Andrew is Account Director, Mining & Energy for EMEA. Based in London, he leads Control Risks’ relationships with corporates, financiers and professional advisers across mining, oil and gas, renewables and nuclear power.
Working with senior executives at the points where risk shapes the outcome, Andrew advises on major acquisitions and investments, complex disputes, geopolitically exposed markets, and operations facing security challenges or crises. His role is to ensure that clients have the context and judgement they need to take difficult decisions with confidence, drawing on the full breadth of Control Risks’ expertise and global reach.
Recent engagements include:
- Leading the firm’s relationship with institutional investors financing mining projects in West Africa, bringing together country, sector and due diligence expertise in support of their investment decisions.
- Co-hosting a roundtable for senior executives on state equity participation and geopolitics in the critical minerals sector, and their implications for deal structuring.
- Convening a closed-door briefing for oil and gas and mining executives on due diligence in conflict-affected and high-risk areas.
- Speaking at the 2026 Sustainable and Responsible Sourcing Summit, hosted by the World Gold Council and the London Bullion Market Association.
Andrew’s experience as both adviser and principal allows him to present the firm’s work in terms that resonate with those who commit capital and remain accountable for the outcome.
He began his career as a lawyer and has 17 years’ experience in corporate intelligence and risk advisory. He also worked for seven years on the principal side of resources transactions, spanning acquisitions, equity and debt financing, reverse takeovers and SPACs.
Andrew holds a BA degree in Law, Business French and Philosophy and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), both from the University of Cape Town.