Ai’s advisory board is made up of cross-border investment experts, investment bankers and communications directors from business and government. Advisory board members ensure Africa investor’s content remains relevant to international investors and the financial media.
The Board is chaired by:
- Dr Alhaji Bamanga Tukur »
Chair, NEPAD Business Group and Executive President, African Business Roundtable (ABR)
Members of the Board:
- Mr Justin Chinyanta »
Chairman, Loita Capital Partners International - Mr Jean-Louis Ekra »
President, African Export-Import Bank - Mr Geoffrey Lipman »
Assistant Secretary General, UNWTO - Dr William Kalema »
Chairman, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) - Dr Ken Kwaku »
Special Advisor to Former President Mkapa - Mr Dan Marokane »
General Manager, Exploration & Production (E&P), PetroSA - Mr Desi Lopez Fafie »
Vice President, Oracle Africa - Ms Arunma Oteh »
Vice President, Corporate Services, African Development - Mr Mark Smith »
Director Middle East and Africa, Travelex Plc - Mr Chris West »
Deputy Director, Shell Foundation
Member of the board:
Mr Jean-Louis Ekra
President, African Export-Import BankJean-Louis Ekra is President of the African Export-Import Bank.
He joined Afrexim Bank in 1996 as Executive Vice President responsible for managing the Operations, Finance and Legal departments. Previously, he was Partner at DKS Investment in Jersey and Country Manager for the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) among others.
Mr. Ekra holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business, New York and a Maîtrise en Sciences Economiques from the University of Abidjan. In 2004, he was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre National of Ivory Coast.