FTI Consulting, a global business advisory firm, has appointed Joel Kibazo as Managing Director to spearhead business development across Africa.

Based in the firm’s London office, Kibazo will support and promote the firm’s business growth throughout the continent, working closely with the company’s Johannesburg and Cape Town offices together with FTI’s Consulting’s comprehensive Affiliate Network across Africa.  

Kibazo joins FTI Consulting from the African Development Bank (AfDB), where he served as Director of Communications and External Relations and worked closely with a wide range of partner institutions including the US Treasury, British and African governments, and numerous public and private sector institutions.

Prior to this role, Kibazo worked at the Commonwealth Secretariat, the inter-government body serving the 52 nations of the Commonwealth, and for 12 years he was also a journalist at the Financial Times covering the African business and financial sector. 

He has worked extensively in broadcasting, reporting and presenting business, education and cultural programmes for the BBC and several other broadcasters. Kibazo is a member of the CNN Africa journalist of the year panel, a council member of the Royal Africa Society and a policy committee member of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at St. Anthony’s College at the University of Oxford.

Chris Osborne, Co-Chairman of FTI Consulting EMEA, said: “Joel’s deep experience and extensive relationships are a valuable addition to our cross-border Africa team.”  

“Demand from our clients for strategic advice and on-the-ground support in the many diverse markets across the Africa continues to grow.  Joel, together with our well established local offices and global network, gives us a unique insight into the risks and opportunities that those markets provide,” he added.