Meet the team
Committed to guiding, supporting, and helping you move forward with confidence.
Manny de Sousa
Chief Executive Officer
Manny is the founder and CEO of Nova Global Trade Solutions, responsible for leading the company’s strategy, commercial model and global expansion. With a background in procurement, international trade and private label development, he has played a key role in expanding businesses into over 30 international retail markets. Manny focuses on driving commercial growth, structuring scalable sourcing models and strengthening key partnerships while delivering value for investors.
Leah Le Roux
Head of Central Operations
Leah leads Nova’s central operations, overseeing sourcing projects, supplier execution and day-to-day trade activities across markets. With experience in global trade, project management and retail buying, she brings strong operational oversight to complex private label development. Leah focuses on operational excellence, process optimisation and ensuring projects move efficiently from supplier engagement through to delivery.
Francisco Duboscq
Head of Commercial
Francisco leads Nova’s commercial activities, working closely with retail partners to support global sourcing and project execution. With a background in international trade, logistics and procurement, he has experience developing strong supplier partnerships. As Head of Commercial, a key part of his role is opening new markets and driving Nova’s expansion across regions.
Lindie Roe
Head of Quality & Development
Lindie leads Nova's quality and development, With over 15 years’ experience in food safety and quality, Lindie brings strong expertise across the food manufacturing sector. Her focus includes regulatory compliance, food safety systems, labelling requirements and factory audits, with a strong understanding of international standards. At Nova, she leads quality and development, driving supplier compliance and implementing structured systems to maintain consistent product quality.
Inge van der Nest
Head of Special Projects & Key Accounts
Inge leads Nova’s special projects and key retail partnerships, overseeing the development and delivery of strategic sourcing and procurement projects. With experience across buying, trading and key account management, she brings a strong understanding of retail operations, supplier coordination and commercial execution. Inge works closely with retail partners and suppliers to drive projects from concept through to successful market delivery.
Charnelle Bell
Head of Supply Chain
Charnelle leads Nova’s global supply chain, overseeing supplier coordination, order management and delivery execution across procurement activities. With over two decades of experience in global logistics, she brings deep expertise across end-to-end supply chain operations and supplier engagement. Her role focuses on disciplined execution and ensuring Nova delivers to customers on time and in full.
Nova is built by operators with hands-on experience across retail buying, global sourcing, and core retail operations.
We understand the KPI's retail teams are measured on, because we’ve been accountable for the same outcomes margin, speed, and stock availability.
Execution-first mindset Built from hands-on experience across buying, sourcing, and supply chain.
