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Peter McCreanor is the founder and CEO of Tribe Infrastructure Group. In this role, he is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the business and deal execution.

Since Tribe’s establishment as a boutique advisory firm, Peter has counselled a broad range of clients including global investment banks, pension funds, private equity, and government entities on major infrastructure transactions in the Middle East, Australia and Asia. He has been instrumental in establishing Tribe’s development arm in Australia, including leading the bid to procure the AUD 400 million East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility in 2017.

Prior to establishing Tribe, Peter served at the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) as the CEO of the Macquarie-led ZonesCorp Infrastructure Fund, a co-investment fund with the Government of Abu Dhabi, established for the development of industrial city assets under one of the region’s first public private partnership schemes. His 25 years’ experience also includes other senior roles with Macquarie and Lend Lease in Australia, Asia, and the Middle East.

Peter holds an honours degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New South Wales and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australia.

peter.mccreanor[at]tribeig.com

James Cook is an Executive Director at Tribe Infrastructure Group and Head of Tribe Advisory. He is responsible for growing and developing Tribe’s Advisory business, including fostering enduring client relationships and overseeing active advisory mandates.

At Tribe, James has brought his significant expertise to a number of notable transactions, including acting as financial advisor to the sponsors for an 1,800 MW CCGT IPP in the Northern Emirates, advisor to the sponsors of the UAE’s first project financed Waste to Energy facility, and advisor to a UAE Government Entity for a USD 800 million IPP.

Prior to joining Tribe, James was a project director at the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) where he was involved in a number of greenfield power and water development projects including the USD 1 billion Abu Dhabi Waste to Energy project. Before which, James was an Associate Director at Ernst & Young in Abu Dhabi within the infrastructure and project finance team. He has previously also served as a commercial manager at United Utilities PLC in the UK, focused on the development of public private partnership projects in the water, wastewater, and solid waste sectors.

James holds a BSc with honours in Environmental Technology, a MEng (distinction) in Environmental Engineering and Project Management, and a post graduate diploma in Finance from the London School of Business and Finance.

james.cook[at]tribeig.com

Christina joined Tribe in late 2020 after twelve years in the United Arab Emirates, including four years with Mubadala Investment Company, where she supported the Aerospace, Renewables and ICT platform. Christina has over fifteen years of experience, including advising and leading on significant cross border, multi-jurisdictional transactions in the Middle East, Europe and the U.S.

She has a strong background in greenfield project development and project financing, and also brings experience in M&A and private equity, particularly in the utilities, technology and aviation sectors. Prior to Mubadala, Christina held legal roles at US firm Vinson & Elkins and magic circle firm, Allen & Overy.

Christina holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), both from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.  She was admitted as a Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2005.  

christina.kersey[at]tribeig.com

Andrew has over 25 years’ experience in the waste and renewable energy industries in the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia. His expertise is in the development and construction of large waste infrastructure projects and has successfully developed and constructed several large Waste to Energy projects in Europe and Asia.

Prior to joining Tribe he was in senior management roles, including M&A, strategy and operations, with leading waste and construction companies such as Veolia, Brambles, Remondis and Leightons.

Andrew has Bachelors of Science (Chemistry) and Civil Engineering (Hons) from the University Of Sydney, a masters degree in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from INSEAD.

andrew.smith[at]tribeig.com

Chris is a Director with Tribe based between London and the UAE. Prior to Tribe, Chris held roles in prominent institutions on both the debt and equity side such as Engie, AMEA Power, HSBC and most recently as a Director in the Power & Advisory team of Mizuho one of the most active lenders in the GCC infrastructure space.

Chris is a Structured Finance specialist with extensive experience of large-scale Project Finance deals in the Energy/Infrastructure/Oil&Gas/Petrochemicals sectors across the EMEA region, acting as developer/investor, lender and government advisor.

Recent transactions have included acting in a lending and advisory capacity to various solar PV, HVDC transmission, water desalination and wastewater treatment projects in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC.

Chris is a CFA charterholder and graduated from the University of Exeter with a BSc in Mathematics and French.

Nat is an experienced environmental and supply chain executive with over 20 years’ senior level involvement in the infrastructure sector, working throughout Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa and Central Asia.

Following on from his management background across SUEZ, Veolia and Tadweer Group over the past 20 years. Nat has developed a strong knowledge across the energy and waste sectors from his hands-on experience at board, executive and project level.

Nat has a strong breadth and depth of experience in Development, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Procurement, Risk Management, Information Technology, IPO and Project Development and Financing which has enabled Nat to play a substantial role in the delivery of the strategic and financial goals for the organisations he has worked with.

At a project level Nat has been directly involved in a wide range of PPP, BOOT, DBO and O&M transactions across the environmental sector and during the different stages including bid development, project execution, refinancing, contract extensions and long-term operations.

