Chris Showalter brings a corporate finance and merchant banking background to the Lifezone team. Chris also has extensive experience across Africa.
In addition to capital markets and fundraising, Chris brings strong expertise originating, sourcing and developing relationships across Africa, having held the role as Director and Partner at merchant bank Hannam & Partners in Zimbabwe, where he focused on the African mining sector.
Chris is an integral part of the negotiations and development of relations with the Government of Tanzania.
In additional to capital markets and fundraising, Chris brings strong expertise originating, sourcing and developing relationships across Africa, having been a Director and Partner at merchant bank Hannam & Partners in Zimbabwe, where he focused on the African mining sector.
Over six years in Zimbabwe, he has developed specific expertise in the platinum sector and advised a number of platinum mining companies on their current operations and future expansion potential, after relocating to the country as co-CEO of Renaissance Capital.
Prior to this, he spent nine years at Goldman Sachs as a Vice President in the New York office where he held various sales roles in equity and capital markets while also exploring opportunities for Goldman Sachs across southern Africa.
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