Ai’s advisory board is made up of cross-border investment experts, investment bankers and communications directors from business and government. Advisory board members ensure Africa investor’s content remains relevant to international investors and the financial media.
The Board is chaired by:
- Dr Alhaji Bamanga Tukur »
Chair, NEPAD Business Group and Executive President, African Business Roundtable (ABR)
Members of the Board:
- Mr Justin Chinyanta »
Chairman, Loita Capital Partners International - Mr Jean-Louis Ekra »
President, African Export-Import Bank - Mr Geoffrey Lipman »
Assistant Secretary General, UNWTO - Dr William Kalema »
Chairman, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) - Dr Ken Kwaku »
Special Advisor to Former President Mkapa - Mr Dan Marokane »
General Manager, Exploration & Production (E&P), PetroSA - Mr Desi Lopez Fafie »
Vice President, Oracle Africa - Ms Arunma Oteh »
Vice President, Corporate Services, African Development - Mr Mark Smith »
Director Middle East and Africa, Travelex Plc - Mr Chris West »
Deputy Director, Shell Foundation
Member of the board:
Mr Geoffery Lipman
Assistant Secretary General, UNWTOGeoffrey Lipman is Assistant Secretary-General of the UNWTO.
He is Chair of responsible sustainable tourism firms Green Globe 21and Green Global Village (GGV). He is President of the International Council of Tourism Partners and Senior Tourism Research Fellow at George Washington University in the United States.
Mr Lipman was the first President of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). Prior to this he spent 20 years with the International Air Transport Association (IATA).