Currently Managing Partner at ACT Afrique, the leading boutique investment banking and advisory firm in West Africa, Fabrice Nze-Bekale has built an international career in financial services, telecoms and mining, in the private and public sectors. Before joining the ACT, Fabrice launched and managed Gabon’s national mining company (SEM) for 6 years. Fabrice has positioned… Read more »
Rt. Hon Mark Simmonds was until recently The Foreign & Commonwealth office Minister with responsibilities for Africa, the Caribbean, UK Overseas Territories, International Energy and Conflict Prevention. He served as a Member of the UK Parliament for 14 years. He focused on driving and facilitating inward investment into Africa across a range of key economic… Read more »
Emmanuel Haye is currently Deputy Head of PROPARCO’s Financial Institutions and Inclusion Department, more specifically in charge of Africa. Based in Paris, he works closely with a network of 7 Proparco Representative Offices located in the region. Emmanuel joined AFD Group 20 years ago. He was posted in Africa for 15 years, holding various positions… Read more »
Rob is a Chartered Accountant by training, and has extensive financial services experience with a particular focus on securitization and debt origination. He joined SA Home Loans in 2005, and previously filled the role of CFO for 10 years. In his current role as Group COO, Rob has responsibility for the execution of group strategies… Read more »
Max works as Vice President at Deutsche Bank (DWS) in Sustainable Investments. He is a member of the investment management team of Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF), a USD 150m public private partnership fund providing debt to agricultural projects or corporates and financial institutions active in agriculture across the African continent. He is… Read more »
Brett was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Sanlam Africa Investments at the end of 2014. He is admitted as an attorney in South Africa and, after he obtained his LL.M at Leiden University (cum laude), he joined Sanlam Investments as a Legal Advisor in 2004. Upon completing his CFA exams, Mr. Mallen transferred… Read more »
Jonathan Stichbury, ASIP and has been CEO of Sanlam Investments East Africa Ltd (SIEAL) since 2000 and has been an investment professional for over 25 years. SIEAL was previously branded PineBridge Investments East Africa and before that AIG Investments East Africa. However, in June 2017, PineBridge sold its majority shareholding to the Sanlam Group. During… Read more »
Danladi Verheijen is the co-founder and Managing Director of Verod Capital, a leading Anglophone West African private equity firm established in 2008. Prior to founding Verod, Danladi was a Vice President at Citibank Nigeria, where he led corporate finance and investment banking transactions. He also managed a private equity portfolio and represented Citibank on the… Read more »
Greg Metro is Head of Africa for Schulze Global. He has over 15 years of professional experience in private equity, investment banking, strategy consulting and operations. He worked as a senior investment professional with JP Morgan Private Capital Asia, a $750m private equity fund, where he covered Southeast Asia and China. Mr. Metro also has… Read more »
Kauna Ndilula, a Development Finance Specialist, is the Founder and Managing Director of BFS Group of companies. Passionate about the development of financial ecosystems that support the growth of SMEs, Kauna has pioneered and developed financial and non financial interventions that have manifested as the cornerstones of her business and contributed to positive influence of… Read more »