Kevin Kamemba is based in Nairobi. Kevin brings twelve years of experience investing in private equity and real estate in Africa with a strong recent focus on financial inclusion. He joined Women’s World Banking from Incofin Investment Management, where he served as the Regional Director for Africa and oversaw the Africa portfolio in Debt and… Read more »
Kenny is Chief Executive Officer at Norsad Capital, an impact investor and private credit provider that offers tailor-made debt solutions to growth companies that deliver desirable social impact in Africa. Norsad’s investment coverage is sub-Sahara Africa, and the principal operational area is the Southern Africa region. Norsad’s purpose is to build a better Africa by… Read more »
azuhiro Numasawa, CFA has more than 22 years of experience in advisory and investments across sectors while focusing on development finance over the last 17 years. He is currently a Manager at the Agriculture Finance and Rural Infrastructure Department of the African Development Bank (“AfDB”). Across 24 countries in Africa, he has identified and analyzed… Read more »
“With nearly 30 years of executive experience, Kauna has pioneered several development interventions in the SME sector. She has put her wealth of management knowledge to work by founding BFS group of companies with a presence in Namibia and Mozambique. She is a seasoned consultant in the energy sector and former chairperson of Nampower. She… Read more »
Designation: Head – Private Markets Kasief joined Mergence in 2015. He has 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. As head of the Private Markets team he has overall responsibility for fund strategies across the region. These funds have a specific focus on energy, infrastructure, and impact within SA and SADC backed by… Read more »
“Karishma is the Head of Private Equity and Venture Capital at ChiLin Global Fiduciary Services Ltd. In her role as Associate Director, she has the responsibility of a portfolio of PEVC clients and manages an experienced team of fund accountants and administrators. As an experienced professional over 10 years in the fund services industry, she… Read more »
“Karim EL HNOT is the Deputy head of the investment bank of Société Générale Maroc and CEO of Sogécapital Gestion the asset management arm of the bank. Karim has more than 24 years of experience in the asset management industry. He was successively equity analyst, fixed income fund manager, CIO and Deputy CEO in major… Read more »
Kamil holds a Bachelor of Science in electronics engineering from the American University in Cairo and deepened his specialization at the University of California in San Diego. He worked with IBM on developing cutting-edge automotive technology and later with McKinsey&Company on strategy and operations projects for diverse industries. Following his successful stint at McKinsey, he… Read more »
“Jumaane Tafawa is a 20+ year expert on corporate growth, having started and grown multiple multi-hundred-million-dollar African companies and also helped expand Fortune 1000 companies across the African continent. He is the Co-Founder of Africa Eats a diversified group of fast-growing agriculture and food-related business that are solving the food challenges across the continent. Jumaane… Read more »
“Juliet has 20 years’ experience in development in Africa, 15 of which have focused on financial sector development. Before her current role, Juliet held several other positions at FSD Africa since 2013, overseeing initiatives that cut across a variety of financial sectors and themes. Prior to FSD Africa, Juliet managed FinMark Trust’s financial sector work… Read more »