Michael Fischer 2023 Speaker

Director, Financial Institutions Africa

DEG-Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH

Biography

“Michael Fischer has more than 25 years’ experience in international finance ranging from project finance to private equity. Over this time he has been involved in more than 150 finance transactions on the African continent alone. After heading DEG’s Regional Office, Southern Africa in Johannesburg for 14 years Michael Fischer now heads FI Africa and Debt Funds in DEG’s Cologne headquarters.

In 2000 Michael Fischer joint DEG – German Investment and Development Company as Vice President New Business Africa. In this function he was responsible for DEG’s new business in predominantly East Africa. In addition he was DEG’s key account manager for the company’s telecom projects. Before joining DEG in Germany, Michael worked for over 8 years at Dresdner Bank Group in Germany and Southern Africa, predominantly in credit and corporate banking.

Michael Fischer holds an engineering and business administration degree from Karlsruhe Technical University, Germany. Over the years he has held various directorships of African companies and advisory board seats of various private equity funds.”