André has over 25 years of mining finance experience having worked on project, acquisition and corporate facilities involving various sponsor sizes focused primarily on the African continent. Prior to entering the financial sector, André worked in industry as a geologist on several mines in South Africa. André has held senior director positions at Standard Bank in South Africa, ICBC Standard Bank in London, Societe Generale in London and most recently with Terrafranca Capital Partners advising clients raising debt finance for mining projects. Whilst the majority of his career has been on the lending side, André has also worked in the credit, commodities trading and commodities structuring teams as well as the advisory side and brings the full suite of expertise required for a mining finance transaction.
André holds a M.Sc.(Eng) degree in Mineral Economics from The University of the Witwatersrand and a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Geology from The University of Cape Town.