Feronia Inc. announced the appointment of Sofia Bianchi to its board of directors as a non-executive director nominated by CDC Group Plc. She replaces Jean Habay, who has stepped down from the Board. Sofia Bianchi joined CDC as Head of Special Situations in 2018 and is the founding partner of Atlante Capital Partners, a financial advisory firm focused on special situations investments in emerging markets. Prior to this she was Head of Special Situations at BlueCrest Capital Management from 2008 to 2016 and previously helped set up and co-managed the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund for Standard Bank, the first debt fund for Africa.