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About the company

Established in 2017, Empower New Energy is a renewable energy financier and co-developer that finances, builds and owns clean power plants for commercial, industrial and agricultural energy users. An award-winning investment platform, we’re pioneering the market for impact investments in the C&I space in Africa. Our mission is to bridge the financing gap that currently impedes the deployment of renewable energy in developing countries, with a vision of a world empowered by clean, affordable and reliable energy.

Board Members

Sebastian Surie, Board Chairman

Sebastian Surie

Board Chairman

Tarun Brahma, Director

Tarun Brahma

Director

PÃ¥l Helgesen, Director

Pål Helgesen

Director

Susie Scannelli Cook, Director

Susie Scannelli Cook

Director

Management Team

Terje Osmundsen, Chief Executive Officer

Terje Osmundsen

Chief Executive Officer

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Mark Wopicho

Chief Technical Officer

Ørjan Alexander Pedersen, Chief Commercial Officer

Ørjan Alexander Pedersen

Chief Operations Officer

Arwa Temim

Chief Commercial Officer

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Susie Scannelli Cook  Chief Investment and Legal Officer

Susie Scannelli Cook

Chief Investment and
Legal Officer

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Navid Dean

Senior Legal Counsel

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Joyce Fugelsnes

Communications and PR Lead

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Raja Dasgupta

Senior Impact Manager

Liam Gerding

Business Development Manager

Liam Gerding, Project Investment Manager

Sarah Kaddouri

Senior Investment Manager

Sarah Kaddouri, Project Investment Manager
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Felix Sarfo Agyapong

Sustainability Manager

Junaid Pervaiz,  Project accountant

Junaid Pervaiz

Project Accountant

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Mostafizur Mostak Rahman 

Organizational Support Associate

Ali Shahzad,Finance and Accounting Manager

Ali Shahzad

Group Finance and Accounting Manager

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Charlotte Nanyaro

Investment Management Trainee

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Virginia Veltri 

Junior Investment Advisor

West Africa Team

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Robo Igbu

Country Manager, Nigeria

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Solomon Ojoawo

Country Manager, Ghana

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Tolu' A. Adebayo

Legal Associate

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Eruvwun Juweto

Investment Associate

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Paul Nosakhare

Project Engineer

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Bamidele Akhigbe

Project Manager

North Africa Team

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Yehia Anwar

Country Manager, Egypt

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Abderraouf Khemiri 

Country Manager, Morocco and Tunisia

East Africa Team

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George Ndubi

Operations and
Asset Manager

We are very proud to see that among our highly qualified 27 team members, we have 15 different nationalities and gender diversity with unique skills and backgrounds.  

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