Our vision is to be the supplier and service provider of choice for mining, construction and agriculture solutions in the sectors and territories we operate.
The Panafrican Group is a recognized leader in providing Komatsu, Metso and AGCO equipment and aftersales support solutions in the markets we operate. With particular expertise in the large mining, light and alluvial mining, cement and aggregates, agriculture and forestry, civil and infrastructure and power and energy sectors.
We strive to understand our customers’ needs and deliver fit-for-purpose, tailored solutions that focus on higher productivity and performance, improved reliability and machine availability, and reducing life of asset cost and cost per material movement.
BOARD MEMBERS
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Charles Field-MarshamFounder, Executive Chairman
Canadian entrepreneur Charles Field-Marsham has over 25 years of experience building businesses in Africa, beginning his career as a financial analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston before spending a decade in Kenya. There, he established a leading stock brokerage firm, revitalized a fluorspar mine, and founded Panafrican Equipment Group, a major Komatsu equipment distributor across Africa, focusing on various sectors including mining, infrastructure, and energy. His companies employ over 400 people across multiple continents, including operations in Canada, Dubai, and several African nations. He also founded Toronto-based Kestrel Capital Management Capital and, more recently, invested in Slingshot Sports LLC.
Scott McCawGroup Chief Executive Officer
Scott has been with the Panafrican Group for over 9 years. He brings 20+ years of industry senior financial and operational experience from AMEC Inc. (a multi-national engineering and contracting firm) and Wajax Ltd (a large Canadian heavy equipment distributor). Scott is a Chartered Business Valuator, a Chartered Accountant and received his BBA, Finance and Economics from Simon Fraser University.
Andre DeSimoneNon-executive Director
20+ years of investment experience as Portfolio Manager for Zurich Scudder, Vice-President for Blackstone Group, and is currently the Executive Director of Kestrel Capital,Kenyan Investment Bank that is also a member of the Nairobi Securities Exchange. From 2001 to 2003, Andre was at KenolKobil Petroleum where he was responsible for new acquisitions and oversight of subsidiaries outside Kenya. He holds a BSc in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Bruce KnightNon-executive Director
Bruce has a thirty-year distinguished career in the equipment distribution business, of which twenty five was with Komatsu distribution and sixteen focused on mining. He was most recently the CEO of SMS Equipment, the Komatsu distributor for most of Canada as well as Mongolia, which is owned by Sumitomo Corporation. He now acts as an Executive Adviser for Sumitomo for the Komatsu distribution business as well as he retains certain roles with charitable foundations for fundraising activities.
Scott Field-MarshamNon-executive Director
Scott worked at Morgan Stanley, a top tier global finance services firm, in the Institutional Equities Division (IED) for 26 years. He has extensive experience across a broad range of equity products, services and markets. Scott worked in multiple different IED product areas and roles, in London and Hong Kong. For his final 3 years Scott was the Chief Operating Officer of IED Asia (500+ employees), and a board member of five Morgan Stanley Asia firm wide operating companies in the region.
Andre DeSimoneNon-executive Director
20+ years of investment experience as Portfolio Manager for Zurich Scudder, Vice-President for Blackstone Group, and is currently the Executive Director of Kestrel Capital,Kenyan Investment Bank that is also a member of the Nairobi Securities Exchange. From 2001 to 2003, Andre was at KenolKobil Petroleum where he was responsible for new acquisitions and oversight of subsidiaries outside Kenya. He holds a BSc in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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BOARD MEMBERS
Andrew ScottChairman – Nigeria
Andrew is a Qualified Mechanical Engineer and also holds a Business Management Diploma from Cranfield Business School. He has over 45 years experience in the Mining and Construction Equipment industry serving industries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Andrew worked in West Africa for many year as the Managing Director of another OEM dealership in Nigeria before semi retiring in 2002. He joined Panafrican Group in 2010 as Chairman of Panafrican Equipment Nigeria and joined the Panafrican Board of Directors as an Advisor the same year.
