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GRI Global Committee: ESG & Responsible Infrastructure
THE CONCEPT  |  
GLOBAL 
COMMITTEES

GRI Club's Global Committees set the professional standard for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing in order to identify new trends, capitalise on growth opportunities and aid deal flow discovery worldwide.

The GRI Global Airports Committee is composed purely by members from the infrastructure sector who have interest invested in the airport sector, spanning 80+ countries, across all asset classes, and is committed to support airports modernization, expansion, investments and infrastructure in general on a global scale through this work group.  

This global committee meets once every two months via video calling to share the current sentiment, investment appetite and debate where the market is going. The main goal is that the committee can inspire and foster best practices and projects.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITEE

Alexandre Monteiro
Alexandre Monteiro
Diretor Financeiro
RIOgaleão
Alexandre Monteiro
http://www.riogaleao.com/
Rio De Janeiro | Brazil
Amit Rikhy
Amit Rikhy
President & CEO
Carlyle Airport Group
Amit Rikhy
https://www.carlyle.com/our-business/real-assets/carlyle-global-infrastructure-opportunity-fund
New York | NY | USA
Carlyle Airport Group (CAG) is The Carlyle Group’s global airport development and investment platform.
Balint Szentivanyi
Balint Szentivanyi
Senior VP Global Investment & Management
ERL Engenharia
Behnad Zandi
Behnad Zandi
CEO
Adani Airport
Behnad Zandi
http://
Ahmedabad | Gujarat | India
The Adani Group has forayed into the civil aviation sector by strategically acquiring Airport Development & Maintenance mandates throughout the country. Having bid for various Airports Authority of India (AAI) airports.
Céline Billant
Céline Billant
Sr. Investment Director
iCON Infrastructure LLP
Christoph Schnellmann
Christoph Schnellmann
CEO
Noida International Airport Ltd.
Christoph Schnellmann
http://www.niairport.in
Noida | Uttar Pradesh | India
 Noida International Airport is a 100% subsidiary of Zurich Airport International which has been incorporated to develop the greenfield Noida International Airport in Jewar. The company will be responsible for implementing the Public-Private Partnership project together with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The infrastructure to be constructed in the first phase by 2024, will be able to accommodate 12 million passengers per year.
Cristiane Gomes
Cristiane Gomes
CTO / Digital Transformation
CCR
Cristiane Gomes
http://www.grupoccr.com.br
São Paulo | SP | Brazil
CCR Group is one of the major infrastructure concession companies in Latin America. Divided into four business units, CCR Highways SP, CCR Highways BR, CCR Mobility and CCR Airports, the company operates in the main transportation modes in the region. In the road segment, it controls 3,265 kilometres of highways in four Brazilian states where the highest concentration of GDP passes through. In the transportation of passengers, it holds the concessions of lines 4 and recently won the auction to manage lines 5 and 17 of the São Paulo metro system. In addition, it is responsible for the boat system and the VLT in Rio de Janeiro and the subway operation in the capital of Bahia, Salvador. In airport concessions, the company operates in the airports of Quito (Ecuador), San José (Costa Rica), Curaçao and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Besides, the CCR Group also has expertise in high-capacity data transmission and airport services in the United States.
Daniel Bircher
Daniel Bircher
Chief Executive Officer
Zurich Airport International Asia
Daniel Bircher
http://
Zurich | Switzerland
Outside Switzerland, Zürich currently operates at eight airports in Latin America (four airports in Brazil, two in Chile, one in Colombia and one in Curaçao) and Noida International Airport in India.
David-Olivier Tarac
David-Olivier Tarac
Managing Director, Americas
Groupe ADP
David-Olivier Tarac
http://
Paris | France
Groupe ADP, through its subsidiary ADP International, is one of the few players covering every aspect of the airport’s value chain, from the financing to the design and operation of an airport.
