April 2, 2016

Simon is a Partner and Investment Committee Member of UK investment advisory firm SilverStreet Capital LLP. SilverStreet manages two African focused funds (Silverlands I and II) which invest entirely in the regions agriculture sector. The first fund of over $200 million was launched in 2011 and is now fully invested in Eastern and Southern Africa whilst the second fund launched in 2017 is targeting $300 million. Simon also sits on various operating company boards in Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique. Before joining SilverStreet in 2011, he worked in the investment industry where he was responsible for developing and investing various infrastructure debt and private equity funds targeting Africa, the Middle-East and South-East Asia.