Guy Essome is a seasoned investment banker with over 25 years of experience in emerging markets. As an independent corporate finance advisor, he specialises in helping African companies, banks, and governments raise capital from international investors. Twenty years ago, Guy played a pivotal role in pioneering the first Africa-focused financing vehicle designed to mobilise institutional… Read more »
Ashley graduated with a BCom from University of Mumbai and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”). Ashley started his career in London in tax in a small audit and tax practice, before moving to a top 10 firm in Central London to train as an auditor. Ashley returned to Mauritius… Read more »
Gul Khan joined I&M Bank Kenya as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Board Director in January 2023. He has over 20 years of international financial services experience, mostly with HSBC, having worked in Europe, North America, Asia, Middle East & Africa (9 countries in total). Gul is a recognised leader in both Banking and… Read more »
Guillaume Carta is an Investment Director within GuarantCo’s Global Investment Team and is based in the London office. He initially joined GuarantCo as a Restructuring Director responsible for stressed assets’ management and strategy. Prior to joining GuarantCo in 2021, Guillaume was a Senior Director within the Infrastructure & Asset Finance group at FMS Wertmanagement in… Read more »
Head of Private Banking & WealthManagement Guillaume Passebecq is an International School of Management (IDRAC) graduate who has spent his entire career in the banking sector. He started off as a Portfolio Manager at B* capital Paris, the BNP Paribas brokerage house in 1999. In 2007, he was appointed as Head of Sales at BNP… Read more »
Gregory is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Gozem, a Super App dedicated to providing every day digital services to francophone sub-saharan countries. Gregory founded Asia Deal Group in 2010, a venture builder dedicated to developing e-commerce startups in Asia. The Asia Deal Group operated 8 brands of e-commerce across 12 countries, serving over 1.5M customers…. Read more »
Grant is seasoned agricultural expert and development strategist who currently serves as Head of Agriculture & Food for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. With over two decades of experience, Grant has dedicated his career to transforming food systems and improving the livelihoods of small-holder farmers across Africa and other developing regions. His expertise… Read more »
Grace Mberia is an Associate Director at KPMG with over fourteen years of experience in project management; consulting; technical assistance and capacity building; financial audits; gap analysis, impact assessment and implementation; internal control reviews/ monitoring; and due diligence reviews in the public and financial services sectors as well as consumer and industrial markets. She serves… Read more »
Glenn Henning B.Acc, CA(SA) Director of Numeral Group o Previously Head of Corporate Finance & Head of Alternative Investments at Capricorn Group Ltd o Chartered Accountant o Bachelor of Accounting, University of the Witwatersrand o Advanced Valuations, NYU Stern (High Honours) o Johannesburg Stock Exchange Approved Executive o 16 Years Experience in Corporate Finance, Asset… Read more »
Giles is responsible for the development of Gemcorp new fund products given the targeted EM (with focus on Africa) investment exposure. Prior to Gemcorp he was responsible for the growth and development of Africa’s largest trade finance fund at Barak Fund Management. Giles has an MBA and Business Science degree through the University of Cape… Read more »