Our Team

Johan Hattingh founded ARCH, the asset advisory firm, in 2018. Prior to ARCH, Johan had retired from Ashmore where he served as CEO of Ashmore Turkey and Ashmore Saudi Arabia. Johan has a wealth of experience in international finance markets, working as a senior executive and serving on numerous boards of regulated companies. Johan is an executive member of the Board of Directors.

Murat Erden joined as Chair of the Board when ARCH was founded in 2018. He has an extensive background in banking, investments, emerging technologies and telecommunications and served as Group CFO of NYSE-listed Turkcell and Oslo Bors-listed ice group.

Johan is a non-executive director for ARCH and is currently the Co-CEO of African Rainbow Capital. Johan started his career at Investec Asset Management and also held the role of CEO of Sanlam Investment Management.

Marlene is a non-executive director for ARCH and is currently the general counsel for African Rainbow Capital. Before being called to the Johannesburg Bar, Marlene worked in investment banking and featured in roles with Merrill Lynch, UBS, Nedbank and Absa Capital

Mike Pritchard joined ARCH in May 2018 and is responsible for all aspects of finance, tax and fund administration. Before joining ARCH, Mike spent twelve years as Head of Finance at BC Partners, a Pan-European private equity firm. Mike is an executive member of the Board of Directors.

Amanda van Dyke joined ARCH in 2020 and is responsible for developing the Sustainable Commodities strategy. Amanda has over 20 years’ experience in the commodities market and most recently managed a UCITS Gold and Precious Metals fund. She has also published significant research on governance in the global mining sector.

Zahid Ahmed Hassan joined ARCH in 2019 and is responsible for business development and investment execution of ARCH’s renewable power investment strategy across the continent, including general oversight of African-based project development staff. Zahid has over 15 years of experience in Africa across multiple sectors, having worked previously at BioTherm Energy, aloeCap, and Deloitte.

William (Bill) Barry joined ARCH in 2018 and is responsible for development and execution of ARCH’s Africa renewable power investment strategy. Bill has over 20 years of experience in emerging market power project development and finance, having worked previously in senior roles at eleQtra, ContourGlobal, Merrill Lynch and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (now the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation).

Massoud Janekeh joined ARCH in 2020 and is based in London. He is responsible for oversight of all matters relating to risk and valuation within ARCH. Prior to joining ARCH, Massoud was Head of Corporate and Structured Finance and Head of Capital Markets at Bank of London and the Middle East.

Melanie Mann joined ARCH as Head of ESG in 2021. Melanie has over 18 years experience as an ESG/Sustainability consultant working with financial institutions, advising them on their strategic approaches to ESG risk and opportunity management as well as transaction and portfolio management. Through this, Melanie has in depth working knowledge of the various E&S standards of DFIs, and best practice knowledge of developing and implementing effective ESMS in private equity funds.

Noreht Viljoen joined ARCH in 2018 and is based in London. She is responsible for oversight of all HR functions across ARCH. Noreht has over a decade of experience constructing, implementing and managing international human resources infrastructure and operations.

Blondelle Yearwood joined ARCH in 2019 is based in London. She is responsible for oversight and reporting on all compliance matters across ARCH. Blondelle has over 16 years’ compliance experience and prior to joining ARCH was with Fleming Family & Partners.

Mariam Akanbi joined ARCH in 2019 as Senior Counsel and is responsible for all aspects of ARCH’s legal functions across the business, including advisory themes. Mariam has extensive experience in representing fund managers investing in emerging markets across Asia and Africa on fund formation, investor negotiations, and fund operation matters and was a senior associate at Goodwin Procter (UK) LLP.

Mahib Cisse joined ARCH in 2021 and is responsible for the implementation of ARCH’s renewable power investment strategy in both West and Central Africa, through notably the origination and the execution of ARCH operations in the said regions. Mahib has over 30 years of experience in Africa and has previously worked with the national power company in Cote d'Ivoire as well as two International Finance institutions (IFC, African Development Bank (AfDB). Such experience covered several industries and particularly the power sector in its structuring, financing and regulation aspects.

Zama Dadan joined ARCH in 2021 and is responsible for investment evaluation and deal execution. Zama has over 10 years’ experience in both Metals & Mining finance and process engineering. Prior to joining ARCH, she successfully executed more than 20 Metals & Mining deals across various commodities in Sub-Saharan Africa and North America.