Peter is a Director at Tribe having joined in summer 2023. He is an infrastructure finance specialist with a focus on large social infrastructure projects.

Prior to joining Tribe, Peter spent five years at KPMG and was latterly a director at a boutique infrastructure advisory firm in Edinburgh, UK where he spent 16 years.  His experience on PPPs includes PFI, LIFT, PPP, NPD and Building Schools for the Future. He led financial advice to the NHS on the new National Centre for the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, New Orkney Hospital and multiple Health Centre and Mental Health facility bundles. In the education sphere he led financial advice to multiple primary and secondary school bundles and latterly procurements through the hub structure.

He has worked through all project phases from feasibility to financial close, construction, operations and handback, in addition to advising on contractual changes, benchmarking and inflation adjustments.

On grant-funded infrastructure, Peter has provided financial, economic and commercial advice on City Deals, Towns Fund, Future High Street Fund and Levelling Up in the UK.

Peter holds a BA Hons in Politics (with Finance) from the University of Strathclyde. He qualified as a Chartered Tax Advisor from the Chartered Institute of Taxation in 2002 and achieved the Investment Management Certificate in 2007.

Peter sits on the Board of Housing Association in East Lothian, Scotland and is a Director of their Facilities Management subsidiary. He also sits on the Board of Social and Health Care Training Provider.

Peter.Ewart[at]tribeig.com

Justin Chan is a Senior Vice President with Tribe based out of our Manila office. As a member of Tribe’s advisory practice, Justin most recently led a comprehensive restructuring exercise in the Philippines involving the successful senior debt refinancing and subsequent equity sale of the 25MW Lake Mainit and 33.5MW Bulanog Batang Hydroelectric Power Projects.

He has advised a broad range of clients in the renewable energy and utilities space in Asia and the Middle East, notably having played a key role in helping the consortium behind the development of the AUD 400 million East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility in Western Australia achieve financial close.

Prior to joining Tribe, he worked in the infrastructure group of Macquarie Capital, where he advised on a number of landmark transport infrastructure projects including the Mactan Cebu International Airport Expansion, the Cavite Laguna Expressway and the LRT 1 Cavite Extension. Prior to that he was an associate in the corporate finance group at FTI Consulting, where he provided transaction advisory and asset management services to a number of private sector clients in the Philippines.

Justin holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Sydney.

Justin.Chan[at]tribeig.com

Ali joined Tribe in 2025 from Nuveen Infrastructure and is an experienced finance professional with a background in direct infrastructure investments (UK / Europe) and transaction advisory (MENA region). ​

Ali joined Tribe in 2025 from Nuveen Infrastructure (UK). Prior to Nuveen Infrastructure, Ali gained extensive experience with Green Investment Group (UK), Macquarie Capital (UAE) and EY (UAE) covering transactions advisory and direct investments.​

At both Nuveen Infrastructure and Green Investment Group, Ali was part of the investment team covering European renewable energy investments in Solar (C&I and utility scale), Wind (onshore and offshore), and Battery Storage (BESS, stand-alone and co-located) projects.​

Prior to moving to the UK in 2019, Ali was based in the UAE, working with Macquarie Capital and EY covering transactions advisory across the MENA region.​

Other than renewables, Ali has transactions advisory experience across various infrastructure sub-sectors including Water, Wastewater, District Cooling, and Real Estate.

Andrea joined Tribe in 2024 and is a core member of Tribe’s advisory and financial modelling team, with responsibility for the development of complex financial models. Andrea is highly skilled in MS Excel and has undertaken modelling assignments for multi-billion dollar projects and transactions

Prior to joining Tribe, Andrea formed part of the QInvest investment banking team specializing in M&A buy-side and sell-side transactions as well as ECM and DCM transactions for local corporates  and institutional investors in Qatar for over 6 years

As part of the investment banking experience in QInvest, Andrea was involved in landmark deals in Qatar with large corporates and institutional investors including Ooredoo, QTerminals, Qatar Foundation, Milaha and Helios Investment Partners across a multitude of sectors

Prior to joining QInvest, Andrea worked in Milan as a financial analyst for Motion Equity Partners, pan-European mid-market private equity fund, and for Rothschild in their industrial M&A team in Italy.

Andrea holds a MSc in Finance and a BSc in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.

Andrea.Calamia[at]TribeIG.com

Vasudha joined Tribe in 2020 and is a core member of Tribe’s financial modelling team and execution, with responsibility for the development of complex financial models.

Prior to joining Tribe, Vasudha formed part of the core PwC transaction advisory team specializing in buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory for private equities and strategic corporates in India

As part of the of deal advisory practice of PwC India, Vasudha was involved in landmark deals, aggregating in excess of USD 300m, for leading Indian conglomerates and International Companies with a focus on Infrastructure, Renewable energy and Telecom

Vasudha is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has audited multiple NSE listed companies

She also holds a Bachelors of Commerce degree with Honours from Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.

