Our Team

Our Thesis: the convergence of demand, supply and financing for rural development

We have gathered a professionally and culturally diverse team to fulfill our vision of building sustainable businesses to address development goals

Experience investing in African rural real assets

Team with significant knowledge of Indian Ocean Africa having lived and or worked in target geographies. Majority of members have worked together in different capacities for many years.

Experience supporting the development of rural African communities

Developed smallholder contract farming businesses in Zimbabwe and Tanzania with over 1,000 farmers growing maize and soybean. Supported the design of UKAid’s £30mn Agriculture Impact Investing Equity Fund in Mozambique.

Established team working together for years

Team with significant knowledge of Indian Ocean Africa having lived and or worked in target geographies. Majority of members have worked together in different capacities for many years.

Over 75 collective years of finance experience including 25 years investing in and developing rural African communities

Executives

Guy Lafferty

Chairman

CIO and Partner at ThirdWay Partners
Over 40 years of global asset management and investment banking experience
Led one of the largest agribusiness operators in Africa outside South Africa
Founded a London-based multi-billion Dollar Family Office

Lauren Pereira

CEOx

Over 10 years of private-sector impact experience in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on the agribusiness sector.
Master’s in International Affairs from Sciences Po Paris and B.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University (magna cum laude).
Native English and Spanish speaker, fluent in Portuguese and French

Gary Grose

Farm General Manager

More than 30 years of experience managing agricultural projects in Africa, including countries such as Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, and South Africa.
Part of the famed “10 ton club” of Zimbabwean maize farmers

Sidonio Novela

Finance and Admin

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Over 15 years of finance and accounting experience in Mozambique-based multinationals.
Previously finance director at Global Edge, and on the finance teams at Schlumberger and CdM.
Bachelor’s in Economics from Universidade Politecnica and Master’s candidate in International Accounting and Finance at the University of Liverpool.

Consultants

Gonçalo Neves-Correia

Partner & CEO of ThirdWay Partners

Board Observer of ThirdWay Africa Rural Development Corporation
Over 15 years experience in corporate finance, capital markets and consulting
Former Executive Director at JP Morgan in London, Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co, and Analyst at Goldman Sachs

Alejandro Tawil

Partner & Chairman of ThirdWay Partners

Board Observer ofThirdWay AfricaRural DevelopmentCorporation
30 years of experience in the global financial markets
Chairman of Machangulo S.A., a residential & tourism development in Southern Mozambique
Founder, President and CEO of The ConfidasGroup, a multi family office based in New York

Graham Bos

Associate Director, ThirdWay Partners

Background in corporate finance advisory, in particular debt restructuring, capital raising and M&A processes
M.A. in Economics from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Native English and Portuguese speaker

Arsenio Lampiao

Legal Counsel, ThirdWay Partners

Over 10 years of experience in Corporate Law, Corporate Litigation, Corporate Finance and Foreign Investments
Member of the Mozambican Bar and the Massachusetts State Bar Association as a foreign trained counsel

L.L.M from Harvard Law School, L.L.M from University of Oregon and L.L.B from Eduardo Mondlane University.
Native Portuguese speaker. Fluent in English and Spanish