Climate Fund Managers (CFM), a leader in sustainable infrastructure investment, required a senior fundraising professional to help accelerate their capital raising efforts across the Middle East. With ambitious plans to scale wind, solar, waste-to-energy, and green hydrogen projects, the role demanded deep investor relationships and dual expertise in equity and debt markets.
Project:
Climate Fund Managers (CFM)
Scope of Work:
Executive Search, Capital Raising Talent, Renewable Energy Sector
Duration:
Location:
Middle East & The Hague
Atlas NextWave delivered a targeted and strategic executive search, connecting us with a high-impact individual who is now driving our capital raising ambitions across the GCC and beyond.
CFM’s growth trajectory relies on its ability to attract large-scale capital for renewable infrastructure initiatives. The ideal candidate needed to have extensive fundraising experience in sustainable finance, with a well-established network spanning Sovereign Wealth Funds, Family Offices, High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs), and Public/Private Banks across the GCC and wider Middle East. In addition, the candidate had to align with CFM’s climate-driven mission and demonstrate a strong track record in capital structuring.
Atlas NextWave launched a targeted executive search campaign, with a focus on strategic headhunting rather than open-market recruitment. Our approach included:
Close collaboration with CFM’s Director of Capital Raising ensured the process was aligned with both organisational needs and timeline expectations.
Atlas NextWave successfully placed a senior fundraising professional now reporting directly to the Director of Capital Raising in The Hague. The candidate is actively building and managing investor relationships across the Middle East and has already begun contributing to new capital inflows supporting clean energy infrastructure projects.
This appointment has strengthened CFM’s regional fundraising strategy and supports their global objective of accelerating investment into climate-aligned infrastructure.
Atlas NextWave and NextWave Partners bring together deep industry knowledge in energy and infrastructure, with executive search capabilities tailored to the renewable sector. Our network and headhunting methodology deliver talent who not only meet role requirements, but also reflect the values and goals of our clients.
By successfully supporting Climate Fund Managers’ capital raising ambitions, we demonstrate our ability to drive impact in the global energy transition through people who deliver results.
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