Executive Committee
Jonathan was appointed as Globeleq’s CEO in March 2025. Originally joining Globeleq in 2010, and appointed Chief Development Officer (CDO) in 2020, he has been responsible for the origination and management of investments and leading the growth of the business by ensuring its strategy results in successful outcomes.
Jonathan sourced and led Globeleq’s efforts to enter the renewable sector in South Africa its first 240MWs of wind and solar PV projects in the country. He also led the step up to a majority equity stake in Azito and has driven the business development across Southern Africa, where he has helped Globeleq advance its position in South Africa, Mozambique and Zambia.
During his leadership, he has helped to secure the 450MW Temane gas project in Mozambique, the Cuamba solar BESS project, the first solar and battery energy storage project in Mozambique, and secured Africa’s largest standalone BESS project to go into construction in the Northern Cape of South Africa. Jonathan serves on Globeleq’s Board, Executive Committee and Investment Committee.
Having previously worked for ABB Energy Ventures, Bear Stearns and InfraCo (of which he was a cofounder), Jonathan has more than 20 years of experience in the power, and other infrastructure sectors, working extensively across Africa, South-East Asia, India, Europe and parts of the Americas.
Dhesen was appointed Managing Director, Asset Management and Operations in 2025, with group wide responsibility for leading operations and asset management.
He joined Globeleq in 2019 as Managing Director of South Africa’s existing assets. Dhesen led Globeleq’s integration of five operating renewable IPPs that year, implementing a 100-day transition plan, and was closely involved in the refinancing of six Globeleq assets (> USD450m) in the following years.
Dhesen has been investing in African infrastructure since joining the Macquarie Group in 2005. He has developed, financed and managed IPPs in SA and Mozambique across wind, solar, hydro, gas and coal technologies. His experience includes investments, post-acquisition integration, operations, asset management and exits for energy and infrastructure assets across Africa. From 2021 to 2024, Dhesen was elected as a non-executive director of the South African Wind Energy Association, serving as SAWEA’s chairperson in his final year as director.
Before specialising in the energy sector, Dhesen was involved in managing infrastructure funds, investment banking, project finance and financial services as an Investment Director at African Infrastructure Investment Managers, Old Mutual Alternative Investments and Macquarie. His early career was in investment product development and financial services.
Dhesen is a CFA Charterholder and Certified Financial Planner.
With over 20 years in Africa’s power sector, Stefan is a seasoned expert in renewable energy development, construction, and operations. He has been instrumental in delivering more than 2GW of solar, wind, and thermal projects across the continent, including the landmark Lake Turkana Wind Power project. His leadership experience spans Engie South Africa, BTE Renewables, and Worley Kenya.
In his current role at Globeleq, Stefan oversees construction for all projects across Africa, driving excellence in cost-efficiency, safety, quality, and timely delivery. He leads a team of Project Construction Directors and works closely with senior leadership to ensure successful execution of the company’s ambitious growth plans.
Marlise has more than 15 years’ experience in the African energy sector and has been with Globeleq since 2016, where she has been instrumental in significant deals and transactions for Globeleq (Brookfield acquisition, Temane gas-to-power, Cuamba PV solar and battery storage and the ongoing Mocuba acquisition). In her role as General Counsel, she is responsible for all aspects of legal, ethical and compliance issues and oversees the Company Secretariat. In addition to managing the legal function across the group, Marlise will continue to provide legal advice and support for all business transactions and contract negotiations.
Prior to joining Globeleq, she was Director and Co-Founder at Infrastream; in-house counsel at SolaireDirect (now Engie), and spent her early career in large corporate law firms in South Africa where she focused primarily on mergers and acquisitions. She has worked on projects in Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Namibia, Eswatini, Uganda and Botswana.
Edouard has focused on the IPP business in Africa over the last 15 years. Edouard joined Globeleq early 2018 where he successfully led the company’s power project development and acquisition activities across the East African region, including the financial closing of the 52MWp Malindi Solar project (2019) and the 35MW Menengai geothermal project (2023) in Kenya. In Zambia, he led the closing of the acquisition of Norfund’s 51% stake in Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company (2025) and has overall responsibility for Globeleq’s ongoing developments, including the 56MWp Kafue Solar project, the 200MWp + 150MW/600MWh Leopards Hill Solar and Storage project and the 300MW Mpika wind project. Prior to joining Globeleq, Edouard worked for ENGIE over a span of 10 years, during which time he contributed to the successful development and financial closing of both the 300MW Tarfaya wind farm and the 1,386MW Safi thermal plant in Morocco and subsequently set up ENGIE’s office in Nairobi, covering East Africa. Edouard holds a MSc degree in Chemical Engineering from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and a MSc degree in Economics and Corporate Management from the IFP-School in Paris, France.
Simon Webb was recently appointed as Globeleq’s Chief Financial Officer and leads all of the Group’s Finance teams. Originally joining Globeleq in 2010 Simon has held a number of Finance roles within the organisation focusing on all areas of the business, including integrating acquisitions, building finance functions in newly entered jurisdictions, structuring new projects, Group and operating asset tax matters and financial control. Simon also served as the Group’s Investment Committee Secretary from 2020 to 2024. Simon started his career at Deloitte where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2008. He is also CFA charter holder.
As Managing Director of Assets in West Africa & Egypt Koffi is responsible for overseeing the company’s operating assets and investments across Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt and other markets in the region. He brings extensive experience spanning infrastructure investment, project development, asset management and energy sector leadership across Africa