Our team

Hervé has extensive experience in business and project development in developing countries, particularly in Latin America and Africa. He was CEO of Elf Lubricants in Mexico, 1990 - 1997 and CEO of Elf Lubricant‘s international division, 1998 - 2002. In this role, he managed 13 subsidiaries in Latin America, Asia and Africa. He was President of IFIA (Interafrican Forest Industries Association) from 2005 - 2011.

He played a key role in obtaining FSC certification of 5.3 million forest hectares. In addition, he was also instrumental in promoting tropical woods in international markets and championing high value processing of forest products in Africa. He has also served as a lecturer at HEC Paris on company management in emerging countries.

Hervé has a Master’s degree in Philosophy, a degree in Law and graduated from EDHEC in business administration. In addition, he studied international marketing at INSEAD (1988). He speaks French, English, Spanish and Portuguese fluently.

Paul Brueder joined Moringa in January 2017, where he now follows the financial review of Moringa’s portfolio companies and assists the team in analysing new investment opportunities.

He gained experience in sustainable business development in the Philippines working for the NGO Gawad Kalinga, where he measured the importance of agriculture for developing countries.

Paul graduated from ESSEC Business School where he developed a keen interest for Finance applied to Sustainable Development and Agribusiness.

Clément started his career in 2006 at the French Forestry Commission before joining the sustainable development team of Ernst & Young. At Ernst & Young, he initiated and successfully implemented the firm’s forest certification activity. He then was appointed Head of Business Development at ONF International where he co-founded the Moringa Fund.

He chairs its Agroforestry Forestry Technical Assistance Facility and is a board member of several of its portfolio companies (Jus Délice, Floresta Viva, Tolaro, TexBel).

Clément studied Biology at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. He has a Masters Degree in Ecology and Biology, an Executive Masters in Environmental Management (Mines & Agro ParisTech) and a private equity certificate from the Wharton School. He also serves as an associate professor at les Mines & Agro ParisTech. He speaks French, English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Charlotte specializes in corporate finance. She joined Moringa in January 2017 where she now ensures financial follow-up of Moringa’s portfolio.

She gained a sound experience in finance working in a Mexican think tank, Ethos, where she analyzed Mexican public finances and at the French Ministry of Health where she was in charge of budget modeling for the structure of rare diseases in French hospitals.

Charlotte graduated in Economics at Sciences Po Paris. She speaks French, English and Spanish.

Before joining Moringa Partnership, Isabelle was Executive Assistant in the CSOEC « Centre de Formation du Conseil Supérieur de l’Ordre des Experts-Comptables de France ». Previously, she managed a family business for 15 years before becoming an Office Manager for CACF Bank « Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance », then at Renault RCI Bank « The Financial Services Provider for the Groupe Renault » and then at ADEME (Agence de l' Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l' Energie).

Among the teams in ADEME's Economics and Strategic Foresight department, Isabelle has developed a strong sensitivity to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), particularly in the context of greenhouse gas reduction work to reach the French "factor 4" French objective.

Isabelle has a Bachelor in Organizational Management and is a graduate in Accounting and Finance Management.

Davy Martin has five years of experience in sustainable development and corporate finance. After some research led at McGill University on forest carbon balance modelling and at Imperial College on behavioural economics applied to conservation science, he spent four years at EY (Ernst & Young) from 2013 to 2017, both as a senior consultant among financial audit teams – for which he led the review of financial reporting for listed companies – and among the sustainable development team, in which he was in particular in charge of conducting environmental, social & governance consulting services and on-site due diligence assignments for investment players, especially in Africa and Latin America. He built his expertise in a large range of sectors, including forestry and other sector associated with strong environmental impacts – mining, oil & gas and energy services.

Davy graduated from Ecole Polytechnique where he specialized in Economics and Mathematics applied to Sustainable Development issues. He then strengthened these skills through a Master of Science in Ecology at Imperial College London.

Before joining Moringa Partnership as Impact Manager in May 2021, Lenny has worked as Head of Sustainability of 12Tree (2018-2021) and Project Manager at Forest Finance (2013-2018). The last eight years, he has worked on several forestry and agricultural projects in Central and South America. He has been in charge of leading the 12Tree sustainability department and working with the 12Tree sales team to market cocoa beans to European and US chocolate makers. At Forest Finance, he was responsible for a cocoa farm in San Martin (Peru) and a small pilot almond farm in the South of France. He has professional experience in both the public and private sector and in several European countries: he worked for the European think tank Eating City in France and Italy, the NGO Action Against Hunger in Spain, the German Environmental Foundation in Germany, and local Deputies in France.

Lenny loves to learn about and work in agroecology. He is interested in structuring ethical agricultural value chains with small producers. Marketing products to find more profitable outlets for farmers is his passion. He enjoys building bridges between farmers, buyers, and consumers.

Lenny holds an MSc in International Cooperation and Economic Development with a specialization in agricultural and food policies in Southern countries as well as an MA in European Policies, Public Affairs, with a specialization on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Lenny speaks French, Spanish, English, and German. Lenny currently lives in Berlin.

Antoine graduated as agronomist engineer from Faculté Universitaire de Gembloux. He started his career in logistics, supply chain and project management in Faurecia and Vandemoortele. Based in West Africa since 2007, he was the Regional General Manager of Bunge Loders Croklaan. His main achievements are the supervision of a processing facility in Tema, the creation of three companies (in trading, logistics and manufacture), and the development of a fully integrated supply chain over seven countries in West Africa. He was also successful in the business development of shea fractions in the region. He joined the Moringa team early 2021.