GOVERNANCE
PROUDLY GROWING AFRICA’S COLD CHAIN
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Our leadership team brings top-tier experience from both local and international cold chain operations and works closely with the Global Cold Chain Alliance to help set and implement global standards across the continent.
PAUL GIBBONS
CCH CEO
Paul has over 25 years experience in supply chain & logistics and apart from being CEO of CCH, Paul is also a board member at the Global Cold Chain Alliance.
Prior to CCH, Paul held a Director position at Vector Logistics looking after Customer & Business Development.
Paul holds an MBA from the University of Wales, UK
FRANCIOS ROUX
Chief Customer Officer
Francois has over 19 years experience in supply chain & logistics. Prior to joining the executive team at CCH, Francois was part of the executive team at Vector Logistics, looking after Business Development.
Francois holds a BCom Honours degree in Logistics Management from the University of Stellenbosch
BRENDAN LUCKY
Chief Financial Officer
Brendon has over 20 years experience in FMCG, supply chain & logistics. Prior to joining CCH, Brendon was the Group Finance Director at I&J, responsible for Finance, Legal, Supply Chain and Health & Safety.
Brendon is a Chartered Accountant, CA(SA).
JURIE SCHOEMAN
Chief Operations Officer
Jurie has over 16 years experience in supply chain & logistics. Prior to joining the executive team at CCH, Jurie was part of the executive team at Vector Logistics, looking after Operations.
Jurie holds a BCom Honours degree in Logistics Management from the University of Stellenbosch
BRENDAN CLARKE
Chief Information Officer
Brendan has over 25 years experience across various industries including automotive, supply chain and retail. Prior to joining the executive team at CCH, Brendan was part of the executive team at TiAuto, looking after group IT.
Brendan holds a Bcom Business Management degree and an NDIP in Electrical Engineering.
MELANIE SAMUELS
Chief People Officer
Melanie has over 10 years experience in supply chain & logistics. Prior to joining the CCH executive team, Melanie was part of the CCS Logistics executive team heading up Human Resources.
Melanie holds an HR Business Degree through CEB
LUNDI SISHI
Man. Dir: CCS Logistics
Lundi has over 19 years experience in supply chain and logistics. Lundi previously held the Supply Chain Director role at CCS Logistics.
Lundi holds a B.Sc degree in Maths & Physics
CHRIS DE BEER
Man. Dir: Sequence Logistics
Chris has over 23 years experience in supply chain and logistics. Previously Chris held various Director positions at Imperial Logistics.
Chris holds a B.Engineering degree from the University of Pretoria and an M.B.L. from Unisa
NON-EXECUTIVE
BOARD MEMBERS
Anyababa Ikem
Anyababa joined AIIM in 2019. He drives the execution of transactions & management of AIIM’s assets primarily in Anglophone West Africa.
Anyababa has performed a key role in AIIM’s entry into the cold storage logistics value chain with three anchor acquisitions in South Africa.
Curt Mastbergen
Over 20 years of experience in cold storage sector across three US companies in the industry, Previous roles included CEO, President and VP Operations. Experienced in warehousing, distribution, production and manufacturing
Education: BA in Economics, MBA (USA), Executive Management Program (USA)
Frederique Heering
Over 30 years experience as leader in quality, food safety, risk and crisis management in the international (infant) food industry. Worked for different companies like Danone, FrieslandCampina and own consultancy firm.
Education: Biochemistry (NL)
Michael Osekereh
Michael pursued a Business Administration degree at Ashesi University, Ghana. Prior to founding Bauta Group, he was the deputy managing director at NewCo Catering & Logistics Ltd.
After uni, he started a business as a local affiliate of 20th Century Fox Studios and Warner Brothers Studios in Ghana. He then settled in the food logistics space in 2014 with the buyout of NewCo.
Olusola Lawson
Olusola has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and infrastructure equity.
Prior to AIIM, Sola worked in the European Infrastructure team at Macquarie Group in London. He has been instrumental in originating and managing major equity investments across the continent.
Sola holds a BSc in Economics from University College London.
Sinenhlanhla Zulu
Sinenhlanhla is an investment professional with over a decade of experience in corporate finance and infrastructure investing.
She is currently an Investment Specialist at Ninety One.
Sinenhlanhla holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge and a BSc in Mining Engineering from Wits.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Our leadership team brings top-tier experience from both local and international cold chain operations and works closely with the Global Cold Chain Alliance to help set and implement global standards across the continent.
PAUL GIBBONS
CCH CEO
Paul has over 25 years experience in supply chain & logistics and apart from being CEO of CCH, Paul is also a board member at the Global Cold Chain Alliance.
Prior to CCH, Paul held a Director position at Vector Logistics looking after Customer & Business Development.
Paul holds an MBA from the University of Wales, UK
FRANCIOS ROUX
Chief Customer Officer
Francois has over 19 years experience in supply chain & logistics. Prior to joining the executive team at CCH, Francois was part of the executive team at Vector Logistics, looking after Business Development.
