Chris Chijiutomi

Managing Director, Head of Africa | British International Investment (BII)

Moving on from his previous role at BII as MD and Head of Infrastructure Equity, Chijiutomi leads the DFI’s operations in Africa and work to further strengthen its longstanding presence across the continent.

Chijiutomi joined BII in 2017 as Investment Director in the Infrastructure Equity team before going on to head the business and was promoted in 2022 as an MD. He led some of BII’s landmark infrastructure investments, most notably overseeing BII’s joint venture with DP World; supporting the expansion and modernisation of ports and inland logistics in Africa, to accelerate the continent’s potential in becoming a global trading powerhouse. He also sits on the board of key BII investments including Globeleq, a key player in unlocking Africa’s renewable potential and Gridworks, a pioneering development company he helped set up, that invests in Africa’s electricity transmission and distribution networks.

Prior to joining BII, Chijiutomi was a founding partner of a West Africa-focused Infra Fund based in Nigeria, where he oversaw investments in projects across the energy, water, wastewater, and transport sectors.  He has accumulated over 20 years of experience across Europe and Africa and is well-placed in the new role at BII to build on the DFI’s strong footprint across Africa as well as strengthen relationships with its investees, investors, governments and other stakeholders.

Chijiutomi is a British Nigerian national, a Chartered Engineer and holds an MEng in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Surrey.