Giacomo Gentili

• Co-founded Jibu Tanzania, a social franchising enterprise pioneering a new model that capitalizes and equips entrepreneurs in Tanzania to own businesses that ensure access to basic human necessities, with water as a primary product
• Designed, developed, and implemented the corporate business strategy
• Lead the local franchisees network to sell more than half million litres of water per month
• Designed a successful funding strategy engaging VPO/SI for a total of $2.5m building a wide network as but not only DOB, HRSV, Segal foundation, GP, KIVA, Novastar, FINCA Ventures, World Impact Capital, Global Innovation Fund, MCE Capital, DRK
• Foundation, Stone Family Foundation
• Built strategic partnerships with suppliers and cross functional government authorities as TRA, TBS, SIDO.

Promoting penetration of a ClimateTech business that is driving a new Infrastructure Investment Class by innovating, advancing, and scaling Atmospheric Water Generation technology, systems, projects, and services in balance with nature.

• Develop and implement a strategic partnerships plan that drives growth and increases revenue in EAC/SADC markets
• Identify and secure new partnership opportunities with key stakeholders in Africa, including corporate partners, government agencies, and non-profit organizations
• currently in discussion with AbInBev Africa HQ to implement a mid-sized pilot ($2-5 million) to prove the efficiency and effectiveness of the solution and also engaging with the Government Authorities of Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar for PPP agreement and $50 million funding strategy alignment.

• Developed and implemented long term business strategy for EU funded small scale organic farmers project spin-off, Mesula ltd, by creating innovative marketplace where organic produce directly encountered local demand removing middlemen from the supply chain leading to farmers groups' revenue increase of 45%.
• Vetted 40 local farmers group and trained over more effective business practice and latest land conservative organic farming methods (bio intensive).
• Built a solid network of wide scope national and international organizations as TAHA, TOAM, IFOAM, MVIWATA, TFA, Rotay Club, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Rijk Zwaan ltd.

• Created and drove a network of 100 franchisees to 10% net profit (average)
• Lead development of franchising formula applying Lean techniques on stock management and shared sales platforms
• Scouted new sales channels:
• Lead cross-functional team for IT process automation across supply – chain to ensure development strategy accomplishment.

• Developing of retail network standard processes for procurement planning, commercial planning, allocation, pricing, business control and reporting.

• Designed and implemented new GE knowledge sharing management internal tool
• Support-services process mapping re-engineered through Lean and Six Sigma methodologies with an average of 14 days order cycle reduction.