Africa

Ilaria Benucci joined the CDC Group in 2013 as Investment Director: Industrial Businesses. She has also led CDC Investments in two East-African commercial banks. Ilaria joined CDC from AIG Private Equity where Ilaria Benucci was responsible for investments in emerging Europe and Turkey. Her background is in private equity and financial institutions investing across Europe… read more »

Cheick Sanankoua is Managing Partner at HC Capital Properties. Prior to HCCP, Cheick was an investment professional at Helios Investment Partners. Cheick started his career in investment banking in New York and London with Merrill Lynch, where Cheick Sanankoua worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) group. Cheick holds a Master of Business Administration (Africa)… read more »

Pierre Balamou has over five years of experience working in the implementation of priority health programs with a special focus on malaria control, maternal and child health, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS. Pierre Balamou currently serves as an intern with the West African Health Organization (WAHO) and works on the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) in Nigeria…. read more »

Fleur Alexia Mabingui has one year of experience in the health sector. Currently, Fleur Alexia works at Hospital Communautaire as a General practitioner preparing for her master’s in Gynecology and Obstetrics. She also volunteers with young women to educate them on the issue of early pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.Fleur Alexia holds a Bachelor’s degree… read more »

Hussein Butoyi has seven years’ experience in several fields of the community-development sector. Hussein is currently a journalist and teacher. As a freelance journalist, he is covering the current political and security situation in Burundi for AFP and Iwacu, one of the last remaining Burundian independent media houses. As a teacher, Hussein strives to change… read more »

Ibrahima Ndoye holds a Master’s degree in professional audit and management control, a European technical diploma in fire safety (INSSI), and a degree in Electrical Engineering (Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique). He has also acquired vast knowledge via professional training in engineering, insurance, reinsurance and management, Africa. Ibrahima Ndoye is a seasoned senior reinsurance underwriter and has… read more »

Ian Alvan Tofield is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and has over 60 years’ practical experience in all aspects of insurance and reinsurance business, administrative, technical, and marketing predominantly in and for the African continent. He began his insurance career in 1955 with Legal & General Assurance Society. In 1961, he was seconded… read more »

Steve O. Iwenjora has over 18 years’ cognate experience in the financial services sector, spanning banking, private equity and investment management with local and international organizations. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting (2nd Class Upper Division) from the University of Lagos. Steve… read more »

Paul Kokoricha is a Partner at African Capital Alliance. He holds a degree in Economics in 1982 from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He worked for ten years at Arthur Andersen & Co and later spent eight years at Liberty Bank plc as… read more »

Emmanuel Brule is a graduate of Ecole Centrale de Paris. He has always operated in an international environment and held a number of senior executives’ roles with SCOR, a global Tier 1 reinsurance company (1997 – 2001) and American International Group (AIG) (2002 – 2015) in diverse functions and in various territories. He is currently… read more »

Ahlam Bennani graduated from the Graduate School of Management of Rouen, France. She began her career in 2000 with Arthur Andersen/Ernst & Young Casablanca where she rose to senior Manager Transaction Advisory and Business Advisory. She joined Saham Finances (Insurance Division), Africa in 2011 and is currently Director, Mergers and Acquisitions. Her technical competencies include advisory… read more »

Raymond Farhat is a Chartered Accountant and holds a degree in Economics from the University of Social Sciences – Toulouse 1 (1979). Currently the Managing Director of Saham Finances, his experience in finance spans over 30 years. He started his professional career in 1979 with Ernst & Young as a chartered accountant after which he… read more »

Patrice Alberti holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics from the Paris Academy and has been with the MRS group since 2004. Patrice Alberti is currently the Group Managing Director of MRS group of companies and the Managing Director Ovlas Trading SA, a Director of Ovlas Management SAM in Monaco and a director on the board… read more »