Deborah Flint
Deborah Flint
President & CEO
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Diana Collazos
Diana Collazos
Associate Principal
Estudio Echecopar
Diana Collazos
http://www.echecopar.com.pe
Lima | Lima | Peru
Diana Muñozcano
Diana Muñozcano
CIO
Grupo Indi
Diana Muñozcano
http://grupoindi.com
http://grupoindi.com
+52 (55) 5540-6750
Naucalpan de Juárez | MEX | Angola
Grupo Indi es un grupo empresarial mexicano con amplia experiencia en construcción marítima, construcción pesada, edificación y obras electromecánicas. Con más de 40 años de experiencia participamos activamente en el desarrollo de infraestructura, bajo la modalidad APP, incluyendo desarrollos de vialidades, movilidad, infraestructura social y comercial, a través de 4 unidades de negocio.
Dorothée Peuzé
Dorothée Peuzé
Managing Director, Head of Project Finance - Energy & Infrastructure Group Latin America
Crédit Agricole
Dorothée Peuzé
http://www.ca-cib.com/
http://www.ca-cib.com/
+ 1 212 261 7000
NEW YORK | NY | USA
Crédit Agricole CIB offers its clients a large range of products and services in capital markets, investment banking, structured finance and corporate banking. The Bank provides support to clients in large international markets through its network with a presence in major countries in Europe, America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Ezequiel Barrenechea
Ezequiel Barrenechea
Director
Corporación América
Ezequiel Barrenechea
http://www.corporacionamerica.com
Buenos Aires | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Argentina
Corporación América operates airport and cargo terminals in fifty-two airports of Latin America and Europe. This activity comprises airport operations and commercial management, as well as fuelling, cargo, and related services.
Gherardo Baruffa
Gherardo Baruffa
Managing Director - Airport Group
Credit Agricole CIB
Gherardo Baruffa
http://www.ca-cib.com/
http://www.ca-cib.com/
+33 1 41 89 00 00
Paris | France
Crédit Agricole CIB offers its clients a large range of products and services in capital markets, investment banking, structured finance and corporate banking, through its network in major countries in Europe, America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Ionut Doldor
Ionut Doldor
Director, M&A
AviAlliance GmbH
Ionut Doldor
http://www.avialliance.com/avia_en/21.jhtml#a
Düsseldorf | Germany
AviAlliance is one of the world's leading private industrial airport investors and managers. The company has built up an attractive and balanced portfolio, with shareholdings in the airports of Athens, Budapest, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and San Juan (Puerto Rico). In 2017, these airports together handled 85.5 million passengers. AviAlliance develops airports into efficient, service-oriented and user-friendly enterprises. This involves the ongoing optimization of business and operational processes and making the best possible use of existing potential. AviAlliance is committed to far-sighted planning aligned to each airport's scope for long-term development.
Jatin Aneja
Jatin Aneja
Practice Head–Projects & Infrastructure
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Jatin Aneja
https://www.amsshardul.com/
New Delhi | India
Founded on a century of legal achievements, we are one of India’s leading full service law firms. Our mission is to enable business by providing solutions as trusted advisors through excellence, responsiveness, innovation, and collaboration. We are known globally for our integrated approach. Our 600+ lawyers including 116 partners provide exceptional services across practice areas which include General Corporate, Merger & Acquisition, Private Equity, Banking & Finance, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Competition Law, Dispute Resolution, Projects & Project Finance, Capital Markets, Tax, and Intellectual Property. Helming major headline transactions and litigation across industries, we advise leading multinational corporations on their India entry and legal strategy impacting their business. We have offices in seven cities across India - New Delhi, Mumbai, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata.
Mar Beltran
Mar Beltran
Non Executive Board Director
Globalvia
Mar Beltran
http://www.globalvia.com
http://www.globalvia.com
+34 91 456 58 50
Madrid | Spain
Real Assets (providing Board Directors for Infrastructure Company Boards).
Marcelo Bisordi
Marcelo Bisordi
Head - Airports
Socicam
Marcelo Bisordi
http://www.socicam.com.br
São Paulo | SP | Brazil
Socicam contributes with pioneerism & efficiency to the sustainable development of the infrastructure and mobility. In Latin America, it takes leading position in the management of passengers in bus terminals, airports and ports.
