Helios was founded in 2004 by Tope Lawani and Babatunde Soyoye, and has since grown into the largest Africa focused private investment firm
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Co-Founders


Tope Lawani
Managing Partner
Member of Executive and Investment Committees


Babatunde Soyoye
Managing Partner
Member of Executive and Investment Committees
Partners


Zineb Abbad El Andaloussi
Partner, Investment Team


Dennis Aluanga
Partner, Portfolio Operations Group


Lazarus Angbazo
Partner, Portfolio Operations Group


Souleymane Ba
Partner, Investment Team


Paul Cunningham
Partner, Chief Financial Officer


Christina Drews
Partner, Chief Operating Officer
Member of Executive Committee


Mark Hartmann
Investment Advisor
Member of Investment Committee


Nitin Kaul
Partner, Head of Portfolio Operations Group
Member of Executive and Investment Committees


Henry Obi
Partner, Public & Regulatory Affairs
Member of Investment Committee


Ogbemi Ofuya
Partner, Investment Team


Simon Poole
Partner, Portfolio Operations Group


Nimit Shah
Partner, Credit Investment Team and Head of Debt Capital Markets


Dabney Tonelli
Partner, Investor Relations
Member of Executive Committee
Senior Team


Fope Adelowo
Principal, Investment Team


Tavraj Banga
Principal, Investment Team


Jamie Hollins
Principal, Investment Team


Rupeen Khagram
Finance Director


Cecilie Nielsen
MD – Human Capital, Portfolio Operations Group


Max Von Trotha
MD – Integration, Portfolio Operations Group


Phil Davis
Director – Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Portfolio Operations Group


Tosin Awoyinka
Senior Vice President, Investment Team


Sara Farrag
Senior Vice President, Investment Team


Dami Lalude
Senior Vice President, Investment Team


Naveen Shanmugam
Director – Operational Excellence, Portfolio Operations Group


Evelina Olago
Investor Relations Senior Manager


Jonathan Willatt
Digitization and Information Officer