Vasudha.Soni[at]TribeIG.com

Siddharth joined Tribe in May 2022 as an analyst at Tribe’s Advisory business. He is a core member of Tribe’s team, with the responsibility of developing complex financial models

Prior to joining Tribe, Siddharth gained valuable experience in project finance, financial modelling and valuation through his engagements at Brigade Group, a large real estate developer based in India; and TresVista, a firm that provides high-end financial services to private equity funds and investment banking clients

Siddharth also holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree with a dual specialization in Finance and International Business from Christ University, Bangalore.

Siddharth.Rayulu[at]TribeIG.com

Shaneel joined Tribe in January 2023 and is an analyst at Tribe’s Advisory business. He is a core member of Tribe’s financial modelling team, with the responsibility of developing complex financial models

Prior to joining Tribe, Shaneel gained valuable experience in project finance, financial modelling and transaction advisory through his experiences in the Energy, Resources and Infrastructure team at BNP Paribas in the Paris office; and MCB Capital Markets Ltd, a corporate finance advisory firm based in Mauritius.

Shaneel is fluent in English and French.

Shaneel holds a Bachelors of Commerce Honours degree with first class in Economics and a Masters in Finance degree from HEC Paris Business School. He has also cleared CFA Level 2.

Shaneel.Sewraz[at]TribeIG.com

Viacheslav joined Tribe in December 2022 and is an analyst at Tribe’s Advisory business. He is a core member of Tribe’s financial modelling team, with the responsibility of developing complex financial models

Prior to joining Tribe, Viacheslav gained valuable experience in financial modelling and financial analysis in the Largest Central Asia Hospitality Center in Uzbekistan (Samarkand) and financial modelling boutique in Moscow, Russia.

Viacheslav is fluent in English and Russian.

Viacheslav holds a Bachelors in Economics from the Higher School of Economics and a Masters in Finance degree from New Economics School.

viacheslav.aleksandrov[at]TribeIG.com

Giuseppe joined Tribe in January 2024 and is a core member of Tribe’s financial modelling team, with responsibility for the development of complex financial models from scratch. Giuseppe is highly skilled in MS Excel and financial analysis, and has undertaken modelling assignments for several typologies of investments

Prior to joining Tribe, Giuseppe formed part of the ENGIE’s acquisitions and investments team in Italy specializing in investment valuation and project financing across the energy-related asset classes

As part of the of the ENGIE’s investment team, Giuseppe was involved in several greenfield projects, PPPs and M&A transactions in Italy

During his career, Giuseppe also earned experience in the Real Estate, Investment Banking and Private Equity advisory industries

Giuseppe holds a Master of Science in Management from Bocconi University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of Rome La Sapienza.

Giuseppe.Scaglione[at]TribeIG.com

Ulugbek is an analyst at Tribe, having joined from Synergy Consulting, where he gained significant experience in infrastructure project financing.

Ulugbek has extensive experience in building financial models across various asset classes within the energy sector and other types of infrastructure, both for greenfield projects and M&A transactions.

Ulugbek holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from S P Jain School of Global Management, an Australian business school, and has cleared the CFA Level 2 exam.

ulugbek.polatov@tribeig.com

April.Salonga[at]TribeIG.com

Donabel is an experienced Senior Accountant with a strong background in financial reporting, budgeting, and compliance. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

She began her career as an Auditor at SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV), an Ernst & Young (EY) accounting firm based in the Philippines, where she developed expertise in auditing and financial analysis.

In 2021, Donabel joined Tribe, where she now applies her extensive skills to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial records. Known for her keen attention to detail and analytical mindset, she is a trusted professional committed to excellence in her field.

Gretchelle joined Tribe in December 2025, bringing extensive experience in project coordination, documentation, and support. With a strong background in managing large-scale infrastructure projects, she ensures that all documentation aligns seamlessly with client requirements, contributing to efficient project execution.

Prior to joining Tribe, Gretchelle worked on several high-profile mega rail projects in the UAE, including the Dubai Metro Redline Extensions, Etihad Rail, and Hafeet Rail Projects, where she played a key role as part of the main contractor teams. With expertise in managing all phases of the project lifecycle, her focus was on ensuring accurate documentation, facilitating smooth communication, and supporting the successful delivery of these complex projects.

Gretchelle holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, which provides her with valuable insights into team dynamics. This allows her to foster collaboration and effective communication within cross-functional teams, creating a positive and productive project environment. Her well-rounded professional background and dedication to excellence make her an indispensable asset to any project, ensuring that all aspects are effectively managed while maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders and team members alike.