Our Team

Tai has over 20 years of private equity and investment banking experience. Prior to Proterra, he served as a Managing Director for Cargill’s fund management subsidiary Black River Asset Management, where he focused on food sector investments across Asia. Tai has spent over a decade building out Proterra’s Asia platform to support entrepreneurs and management teams across the Asian food sector.

Deepak has over 26 years of experience in the food industry and as an investor. Prior to Proterra, Deepak was a co-founder and managing director of Cargill Ventures, a venture capital fund within Cargill, leading investments in software and business process services. He joined Cargill in 1995 in the Strategy & Business Development Group and also spent time in Cargill’s fertilizer division.

Koh-Peng has over 19 years of experience in cross border M&A, private equity investments, equity offerings, derivatives, distressed credits and securities regulations. Prior to Proterra, Koh-Peng served as a Managing Director and Senior Legal Counsel for Cargill’s fund management subsidiary Black River Asset Management, where he provided legal and compliance support across various funds.

Tina has over 12 years of experience in private equity and M&A, and 4 years of audit experience. Tina focuses on Proterra Asia’s investment activities across Greater China. Prior to Proterra, she served as a Director for SunEdison, once the largest global renewable energy company listed on the NYSE, where she headed the M&A and Project Finance functions in China.

Qingyun has over 15 years of experience in private equity and management consulting. She previously served as Principal at the Boston Consulting Group (Greater China), where she provided deal cycle consulting services to private equity funds.

Saurabh has over 13 years of investing experience in the food industry and focuses on the firm’s investments in Southeast Asia with a particular interest in food tech. Prior to Proterra, he worked at Louis Dreyfus and Olam, focusing on corporate strategy and investments across the food & agriculture sectors across Asia and the Middle East.

Saurabh has 18 years of experience in private equity investments, project financing & capital restructuring. Prior to Proterra, Saurabh was Vice President for Cargill’s fund management subsidiary Black River Asset Management, where he focused on food sector investments across Asia. He started his career as a management consultant and has extensive experience in real estate and project financing.

William has over 12 years of experience in private equity and M&A transactions, and focuses on investments in consumer food and food production in China. He joins from Black River Asset Management and was with KPMG Transaction Services performing financial due diligence for private equity or multinational corporations investing in China prior to that.

Amanda has 11 years of experience in private equity, capital markets and M&A. She focusses on investments and strategic partnerships. Prior to Proterra, she was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, senior portfolio manager at the Monetary Authority of Singapore and UBS, and head of finance at a Technology startup. She holds a Wharton MBA and a Biochemistry Bsc from Imperial College.

Peter has over 5 years experience in finance. Prior to Proterra, Peter worked at a European private equity firm, Deloitte (China) and KPMG (US). He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Missouri.

Prior to Proterra, Diyang worked at PwC in Shanghai in the advisory team, focusing on financial due diligence. He graduated from the Washington University in St. Louis with a M.S. in Finance.

Prior to Proterra, Lionel spent a year with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance focusing on M&A in Southeast Asia. He has interned with Grant Thornton and PwC.

Louise has over 4 years of experience in M&A, regulatory compliance and corporate governance. Prior to joining Proterra, Louise advised on a range of corporate matters such as M&A and private equity investments at a law firm in Hong Kong.

Kok Lan has 20 years of experience in accounting and finance. Prior to Proterra, she worked in the fund house Legg Mason Asset Management in both its Singapore and Hong Kong offices.

Susan has more than 20 years of accounting experience, mainly in financial sector. Prior to Proterra, she worked at Legg Mason, DBS Bank and various financial companies.

Stephanie joined Proterra in September 2016. She has 5 years of experience focusing on general firm operations in China. Prior to Proterra, she was a receptionist & administrative assistant at Cargill China.

Candi has worked at Proterra for over 4 years managing all administrative responsibilities in China. Prior to Proterra, she gained many years of administrative experience from Johnson Controls and Saint-Gobain in China.

Janet joined Proterra Investment Advisors in 2021. She has more than 15 years of administrative experience providing administrative and secretarial support to top management. Prior to joining Proterra, Janet was working for Richemont Luxury Singapore, wholesaler & retailer of exclusive watches, jewelry & eyewear.