Team
Lionel Marumahoko | CEO
Seasoned Zimbabwean corporate leader with 30-year African experience in managerial positions for The Coca-Cola Company across Africa Management of 30 African markets for The Coca-Cola Company while living in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire. Significant board room experience coupled with the practical application with start-up businesses. Widely respected with an extensive network of political and business impact leaders.
Mark Wright | COO
B. Ag.Sc. (Marketing)
Raised on a farm in New Zealand, Mark completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree at Massey University and built a career around Marketing and Business Management. He has held senior management positions in Coca-Cola Amatil as well as owning and operating his own businesses. His career and business ventures have provided a depth of experience in developing new business in developing markets in 5 differing market locations. Mark currently lives in Ukraine where he is partner in a successful marketing services business, an animal trading business (Ireland), and is the Honorary Consul for New Zealand.
Guillaume Gingembre | CFO
B.Com (International Management / East Asian Studies) (McGill); MSc (Finance) (London Business School); CFA Charterholder
In 2003, Guillaume obtained a Bachelor in Commerce from McGill University and started his career on the equity trading floor of Lehman Brothers in Tokyo. In 2007, he obtained a Masters in Finance from London Business School and became an investment analyst for Orbis Invesment, a $20bn long only value equity fund. Having honed and proved his skills, Guillaume decided to manage his own funds in 2010, focusing on market inefficiencies in frontier market debt. Since 2014, Guillaume is also managing his family’s money, investing in equity, bonds, and managing a real estate business. In order to manage a farming asset in his portfolio, Guillaume obtained a Degree in Farm Management in 2015.
Victor Ulgenes | Business Development Manager
BBA with Finance Specialisation, BI Norwegian Business School
Victor is based in Oslo, having moved from Tokyo in 2020. He co-founded and leads a sustainability focused packaging firm, Viva Sustainable AS. The firm seeks new solutions to fundamental environmental concerns within single-use packaging. Victor graduated from BI Norwegian Business School with a BBA, specialising in Finance.
Tropical Dairy Group
Nelson Medina | CTO
Over 12 years in New Zealand of extensive experience in project management, innovative research, rural development, technology transfer, project monitoring and evaluation in the dairy farming industry with related projects in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Panama, Chile, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Angola, and the USA. Demonstrated proficiency in developing and managing complex dairy projects, conducting in-depth research, and contributing to rural development initiatives.
14 year years of overseas experience on commercial and amusement park engineering projects, leading engineering, operational and commercial teams
