Seydi expands role as IFC SSA Regional Director
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has appointed Cheikh Oumar Seydi as the Regional Director for the Sub-Saharan Africa region, effective July 1.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has appointed Cheikh Oumar Seydi as the Regional Director for the Sub-Saharan Africa region, effective July 1.
Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI), Africa’s largest private alternative investment manager, has appointed Nabeel Laher as Head of International Private Equity, which manages over R8bn ($600m) in international private equity funds.
The MasterCard Foundation has appointed three new members to its Board of Directors.
Maitland, a global advisory and fund administration firm, has appointed David Hathorn to the Maitland Board as a Non-Executive Director.
Exotix, a frontier and emerging markets investment firm, has appointed Rahul Shah as Head of Equities Financials Research.
Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has announced the appointment of Koffi Klousseh as Director of Project Development.
Mergence Investment Managers, a South Africa-based black-owned specialist fund manager, has hired Semoli Mokhanoi as Alternative Investments Strategist.
Investec Asset Management, a specialist investment manager, has hired Chris Newson as Director of Private Markets for the firm.
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced that Sarah Alade has stepped down from her position as Chairman of the AFC Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Fusion Capital, a real estate investment and private equity firm based in East Africa, has appointed Daniel Kamau as Group CEO.
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has selected Nick O’Donohoe as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective June 2017.
Investec Asset Management, a specialist investment manager, providing a range of products to institutional and individual investors, has hired Peter Baird as Managing Principal for the firm’s Africa Private Equity funds.
BNY Mellon has appointed Dan Watkins as Head of BNY Mellon Markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Citi has announced the combination of regional management of the EMEA Global Custody and Funds Services business under Pervaiz Panjwani.