José Lamyin

Managing Partner

José has extensive experience as a business advisor for clients throughout Canada, Europe and Latin America in mining, telecommunications, and finance. Prior to co-founding The Deetken Group, José worked for Teck Cominco in Peru and Canada and Deutsche Bank in London (UK). José has spearheaded much of the strategic growth of Deetken Asset Management since inception and is currently focused on investment selection.

José received his BS in Engineering from the University of British Columbia and MBA from IESE School of Business (Barcelona). Born in Peru, José is fluent in English and Spanish.

Alexa Blain

Managing Partner

Alexa is responsible for finance, operations and investor relations at Deetken Impact. She brings over 10 years of experience in financial consulting and asset management, with specific expertise in company and investment analysis, business valuation and securities/corporate finance. Prior to joining Deetken, she spent three years with African Alliance, a pan-African financial services group, where she focused on expanding the firm’s retail financial services operations as well as on the origination and negotiation of new capital. In addition, Alexa has six years of asset management experience with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Macquarie Group and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Alexa is a CFA Charterholder. She has also completed an MA in Financial Economics and an Honours BA in Economics, both at the University of Toronto.

Fernando Alvarado

Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy, CEO

In his role at Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy, Fernando Alvarado leads as the General Partner and Investment Advisor of two clean energy and energy efficiency project finance and venture capital funds: Honduras Renewable Energy Financing Facility (H-REFF) and Caribbean Basin Sustainable Energy Fund (CABEF), which he structured and runs with a combined target capitalization of $100m.

Development Investment Banker with 28 years of international credit and investment experience and 18 years of direct experience assessing diversified renewable energy portfolios in Latin America & the Caribbean. He has participated in more than 50 syndicated credit and investment transactions for renewable energy projects in excess of $250 MM. He led the creation, structuring, fundraising, legal closing and portfolio construction of several specialized renewable energy funds.

Costa Rican, based in San Jose, Mr. Alvarado has an MBA in Banking and Finance cum laude from Universidad de Costa Rica.

Carl Black

Portfolio Manager

Carl is a Portfolio Manager with Deetken Impact focused on analyzing and working with MSMEs, social enterprises, and renewable energy developers in Latin America and the Caribbean. His main responsibilities include supporting business development, managing technical assistance projects, leading investment due diligence, and monitoring portfolio performance. Prior to joining Deetken Impact, Carl worked for five years as a consultant, advising public sector clients an non profits in Canada and financial services companies in Latin America. He started his career at the Bank of Canada, where he researched issues related to household and business credit. 

Carl completed an Honours BA in Economics at the University of British Columbia. He also holds an MSc in Economics & Development from the University of Oxford, where he earned distinctions in quantitative and development economics.

Magali Lamyin

Director of Communications and Development

Betsy Gaborit

Investment Officer

As an Investment Officer at Deetken Impact, Betsy analyses investment opportunities and conducts investment due diligence, monitors portfolio performance, supports business development, technical assistance projects, and impact measurement and management of our portfolio.  Her previous experience includes the formulation and execution of projects and finance for more than 10 years with various international organizations including the Interamerican Development Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and the United Nations Development Programme. She also worked in project development and finance at microfinance institution Fondo para el Desarrollo Solidario, and with the Government of Guatemala in the negotiation and contracting of funds for international cooperation.   

Betsy has Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and a Master’s in Project Formulation and Evaluation both from University of San Carlos in Guatemala.  She is a certified professional in Microfinance Management by the Boulder Institute of Microfinance, and in Lead Risk Management by the PECB group.

Walter Vargas

Senior Investment Officer

Sustainable Energy

Walter has worked as an Investment Officer on renewable energy projects, energy efficiency, and agroindustry companies in Central America and the Caribbean for over ten years. He joined Sustainable Energy Central America in 2015 as part of the business advisory team of HREM and CAREM. Previous work experience includes E+Co and Root Capital, where he became familiar with a variety of investment instruments and also with the Central American Energy sector. While working at E+Co, he identified, assessed and recommended renewable energy investments in Central America for $8 MM. In his work at Root Capital, he identified, assessed
and recommended agribusiness investments in Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, and Mexico for $70 MM.

Costa Rican, based in San Jose, Mr. Vargas has a BA in Business Management and Finance from Universidad Latina de Ciencia y Tecnologia (ULACIT).

Jorge Beecher

Investment Officer

Sustainable Energy

Jorge has been involved in the renewable energy industry from an early age. Following the completion of his degree in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Engineering from Carleton University in Ottawa, he moved back to his native Costa Rica to pursue a career in the field. He joined the Project Development team at Mesoamerica Energy, now CMI Energía, the largest independent private producer of one hundred percent renewable energy in Central America. He joined Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy in 2016 and focused on the analysis of investment opportunities for both the H-REFF and CABEF funds throughout the region. Jorge has lead successful investments in Guatemala, Honduras and the Dominican Republic as well as investments with a regional scope.

Kingsley Thomas

Senior Advisor

Sustainable Energy – Caribbean Office

Kingsley Thomas, a development banker with more than thirty years’ experience in Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean, twenty-one as Chief Executive Officer of leading Caribbean development banks, is a Senior Advisor to Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy based in Kingston, Jamaica.
He brings to the team a wealth of experience in the areas of privatisation, project development, mobilisation of financing, sustainable energy financing, and project monitoring and evaluation. Among his many achievements, he conceptualised, developed and administered the implementation of Jamaica’s and the Caribbean Region’s single largest infrastructure project, Highway 2000 – Jamaica’s first tolled highway utilising the PPP model; Total Estimated Project cost: US$ 850 million. In recognition of Mr. Thomas’ significant contribution to the national economic development of Jamaica, he has been the recipient of several awards among which
are: The Order of Jamaica [then Jamaica’s third highest National Honour], The Gleaner newspaper ‘Man of the Year’ Award 2004 for leadership in projects such as Highway 2000 and their impact on the development of the Jamaican economy and lifestyle, Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD honoris causa), University of Technology (UTECH) Jamaica, and the Jamaica Observer newspaper – Business Leader Award – for outstanding contribution to the public sector.

He has undertaken in recent years several consultancy assignments as a Banking Expert in the Caribbean and has participated in the evaluation of renewable energy projects for the past seven years.

Mr. Thomas has an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Rutgers University, Graduate School of Business, New Jersey, USA, and a BSc. Economics degree from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.

Chad Parsons

Senior Investment Analyst

Chad has worked as a consultant in business and technology for 20 years – often helping clients with their business transformation initiatives.    He has worked with start-ups, government, and established businesses to further their product and service offerings with a balanced approach.   After pursuing a research degree on leveraging technology for social and economic development; Chad has found a valuable alignment of his background with Deetken’s innovative impact investments.

Chad completed a BS in Engineering from the University of British Columbia and has a MSc with distinction from the University of Manchester (UK).