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.

Laurent has been executive board member of La Compagnie Agricole for 10 years where he contributed to the development of a 4.000 ha sustainable rice plantation and factory in Senegal and a 7.000 ha organic cassava project and starch factory in Tanzania.

He has been working for 24 years as top executive for Société Générale, including CEO for Benin and Togo for 4 years, where he supported numerous agro-industrial SMEs.

For 3 years, he has been working with a network of 35.000 CEOs from 50 countries to deploy CSR best practices in their companies.
Laurent graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. He holds two Master’s degrees in History from EHESS and in Economic Theory from La Sorbonne. He speaks French, English and Spanish fluently.

Since 2014, Oriane has worked on outgrower scheme development to include local communities into agri-business development and enhance positive social and environmental impacts. She first worked at ONF International where she specialized in agroforestry projects, ESG risks management and impact analysis. Before, Oriane worked on different sustainable development topics and projects in collaboration with CIRAD (French agricultural research centre for development), Pur Projet and Project GreenHands (financed by the Yves Rocher Foundation). She gained strong field experience in Nicaragua and Peru - where she performed socio-economic analysis of coffee and cocoa farmers - in Cameroun and in India.

Oriane graduated in International Affairs at Sciences Po Lyon and in Development Economics and Sustainable Development at CERDI, the French Research Centre dedicated to International Development. She is a PhD Candidate at Sorbonne Paris Cité (Paris Diderot) in Economics, co- directed by researchers from IRD and CIRAD. She focuses on the advancement of agroforestry practices through integration strategies and contract farming - in cocoa and coffee value chains.