Sofia Bianchi

Sofia Bianchi is a finance professional with 35 years of experience in corporate and project finance, fund management, and corporate restructuring. She is the Founding Partner of Atlante Capital Partners, which invests in structurally undervalued businesses in emerging markets. Until 2020 she was Head of Special Situations, as well as a Member of the Investment Committee for Debt and Infrastructure, at the CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution. Previously she was Head of Special Situations at BlueCrest Capital Management where, inter alia, she focused on the restructuring and disposal of several mining investments. As Deputy Managing Director of the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, she was a lead participant in establishing and running the fund, the first of its kind.

She is currently an independent non-executive director of Yellow Cake plc, Sitex SA and Perspecta SA. She previously served on the board of several private and public companies including Kenmare Resources plc as senior independent director from 2008 to 2017. She holds a BA in Economics from the George Washington University and an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School.

Member of: Audit Committee; Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee (Chair); Remuneration Committee; Technical, Health & Safety Committee

Skills and expertise: Strategy & Leadership, Metals & Mining, Finance, Public Policy, Accounting, International Business