance
• BA International Relations, Tufts University
• BA Spanish, Tufts University

Email: dc@terraproteinequity.com

Phone: +61 (0) 408206876

Office Location: Netherlands

Nationality: American

Year Started: 2018

Industries of Interest: Large and small-ruminant dairy production, beef production, ag-tech

Background:

• MSc Management (CEMS) Candidate, University of Sydney, Australia
• BSc Animal Science, Cornell University, USA
• CFA Institute, Level I Candidate
• Previous work as Commercial Operations Analyst, 10k Angus/Wagyu operation in Australia
• Sheep dairy farming experience, 1,000 sheep/800 goats in New York, largest operation in the Northeast at the time (3 years)
• Past research experience with onion pathogens/pepper breeding and genetics at Cornell University (4 years)
• Countries worked in: New Zealand, Australia, USA

Email: ls@terraproteinequity.com

Phone: +31 (0) 20 2389 462

Office Location: United Kingdom

Nationality: British

Year Started: 2016

Industries of Interest: Poultry

Background:

• 1996 to 2002 - Main Board Director (Group Agricultural Director) of Rainbow Chicken Ltd in South Africa
• 2003 to 2006 - Managing Director of Grampian Food Group poultry business in the United Kingdom
• 2006 to 2010 - Founded Food Chain Partners Ltd a specialist consulting business focused on the international poultry industry
• 2010 to Present – Food Chain Enterprises Ltd providing consulting, recruitment and training to the poultry industry