Ralf Gaffal
Ralf Gaffal
Managing Director
Munich Airport International
Ralf Gaffal
http://www.munich-airport.de/
Munich | Germany
Munich Airport International is a subsidiary of the operator of Munich Airport, Europe’s first and only 5-star airport. MAI is trusted partner of airport investors in maximizing concession value and increasing operational efficiency.
Renata Norato
Renata Norato
Investment Officer
IFC
Renata Norato
http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/corp_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/home
São Paulo | Brazil
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. We utilize and leverage our products and services—as well as products and services of other institutions in the World Bank Group—to provide development solutions customized to meet clients’ needs.
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge
Director
Louis Lambert International Airport
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge
https://www.flystl.com/
MT | USA
Sidharath Kapur
Sidharath Kapur
Sidharath Kapur
Stewart Steeves
Stewart Steeves
CEO
LaGuardia Gateway Partners LLC
Susan Warner-Dooley
Susan Warner-Dooley
CCO for Airports
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Vivek Agarwal
Vivek Agarwal
VP
Hamad International Airport
Willem Sutherland
Willem Sutherland
Senior Advisor
Three Keys Capital Advisors, LLC
Alexandre Monteiro
Alexandre Monteiro
Diretor FinanceiroRIOgaleão
Brazil
Amit Rikhy
Amit Rikhy
President & CEOCarlyle Airport Group
USA
Founding Chief Executive of Carlyle Airport Group (CAG), The Carlyle Group’s global airport development and investment platform. Airport investment and management career spans over 25 years, including involvement in more than 50 airport P3 transactions globally. Former President and CEO of CCR USA. Before that, founder and CEO of Sigma Infrastructure Partners and SVP at Airports Worldwide. Experience also includes leading airport transactions in the United States and globally for Vantage Airport Group and Airport Group International. Directly involved in key US P3 airport transactions, as well as airport privatizations in Europe, the Americas and Caribbean, and Australasia.
Balint Szentivanyi
Balint Szentivanyi
Senior VP Global Investment & ManagementERL Engenharia
Germany
Over 12 years experience at leading companies and investment banks including Zurich Airport, Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. Advised Board of Directors and Executives and also acted as the principal investor in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital raisings and private equity transactions. Extensive international experience including in Brazil, South America, the UK, Western Europe, C&EE, Asia, Russia and the Middle East.
Behnad Zandi
Behnad Zandi
CEOAdani Airport
India
For more than 30 years, Ben Zandi has been a driving force behind business turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions, commercial expansion and industry reinvention. Mr. Zandi takes an active role in re-imaging airport travel with pioneering technologies, retail concepts and new levels of customer experience. Ben has been on the leading edge of brand redevelopment, growth, and scalability in performance management. Ben was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fraport USA, the North American division of Fraport Group, where the operations extended from Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Baltimore‐Washington to JetBlue’s Terminal 5 at JFK and the new $1.2 billion Nashville International Airport.
Céline Billant
Céline Billant
Sr. Investment DirectoriCON Infrastructure LLP
France
Christoph Schnellmann
Christoph Schnellmann
CEONoida International Airport Ltd.
India
Cristiane Gomes
Cristiane Gomes
CTO / Digital TransformationCCR
Brazil
Master in Production Engineering, International MBA in Business, Postgraduate in Project Management, Risk Management and Compliance and Graduation in Mathematics. CTO / Digital Transformation Officer. Former CEO at CCR Airports, leading business in Brazil, Latin America, Caribbean and the USA. Former CEO of the Highway Concessionaire CCR AutoBAn, CCR Group´s CIO and Director at EngelogTec, the Group's technology excellence center. Also acts as a Chairwoman and Board Member in national and international businesses. With over 20 years professional experiences in infrastructure sector, such as Airports, Highways, Urban mobility, including major business transformation projects and consultancy at the beginning of the career.
