Ravi Dhanani

My role at PIDG/InfraCo Africa is as a Senior Asset Manager. With over 15 years of financial leadership experience across the financial services and infrastructure development industry, I have consistently driven strategic growth, improved financial performance, and strengthened operational efficiency for complex organisations.

In my most recent role as Senior Asset Manager, I site on Boards of various companies which resulted in better governance and better shareholder/investor relations increase in EBITDA, successful fundraising, cost reductions. My approach combines disciplined financial oversight with a deep understanding of business strategy, risk management, and stakeholder alignment.

Senior Asset Manager: September 2016 - now

 A Board member of the operating portfolio companies (in Uganda, Zambia, Democratic Republic of

Congo and Malawi)

 Providing the leadership needed to deliver on the company’s strategic and financial objectives and

performance targets, with a focus on business operations, planning and people management.

 Monitoring economic conditions and current investments, including regular interaction with

investment partners (involving travel to project sites).

 Present portfolio management and investment recommendations to the Board/Investment

Committees, including refinancing, exit strategies and portfolio valuation.

 Led on a successful exit of a portfolio company, starting from negotiations, due diligence, legal and

tax advice on exits and satisfaction of conditions precedent.

 Interaction with finance/legal team on portfolio evaluation, risks, performance reporting and

monitoring of portfolio budgets versus actuals.

 Led on successful completion and implementation of projects ranging from energy to agri-

infrastructure.

 Led on a successful mediation between shareholders on a project in Uganda to enable the project

to continue operations undisrupted. Led the negotiations of the debt restructuring to enable a project to enable phase II of the project

to deliver on its targets.

 Led on successful completion on a few liquidations and administrations process in various

jurisdictions.

 Established a new subsidiary and office in Kenya, substantially increasing local internal capability

for project delivery.

Finance Manager and Finance Director: August 2013 – September 2016

 Provide the business the following services that include financial reporting, cash flow forecasting

and day-to-day finance activities.

 Led the management of developer service contracts with timely analysis of information to project

staff.

 Led the management the company’s annual audit, VAT and tax aspects of the business.

 Led a VAT recovery from HMRC

 Led the negotiations of the debt restructuring to enable a project to complete construction and

commence operations.

 Assist the Executive Director in managing the company’s operational portfolio of assets.

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) - 2008

Oshwal High School (Nairobi, Kenya) - 1998

A Level - Maths (A), Physics (B), Economics (B)

University of Nottingham - 1999 - 2002

BEng Manufacturing Engineering with Management