Joe Hopper
Managing Partner
Joe has in-depth experience in the areas of strategy and business development. He has many year of experience in implementing operational excellence and lean management. He has worked on digital transformation projects within logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, infrastructure, and waste management as well as mobility, aviation, and defence. Joe is loving family man, an avid reader, a sports enthusiast. He is also a part-time politician driving smart city initiatives.
Joe brings many years of fine-tuned experience in the following domains:
Joe brings many years of fine-tuned experience in the following domains:
- Supplier Management
- Supplier Qualification
- Continuos Improuvent
- Shopfloor Operations
- Logistics Management
- Factory Ramp-Up
- Quality Management
- Manufacturing Management
- Waste Management & Recycling
- Packaging and sustainable packaging
- Stakeholder Management
- Tendering & Contract Management
Andrew Herweg
Managing Partner
Andrew has far-reaching experience in business development, strategy building and marketing. He also has a robust track record of successes in communications in areas of tourism and hospitality and FMCG. In his work in Africa he has delivered tangible results in sectors as diverse as manufacturing, agriculture and mobile tech.
His career began as a Communications Consultant in London and in New York for startups and major global brands.
He is an above-average footballer, a part-time mentor, a regular podcaster, and an occasional event moderator. Previously, ran a craft distillery in Rwanda. Andrew contributes excellence in the following domains:
His career began as a Communications Consultant in London and in New York for startups and major global brands.
He is an above-average footballer, a part-time mentor, a regular podcaster, and an occasional event moderator. Previously, ran a craft distillery in Rwanda. Andrew contributes excellence in the following domains:
- Business Development
- Strategy Development
- Marketing and Communication
- Fundraising support
- Partnership development (Public/Private Sectors)
- Go to Market Strategy & Implementation
- Market Research (market analysis, customer analysis, market sizing etc.)
- Sales & Marketing (PR, digital marketing, events etc.)
- Investment Readiness
- Matchmaking services
Mark Montgomery
Senior Consultant
He argues that this is the only way to build sustainable enterprises. Mark is no stranger to Africa and indeed no stranger to Uganda. He has lived in Belgium for more than 40 years but is still “Proudly South African.” Mark started FAMMI at the end of 2012.
Mark also works as a consultant in the IT world. His expertise is in the areas of Technical Writing, Business Analysis and Functional Analysis. He has worked for companies such as The European Commission, The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SWIFT, The National Bank of Belgium and The National Lottery in Belgium. Mark holds an MBA and is a Member of the Institute Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC), Member for the Chartered institute for IT (MBCS) and member of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection. He is also a Certified Expert in Microfinance (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management).
He is active in a variety of industry sectors, such as, telecommunications, pharmaceutics, fintech, training and education, business communication, and software development.
Mark also works as a consultant in the IT world. His expertise is in the areas of Technical Writing, Business Analysis and Functional Analysis. He has worked for companies such as The European Commission, The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SWIFT, The National Bank of Belgium and The National Lottery in Belgium. Mark holds an MBA and is a Member of the Institute Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC), Member for the Chartered institute for IT (MBCS) and member of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection. He is also a Certified Expert in Microfinance (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management).
He is active in a variety of industry sectors, such as, telecommunications, pharmaceutics, fintech, training and education, business communication, and software development.
- Preparing companies for investor readiness
- Capacity building through training and coaching
- Structuring and documentation of policies, processes, procedures and work instructions
- Business Analysis
- Technical writing and documentation
- Academic writing
- Knowledge Management
- Quality assurance
- Business Communication
- Software Development
- Content development and management
- Digital Marketing.