Daniel Bircher
Daniel Bircher
Chief Executive OfficerZurich Airport International Asia
Malaysia
Daniel Bircher is the CEO of Zurich Airport International Asia and is accountable for Zurich Airport’s regional office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prior to his role as CEO of Zurich Airport International Asia, he was COO at the Aeroporto International de Belo Horizonte (Brazil) being accountable for the operations of Belo Horizonte International Airport. Bircher has been Director Operations with Bangalore International Airport (India) and earlier Head of Safety and member of the Zurich Airport Operations Management at Zurich Airport where he was also responsible for liaison with Swiss, European and International regulatory bodies. Bircher holds a Masters degree from University of Zurich and an MBA from University of St. Gallen.
David-Olivier Tarac
David-Olivier Tarac
Managing Director, AmericasGroupe ADP
USA
David-Olivier Tarac has been working for more than 17 years in the infrastructure sector. He had successively positions at PWC Corporate Finance, at the French State Public Holdings Agency in charge of airports, at the Boston Consulting Group. He joined Groupe ADP 12 years ago successively as Director of Financial Operations and Investments, deputy CEO of TAV airports and was appointed recently as the managing director of ADP International Americas.
Deborah Flint
Deborah Flint
President & CEOToronto Pearson International Airport
Canada
Diana Collazos
Diana Collazos
Associate PrincipalEstudio Echecopar
Peru
Diana Muñozcano
Diana Muñozcano
CIOGrupo Indi
Mexico
Dorothée Peuzé
Dorothée Peuzé
Managing Director, Head of Project Finance - Energy & Infrastructure Group Latin AmericaCrédit Agricole
USA
Dorothée has over 17 years experience in Structured Finance, across a variety of regions. Prior to joining the Energy and Infrastructure Group Latam team in NY in 2016 as a Managing Director, she was based in Paris/London and led a number of relevant infrastructure projects in Continental Europe, the UK and Middle East, including advising and structuring of public-private parnerships and concessions contracts. She is now responsible for origination and execution of project finance transactions in the infrastructure, P&U and natural resources sectors, across Latin America. She is graduated with ESCP Europe Business school (France), and is fluent in French, Spanish and English.
Ezequiel Barrenechea
Ezequiel Barrenechea
DirectorCorporación América
Argentina
-ACI-LAC Executive Vice President
-Corporación América Regional Manager.
-Executive President of ECOGAL (Aeropuertos Ecológicos de Galápagos S. A.)
-Vice President of TAGSA(Guayaquil)
-Vice President of Aeropuertos Andinos del Peru S.A.,
Gherardo Baruffa
Gherardo Baruffa
Managing Director - Airport GroupCredit Agricole CIB
France
Since 2000, Gherardo is responsible for the sector coverage of all airports and airlines related businesses on a worldwide basis for the bank. He has been involved in many airport deals encompassing Equity & Debt Capital Market, M&A, Debt & Rating Advisory. In terms of major financing, Gherardo participated and closed most of the landmark transaction in the airport sector over the last 15 years. Gherardo has built a strong expertise and good relationship with the major airport operators, Infrastructure and Pension/Sovereign funds having a keen interest in the airport sector. He holds a Commercial Engineering degree from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Ionut Doldor
Ionut Doldor
Director, M&AAviAlliance GmbH
Germany
Ionut Doldor is Director M&A and heads Latin America and India business development at AviAlliance. He has more than 10 years of experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams for airport privatizations and investments, being involved in numerous projects across the globe on both buy- and sell-side. Examples include divestments of airports in the UK as well as bids in Portugal, Puerto Rico, Chile, Brazil and India. Ionut has joined AviAlliance in 2016, and has previously worked in Spain with Ferrovial Airports and in the UK at Heathrow Airport. He has degrees in business administration, economics and finance.
