Thomas Wu

Professional profile

Senior Expert – Private Sector Development, Investment & Sustainable Industrialisation

International senior executive and advisor with more than three decades of experience in investment banking, cross-border strategy, sustainable industrialisation and private-sector development.

Thomas Wu is an international senior executive and advisor with more than three decades of experience in investment banking, international corporate strategy, cross-border M&A, sustainable industrialisation and private-sector development.

He has advised multinational corporations, governments, institutional investors and international stakeholders on investment strategies, industrial transformation, international market entry and complex cross-border transactions. His experience connects investment and finance with industrial policy, technology and sustainable economic development.

Thomas has been involved in initiatives covering green hydrogen, industrial decarbonisation, water technologies, electrolysis, carbon capture, sustainable production, energy systems and international technology transfer. Within INTERALTER, he contributes expertise to EU External Action, EuropeAid and international development programmes addressing private-sector development, investment mobilisation, sustainable industrialisation, green transition and international economic cooperation.

EU External Action & International Development

Thomas can contribute to EU External Action and international technical-assistance programmes requiring senior expertise in private-sector development, investment mobilisation, sustainable industrialisation and economic transformation.

His combination of financial-sector experience, corporate strategy and industrial transformation enables him to address both investment and implementation dimensions of international development programmes.

Sustainable Industry & Economic Transformation

Thomas can support projects involving industrial decarbonisation, green hydrogen, sustainable manufacturing, energy systems, climate-resilient industry, technology transfer and international market uptake.

Global Gateway & Sustainable Investment

Thomas's experience is relevant to initiatives linking investment, infrastructure, technology and sustainable economic development. Potential fields include renewable energy, green hydrogen, sustainable manufacturing, industrial infrastructure, water technologies, decarbonisation and Africa-Europe investment partnerships.

Experience

30+ years

Focus

Private Sector Development & Investment

Profile status

Potential Key Expert

Key expertise

• Private Sector Development
• Investment Mobilisation
• Investment Banking
• Corporate Finance
• International Investment
• Infrastructure Financing
• Sustainable Industrialisation
• Industrial Policy
• Industrial Transformation
• Green Transition
• Green Hydrogen
• Energy Transition
• Circular Economy
• Climate-Resilient Industry
• International Market Entry
• Cross-Border M&A
• Public-Private Cooperation
• Corporate Governance
• Internationalisation
• Africa-Europe Cooperation
• Global Supply Chains
• Technology Transfer

Potential project roles

• Senior Private Sector Development Expert
• Senior Investment Expert
• Sustainable Industrialisation Expert
• Investment Mobilisation Expert
• Green Transition Expert
• Infrastructure Finance Expert
• International Finance Expert
• Internationalisation Expert
• Industrial Policy Expert
• Technology Transfer Expert
• Business Environment Expert
• Strategic Advisor
• Team Leader Candidate

EuropeAid & EU External Action relevance

• Private-sector development
• Investment mobilisation
• Sustainable industrialisation
• Green transition
• Infrastructure and energy
• Africa-Europe cooperation
• Industrial policy
• Cross-border investment
• Economic transformation
• International finance
• Global Gateway-type initiatives
• Public-private cooperation
• Technology transfer
• DSE Green Technology Holdings — Executive Board Member
• European-African consortium of 28 firms
• Localised hydrogen, water treatment, electrolysis and carbon capture

Regional and institutional exposure

• Europe
• Africa
• Asia
• United States
• China
• World Bank IFC, Afreximbank, African Development Bank and EBRD relationships
• China Investment Corporation relationships

Education

Degree in Business Economics, Ruhr-University Bochum