WikiMzansi is South Africa's free online information resource profiling the continent's prominent leaders. 
WikiMzansi is South Africa's free online information resource profiling the continent's prominent leaders.
View professional biographies of prominent Zambia celebrities, politicians, corporate and business leaders.
Ceaser has been with Pangaea since 2001 and in the leadership role since 2005. Under his leadership, Pangaea has spearheaded and successfully concluded many landmark transactions in Zambia and other African markets. In 2013, Ceaser was a runner for the Forbes Southern African Young Entrepreneur of the year. In 2017, he has been nominated for… read more »
Ken is a finance professional with over 20 years experience in financial services covering insurance, Microfinance and asset management. His a qualified Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) and holds an MBA from Heriot Watt University Scotland. Previous key roles include CEO in Microfinance and asset management companies and CFO in insurance company.
Nicholas is a Partner at Fincon Africa, a Professional Services firm that advises on Corporate Finance, Knowledge and Social Impact, with focus on African markets. He is responsible for the firm’s Debt and Knowledge portfolios. Prior to joining Fincon he delivered over 14 years of Commercial, Corporate and Private Banking impact, pioneering enterprise and risk… read more »
Nieros Oyegun joined CDC in 2017 to lead The Africa List, CDC’s investment in the leaders and businesses responsible for Africa’s next decade of growth. Nieros Oyegun comes to CDC with 15 years of experience in investment banking and alternative assets (EM debt and structured credit). She helped lead the development of Macquarie’s Africa infrastructure… read more »
Bamidele Olalekan Oseni is a seasoned Risk Management Professional on Basel II & III having implemented Enterprise-Wide Risk Management in one of the biggest banks in Nigeria & nine of its subsidiaries, Global Trust Bank in Uganda (now DFCU) and Ecobank South Sudan in East Africa. I have over 18 year’s post-graduation experience in Banking… read more »
Currently serving as CEO of BFA Gestão de Activos, the asset management division of Banco Fomento Angola (the second largest bank in Angola). He is an independent technical-based trader, a financial columnist and contributor for the leading Angolan daily business & economics newspaper, Jornal Mercado. He also serves as a Board Member at Large at… read more »
Lanre Oloniniyi has over 15 years of investment experience from doing business between Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Prior to co-founding Orbitt, Lanre had been involved in originating investment ideas and raising the required capital to grow start-ups in Africa. Previous start-up involvements have included Sankuru, First African Gold and Tranergy Capital. Lanre also… read more »
As Co-Chief Executive, Corporate and Investment Banking, Barclays Africa Group, Temi is responsible for delivering our Pan-Africa Corporate and Investment Banking proposition for Global, Regional and Local clients across our businesses in South Africa and Rest of Africa. In addition, he is charged with developing and implementing an integrated digital strategy across CIB Africa, focusing… read more »
Dare Okoudjou is the founder and CEO of MFS Africa, a Pan-African Fintech company that operates the largest mobile money hub in Africa connecting over 100 million mobile money users across the continent. He began his career as a management consultant with PWC Consulting in Paris before joining MTN Group where he developed the Group’s mobile payment strategy… read more »
Babatunde Obaniyi currently oversees transaction origination, structuring, arranging and execution covering the spectrum of debt and equity capital needs of corporate and government entities. He has over 13 years multi-faceted finance experience cutting across deal structuring, capital raising, M&A, corporate finance and risk management. Prior to joining United Capital, Babatunde Obaniyi worked at Zenith Capital… read more »
Kenny Nwosu is Chief Executive Officer at Norsad Finance. Norsad Finance is a provider of mezzanine and bespoke financing to mid-market companies and financial services providers. Our coverage includes most sectors across all Southern Africa markets. Norsad has an equity base of over USD 130 million and prioritizes investments to financially sustainable companies that also… read more »
Currently Managing Partner at ACT Afrique, the leading boutique investment banking and advisory firm in West Africa, Fabrice Nze-Bekale has built an international career in financial services, telecoms and mining, in the private and public sectors. Before joining the ACT, Fabrice launched and ran the national mining company of Gabon (SEM) for 6 years. SEM… read more »
Gaimin Nonyane is Head of Economic Research at the pan-African bank, Ecobank Group, based in London, and focusses on macroeconomic dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa, fixed income and currencies and market advisory to clients. She joined the bank in November 2012, and helped to launch its first ever Country Profiles, designed to given investors an insight… read more »
William Nkontchou is a Director of Emerging Capital Partners based in Paris. With seven funds and over $2 billion under management, ECP is a leading private equity manager focused exclusively on Africa. ECP has seven offices across Africa and over a decade of investing experience in companies operating in over 45 countries on the continent…. read more »
Frank-Astère Ndiyo-Butoyi is Investment Manager at Amethis. His responsibilities at Amethis include financial sector deal sourcing and executing, as well as overseeing due diligences and executing transactions. Prior to joining Amethis in 2015, Mr. Ndiyo-Butoyi worked for KPMG’s Transaction Services department in Paris, mainly in the financial services sector, conducting due diligence and valuation missions,… read more »