Philippe WATRIN is the Chief Investment Officer of the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB), the public institution mandated to administer social security in Rwanda, which is as well the largest Rwandan investment fund. Prior to joining RSSB, he used to work for the French sovereign wealth fund, Bpifrance, as the Deputy Head of Assets and… Read more »
Philippe has been working for 25+ years in the ICT industry. He started his career as a consultant with Deloitte; then held managerial positions for Orange, Ooredoo, and Vodafone. He became Global Head of Business Development for Vodafone Group in 2018, a position which he held until March 2024. In that role he notably delivered… Read more »
From 1986 to 2004, Philippe Guichandut worked for various French development NGOs, including six years in Rwanda, India and the Philippines. He has been in charge of setting up and monitoring development and microfinance projects. He became the first Executive Director of the European Microfinance Network when it was created in 2004 before joining the… Read more »
Philip Sigwart has been appointed CEO of Baobab Group in October 2019. Before he joined Baobab Group, Philip Sigwart served as Director for SME Banking at Equity Group Holdings, one of the leading banking groups in East Africa. Previously, he held several senior management positions at the ProCredit Group, and served as CEO in ProCredit… Read more »
Peter started his career in 1989 with Lloyds Merchant Bank managing its EM debt portfolios, and then worked at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. In 1993 he joined Banque Indosuez in Paris, working alongside Alexis Habib and several other members of what is now the Spinnaker Capital team. In 1999 he founded Exotix (now known as Tellimer),… Read more »
Peter Boonman has worked as a bank manager in The Netherlands for 15 years before making the step to international NGOs. After a career in Business Development and Programme Design he joined the Principles for Responsible Investment where he discovered Impact Investing. Nowadays Peter is the Global Technical Advisor for Innovative Finance at SNV, Netherlands… Read more »
Peter George structured, fundraised, and co-manages Spark+ Africa Fund, a $64 million impact fund investing across the value chains of clean and modern cooking energy solutions in Africa. The fund is advised by Swiss investment advisory firm Enabling Qapital, and its general partner is a 50/50 joint venture between Enabling Qapital and Stichting Modern Cooking,… Read more »
Paul Kamau is a seasoned investment and transaction advisor with over 20 years’ experience in financial modelling, business restructuring and investment structuring. He also conducts business and intellectual property valuations and has advised on several Mergers and Acquisitions. He hasundertaken and led assignments across multiple African countries and has gained an enviable reputation as a… Read more »
Paul Ouma is a Partner based in the Nairobi office and co-Head of Africa Advisory with over 16 years of experience. Prior to CrossBoundary, Mr. Ouma spent several years in advisory and principal investing. Mr. Ouma started his career in Deloitte’s financial advisory services group in Chicago where he performed business and intangible asset valuations… Read more »
Patrick Watson |Chief Financial Officer – Turaco Patrick is a seasoned finance professional with over a decade of experience dedicated to impact investing in emerging markets. As an Investment Director at Blink C.V., he was responsible for shaping and executing Blink’s impact investment strategy, focusing on private companies and investment funds across Latin America, Africa,… Read more »
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