Jatin Aneja
Jatin Aneja
Practice Head–Projects & InfrastructureShardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
India
Jatin is part of the management board of the Firm. He has extensive experience in urban infrastructure, conventional & renewable energy, roads, ports, airports, railways, power, and oil & gas sector in India and the sub-continent. Jatin has been consistently ranked in ‘Band 1’ by Chambers and Partners; ‘Leading Lawyer’ by Legal 500, IFLR1000 & Asialaw Profiles and ‘Thought Leader’ by WWL 2019. He has advised on several marquee transactions including privatisation of Delhi & Mumbai airports, re-gasification projects by IOC, PLL & others and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline projects. Currently he is advising GMR Infrastructure on divestment of major shareholding (over USD 1 billion) in GMR Airports Ltd.
Mar Beltran
Mar Beltran
Non Executive Board DirectorGlobalvia
Spain
Mar Beltran is a Director of the Board of Globalvia and Member of the Climate Infrastructure Partnership Forum. A non executive director and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors with extensive experience in public and private infrastructure boards. A regular member of the Remunerations and Audit and Risk Committees of the Board, I have worked for over a decade in both Europe and the Asia Pacific. With experience in international policy for both the public and private sectors and have extensive investment experience across equity and debt. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering in Madrid and Executive MBA at Australia Graduate School of Management (AGSM).
Marcelo Bisordi
Marcelo Bisordi
Head - AirportsSocicam
Brazil
Marcelo is Director of the Airports Division of the Socicam Group. Since September 2018 is responsible by the management of the Group's airports. Graduated Civil Engineer from Mackenzie Presbyterian University. MBA in Administration, Economics and Marketing by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, in São Paulo. Marcelo worked in the Operations area at Gafisa before 1986, when he joined the Camargo Corrêa Group. Acted in structuring business as the Parking Concessionaire Congonhas, the first concession in the airport area, Nova Dutra and Rio Niterói Bridge, the creation of the Companhia de Concessões Rodovias (CCR) in 1997 and the Belo Monte Power Plant, as an advisor to the Power plant.
Ralf Gaffal
Ralf Gaffal
Managing DirectorMunich Airport International
Germany
Ralf is leading Munich Airport’s International Business since 2010 and created Munich Airport International in 2017 which he leads as Managing Director. He has been working in the aviation sector since more than 16 years with vast experience in airport planning, operations and management. Ralf successfully expanded Munich Airport’s international activities from consulting to management and investments. He developed a group of companies with more than 100 aviation experts supporting governments, airport operators or infra investors with advisory. He is chairman of the Board of various companies and member of the core leadership of FMG, the operator company of Munich Airport, the only 5-star airport in Europe and Top 5 Airport in the World.
Renata Norato
Renata Norato
Investment OfficerIFC
Brazil
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge
DirectorLouis Lambert International Airport
USA
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge has been the Director of St. Louis Lambert International Airport since January 2010. She is also Chairwoman of the 17-member St. Louis Airport Commission. She is also Chairwoman of the 17-member St. Louis Airport Commission. Prior to STL, Ms. Hamm-Niebruegge logged over 25 years in aviation management positions with American Airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA) and Ozark Air Lines; a majority of her career has been based in St. Louis, Missouri. She’s the current Chairperson of the Board of Christian Hospital; former Chairperson of the Advisory Board of John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University; and past President of the Board of Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis.
Sidharath Kapur
Sidharath Kapur
Sidharath Kapur
India
Stewart Steeves
Stewart Steeves
CEOLaGuardia Gateway Partners LLC
USA
Susan Warner-Dooley
Susan Warner-Dooley
CCO for AirportsPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
USA
Vivek Agarwal
Vivek Agarwal
VPHamad International Airport
Qatar
Willem Sutherland
Willem Sutherland
Senior AdvisorThree Keys Capital Advisors, LLC
USA
Willem Sutherland headed the Latin America region for ING. While travelling extensively in Latin America, he is based in New York. Prior to assuming his current position, he was also head of the Infrastructure Finance and Advisory activities for ING in the Americas. Willem has more than 20 years of experience in debt structuring, advisory, project finance and debt placement in the Americas. Prior to joining ING, Willem worked for ABN AMRO in Europe, Mexico and New York. He has been based in New York since 2001. Willem holds an MSc degree in Business Engineering from the Technical University of Twente, in the Netherlands.
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