Grant Hatch is an experienced strategy consultant, business leader and entrepreneur with highly developed analytical, programme management and team leadership skills. He has extensive experience in Africa leading market and sector research, market entry, acquisition due diligence and business structuring assignments across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Senegal, Angola, Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa. His research focus has been on understanding consumer growth and segmentation in Africa. He has worked extensively along the agri production and processing, consumer goods and retail value chain in Africa.

In the past, Grant led JP Morgan-Cazenove’s European Technology Research team in London and was a Vice-President and Head of Strategy for Capgemini South Africa before he led Accenture’s Strategy and Sustainability practices across all industries for three years as a member of the Europe, Africa and Latin America (EALA) Leadership team and was Global Lead for Africa Expansion. His strategy focus is on providing industry-relevant corporate and business unit strategy development and implementation including business and operating model transformation, financial and macro-economic modelling and growth strategy including M&A. Grant is currently a Partner with Griffin Advisors providing research, corporate strategy and private equity advisory to clients in Africa.

Grant holds an PhD in agriculture from the University of Natal and an MBA from the University of Cape Town.  In his spare time, he runs ultra-marathons and farms and makes award winning wine under the Star Hill label.