Jonathan de la Pasture BSc (Hons), First in Business Studies (Finance) Jonathan is a Cape Town based Portfolio Manager at Stanlib and has managed Liberty’s Africa Specialised Credit Fund since May 2014. Jonathan has over 24 years of experience as a loans professional and has arranged financings across the full spectrum of credit from corporate… Read more »
Education and qualifications: BA in Economics, Liverpool University A.C.I.B. CCF FSA London Stock Exchange “Approved Person” Certified Investment and Financial Analyst (KASNEB) Experience – Nigel has been a full time Debt Advisor and Restructuring specialist for over 25 years. He is proven at leading teams and also external stakeholders and agents/advisors in complex and high… Read more »
Josephine Kibe is responsible for the market development of the Gateway Academy and for reaching out to financial service providers, content/training providers who will be using the online learning platform. Previously, Josephine was an educator with Strathmore Business School in Nairobi and also worked in the Kenyan banking industry. Josephine has a PhD in Economics… Read more »
Yann is a development finance and impact investment expert with 15 years of experience in Micro and SME finance, education finance, green finance and agricultural finance. He is the Regional Manager for Africa at BlueOrchard Finance, the Swiss based global Impact Investment Manager, and key person in the Regional Education Finance Fund for Africa (REFFA),… Read more »
Steve Hollingworth is President and CEO of Grameen Foundation, a global nonprofit organization whose mission is to enable the poor, especially women, to create a world without poverty and hunger. He has worked in international development for 30 years, with a focus on the delivery of financial services to benefit the world’s poorest people. Previously,… Read more »
Mr. Hinton, CapPlus’ Senior Advisor on Low-Fee Schools, has over 25 years of experience in emerging markets, private equity, banking, development and increasing access to finance for SMEs in Africa. He has extensive experience in developing and strengthening governance at financial institutions, as well as expertise in strategy and business development. He is now applying… Read more »
Founder and CEO of Daku Group of Companies, lawyer turned Multi Award Winner Property Developer Recognition Awards 2018 Albertina Sisulu Business Achiever of the Year Gauteng 2018 Finalist” Top Empowered Infrastructure of the Year Award” category.2017 National Business Awards Top Performing Entrepreneur 2017 Standard Bank Top Women in Property Award 2017Women in Property Network Business… Read more »
Saad is a Principal of Investments at TLG Capital senior member of the investment committee and heads portfolio operations across the firm’s African interests He is instrumental in originating, deal structuring and oversees execution across all sectors spanning the consumer landscape Saad manages strategic M&A initiatives for his portfolio Joining the firm in 2014 Saad… Read more »
Based in Nairobi, Ms. Whalley structures investments in East and Southern Africa, and provides post-investment portfolio support. She has broad impact investing experience across Africa, in the FMCG, agriculture and asset financing sectors. Prior to joining AHL, Ms. Whalley worked for InfraCo Africa, where she focused on investing in distributed solar PV mini-grids in Zambia…. Read more »
Lisa G. Thomas has dedicated her career to promoting social and economic well-being in emerging markets. She has over a decade of experience in venture capital and private equity investing, strategic planning, governance and operations in emerging markets. She is the Managing Director of Samata Capital, a fund management company dedicated to making private sector… Read more »