I attended the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Summit in London last week and one of the first questions I had was how many times I would actually hear the word satellite in various presentations. The truth is I only heard it a handful of times from a variety of speakers even though some of the main themes of the event were connecting people in rural communities and bringing 5G like services across the globe.
Rob has worked in a variety of roles in the financial industry over a 17-year career. He joined UBS in London in 1996 having graduated in political science at the University of Edinburgh. Rob worked in corporate finance for two years before joining and eventually leading the merger arbitrage desk for a further four years. In 2002, he was appointed head of hedge funds non-Japan and Asia for UBS equities in Hong Kong where he structured and placed several public and private equity and equity lined trades. In 2006, Rob was portfolio manager for two long short catalyst driven equity funds, Optis Global and Oystercatcher. Rob has been sourcing, structuring and funding deals with a bias towards Africa since 2011. Rob joined Stadia Corporate Advisory in November 2013.
Doreen is an SME advisor and financial analyst with over 10 years’ experience working with companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange as well as SME’s and Corporates based in Kenya. Her expertise includes but is not limited to business valuation and transaction advisory services for companies looking to capital raise or change ownership.
Doreen also has experience in business advisory – providing guidance to businesses on how to implement sturdy systems and structures to absorb capital injections as well as increase efficiency and profitability. She also has experience in insolvency matters.
Doreen studied Actuarial Science at Cass Business School (now Bayes University) and has previously worked at Zamara as an Actuarial Analyst and African Alliance Investment Bank and Kestrel Capital in the roles of Equity Analyst and Corporate Advisory.
Kudzai graduated from the Midlands State University in Zimbabwe in 2017 with a Bachelor of Commerce Economics (Honours). After which, Kudzai joined Corporate Excellence Financial Advisory Services in Zimbabwe where he gained experience as financial analyst focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions and capital raising in Africa for listed and unlisted clients. Kudzai also has considerable experience in advising SMEs in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Kudzai’s skills set include financial modelling and analysis, business valuation and deal structuring.
Harry has worked in finance since he graduated from Cambridge University in 1994 with a degree in Japanese. After two years of corporate finance with S.G. Warburg he moved into the Japanese equity market, working for a number of bulge bracket firms and ultimately running European client franchises for Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. In 2011 he resigned from Barclays Capital to move to Cape Town where he helped start up BPI Capital Africa, a sub-Saharan listed equities business. Having built a global client franchise for BPI, in 2015 Harry became Head of Equities for African Alliance, a top tier African equity house based in Johannesburg with a network of offices across the continent. Harry joined the Stadia Corporate Advisory team in 2017.
Andrew graduated with a Bachelor of Business Science (Honours) in Finance, and a Post-graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town in 2011, before completing his articles and qualifying as a chartered accountant with EY in 2014. During his time with the firm he worked in both the assurance and transaction advisory divisions in Cape Town, servicing various public and private entities across numerous sectors, including retail and financial services. Following a secondment to EY’s Wealth and Asset Management division in New York, Andrew returned to South Africa and joined the Stadia Corporate Advisory team in August 2015.
Vincent graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Banking and Economics, and Honours in Economics from the University of Zululand in 2014. He then worked in the banking sector before moving over to academia to lecture on the regulatory fundamentals in banking and finance. During this time he also lectured and authored study material for investments topics regarding finance. In August 2016, Vincent joined the Stadia Corporate Advisory team.
Stuart graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Economics from the University of Cape Town. Throughout his undergraduate studies Stuart has interned in a variety of roles within the asset management industry. Upon completing his studies, Stuart joined the Stadia Corporate Advisory team in February 2018.
Sian graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of Cape Town in 1997. After completing her Masters in Laws (LLM) degree ( in 2003, she held legal consulting roles working with clients ranging from private to publicly listed companies. She worked for Michalsons Attorneys as a Senior Associate Attorney for 20 months following which she then established Sian Evans and Associates in November 2009. Her commercial legal expertise comprise of all facets of contract negotiation and drafting across different continents. Sian has been at the helm in own legal consulting firm for the past 9 years. She joined Stadia Corporate Advisory team as in-house council in October 2018.