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:
Dr Ken Kwaku
Special Advisor to Former President MkapaKen Kwaku is Special Advisor to the former President of Tanzania, Benjamin Mkapa.
Prior to this he was Chief Representative for Africa at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and has worked with the World Bank Group since 1976. From 1995 to 1998 he served as advisor to the Minister of Trade and Industry of Namibia.
Dr Kwaku gained a BA from McGill University, an MA and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.