Cameron Dowling joined ARCH in 2022 and is responsible for managing the Sustainable Commodities portfolio. Cameron has over ten years of mining focused finance and investment experience in both corporate roles and private equity. Prior to joining ARCH, Cameron participated in the identification, investment into and management of private equity transactions in a wide variety of commodities globally.

Suki joined ARCH in 2022 as an investment director and is responsible for providing investment and operational support to the East Africa Cold Chain Solutions strategy. She has over 13 years of experience in deal sourcing, investment evaluation and portfolio management focused on both equity and debt in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining ARCH, Suki worked at Nabo Capital Ltd, an entrepreneurial fund management company in Kenya.

Azhar Rifai joined ARCH in 2018 and is based in Nairobi. He is responsible for identifying strategic assets and project management of the construction and management of cold storage facilities. Azhar has over 15 years’ experience of the telecoms, media and technology industry and has a strong working knowledge of operations, special projects and restructuring.

Jahira Hamid joined ARCH in 2019 and is based in London. She is responsible for tax and financial reporting at ARCH. Before joining ARCH, Jahira was Finance and Operations Manager at Islandbridge Capital Limited.

Matt Lister joined ARCH in 2022 and is based in London. He is responsible for investor relations across ARCH’s advisory themes. Prior to joining ARCH, Matt worked at Coller Capital as part of the Investment Monitoring team and most recently, in the Investor Relations and Fundraising team at Livingbridge, a UK mid-market private equity firm.

Edwin Chui joined ARCH in May 2022 as an Investment Manager. He is responsible for origination, appraisal, due diligence, structuring and investment execution of ARCH’s renewable power investment strategy. Edwin has 8 years of experience in Africa across multiple sectors, having previously worked at Nuru, a utility scale metro-grids developer in the DRC and at Dyer and Blair Investment Bank in Nairobi-Kenya.

Alex Azpitarte joined ARCH in 2021 as an Associate and is based in London. Alex has spent seven years in the engineering industry before reading for his MBA at London Business School. He has spent those years developing and managing power generation projects across the USA, China and Mexico.

Feven Tesfaye joined ARCH in 2020 as a Senior Analyst and is based in Nairobi. She is responsible for providing analytical research and support. Before Feven joined ARCH, she was Senior Analyst with the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency.

Di Song joined ARCH in 2022 as Interim Paralegal and is responsible to assist the General Counsel with legal and administrative support. Di has experience with a wide range of legal matters and administration.

Oliver Graham joined ARCH in 2022 and is based in London. He is responsible for fund accounting. Before joining ARCH, Oliver was a Finance Associate at Infracapital.

Bob joined ARCH in 2022 as a Senior Analyst and is responsible for providing investment support to ARCH’s Africa Renewable Power Fund. He has over 4 years work experience in providing financial modelling, M&A and capital raising services across Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining ARCH, Bob worked for Horizon Africa Capital, a boutique corporate finance advisory firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has also previously held roles at InVhestia Africa Limited and KPMG.

Charlie joined ARCH in 2022 as Analyst for the Sustainable Resources Strategy to support investment evaluation and deal execution. Charlie is an exploration and mining geologist who started his career in 2013 as a Junior geologist in Turkey. Since then, he has worked on a range of projects across Europe, East Africa, Australia, and Chile before moving into finance as an analyst for a mining focused, boutique stockbrokers.

Patrick Omwange joined ARCH in 2021 as an Analyst and is based in Nairobi. He is responsible for providing analytical research and support. Before Patrick joined ARCH, he was a Financial Analyst at KPMG within the Deal Advisory practice where he was largely involved in providing project finance and corporate finance services to clients.

Michelle joined ARCH in 2021 as Accounts Assistant from Nirvana Brewery Ltd. Michelle has over 10 years’ experience in assisting accounts teams and hold an Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business.

Donna Semper joined ARCH in 2022. Donna has extensive experience supporting at C-Suite level whilst also ensuring an optimum working environment for the wider office team.

Nereah Ndalo joined ARCH in 2022 as Office Administrator to provide support for our Nairobi office. Nereah has a strong administrative background and extensive knowledge in office management.

Niki Norgren joined ARCH in 2022 as London Receptionist and Office Administrator Support for the ARCH London Office. With a background in Computer Science, Niki is a multifaceted and enjoys optimising team workflows to support greater efficiency.