Francois holds a BCom Honours degree in Logistics Management from the University of Stellenbosch
BRENDAN LUCKY
Chief Financial Officer
Brendon has over 20 years experience in FMCG, supply chain & logistics. Prior to joining CCH, Brendon was the Group Finance Director at I&J, responsible for Finance, Legal, Supply Chain and Health & Safety.
Brendon is a Chartered Accountant, CA(SA).
JURIE SCHOEMAN
Chief Operations Officer
Jurie has over 16 years experience in supply chain & logistics. Prior to joining the executive team at CCH, Jurie was part of the executive team at Vector Logistics, looking after Operations.
Jurie holds a BCom Honours degree in Logistics Management from the University of Stellenbosch
BRENDAN CLARKE
Chief Information Officer
Brendan has over 25 years experience across various industries including automotive, supply chain and retail. Prior to joining the executive team at CCH, Brendan was part of the executive team at TiAuto, looking after group IT.
Brendan holds a Bcom Business Management degree and an NDIP in Electrical Engineering.
MELANIE SAMUELS
Chief People Officer
Melanie has over 10 years experience in supply chain & logistics. Prior to joining the CCH executive team, Melanie was part of the CCS Logistics executive team heading up Human Resources.
Melanie holds an HR Business Degree through CEB
LUNDI SISHI
Man. Dir: CCS Logistics
Lundi has over 19 years experience in supply chain and logistics. Lundi previously held the Supply Chain Director role at CCS Logistics.
Lundi holds a B.Sc degree in Maths & Physics
CHRIS DE BEER
Man. Dir: Sequence Logistics
Chris has over 23 years experience in supply chain and logistics. Previously Chris held various Director positions at Imperial Logistics.
Chris holds a B.Engineering degree from the University of Pretoria and an M.B.L. from Unisa
NON-EXECUTIVE
BOARD MEMBERS
Anyababa Ikem
Anyababa joined AIIM in 2019. He drives the execution of transactions & management of AIIM’s assets primarily in Anglophone West Africa.
Anyababa has performed a key role in AIIM’s entry into the cold storage logistics value chain with three anchor acquisitions in South Africa.
Curt Mastbergen
Over 20 years of experience in cold storage sector across three US companies in the industry, Previous roles included CEO, President and VP Operations. Experienced in warehousing, distribution, production and manufacturing
Education: BA in Economics, MBA (USA), Executive Management Program (USA)
Frederique Heering
Over 30 years experience as leader in quality, food safety, risk and crisis management in the international (infant) food industry. Worked for different companies like Danone, FrieslandCampina and own consultancy firm.
Education: Biochemistry (NL)
Michael Osekereh
Michael pursued a Business Administration degree at Ashesi University, Ghana. Prior to founding Bauta Group, he was the deputy managing director at NewCo Catering & Logistics Ltd.
After uni, he started a business as a local affiliate of 20th Century Fox Studios and Warner Brothers Studios in Ghana. He then settled in the food logistics space in 2014 with the buyout of NewCo.
Olusola Lawson
Olusola has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and infrastructure equity.Prior to AIIM, Sola worked in the European Infrastructure team at Macquarie Group in London. He has been instrumental in originating and managing major equity investments across the continent.
Sola holds a BSc in Economics from University College London.
Sinenhlanhla Zulu
Sinenhlanhla is an investment professional with over a decade of experience in corporate finance and infrastructure investing.
She is currently an Investment Specialist at Ninety One.
Sinenhlanhla holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge and a BSc in Mining Engineering from Wits.
SHAREHOLDERS
AIIM
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) is part of Old Mutual Alternative Investments. They are dedicated to expansion within the temperature-controlled logistics industry.
AIIM believes temperature-controlled logistics (TCL) infrastructure is critical for both improving Sub-Saharan Africa’s food security, allowing domestic producers to meet the standards required to participate in global trade; and creating higher value jobs through more formal food, retail and wholesale models. They recognise that this sector is underdeveloped and, in some places, non-existent. And CCH provides them with an avenue into a high growth and high impact sector.
FMO
FMO is the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank. As a leading impact investor, FMO supports sustainable private sector growth in developing countries and emerging markets by investing in ambitious projects and entrepreneurs.
FMO believes that a strong private sector leads to economic and social development and has a 50+ year proven track-record in empowering entrepreneurs to make local economies more inclusive, productive, resilient and sustainable.
FMO focuses on three sectors that have high development impact: Agribusiness, Food & Water, Energy, and Financial Institutions. With a total committed portfolio of EUR ~12 billion spanning over 85 countries, FMO is one of the larger bilateral private sector development banks globally.
BAUTA LOGISTICS
Bauta Logistics Limited (BAUTA) is a subsidiary of Bauta Group BV, a Dutch registered holding company incorporated to consolidate activities in the food manufacturing and logistics space. Bauta intends to secure a market leading position in the US$60 Billion food supply chain market in the Sub-Saharan Africa region within the next decade.
Bauta has a significant minority stake in Commercial Cold Holdings (CCH). CCH is currently pursuing several bolt-on acquisition opportunities in South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Ivory Coast and Ghana. Having a foothold in this infrastructure platform presents an opportunity to implement an integrated manufacturing/route to market strategy.