Africa Finance Corporation

Leads AFC Capital Partners with 27 years in emerging markets investment, asset management, private equity, infrastructure and climate finance, focused on African and Asian markets.

Executive Board Member and Head of Financial Services at AFC overseeing treasury, financial institutions, syndications and capital mobilization; joined in 2008 as the Corporation's pioneer Treasurer.

Leads origination, execution and portfolio management across sectors at AFC; over 27 years in infrastructure investment, formerly CEO of Zarou and Head of Infrastructure at CDC Group (now BII).

Suhani Doshi is Vice President of Investment at Mela Ventures, where she is part of the investments team. Her focus areas include B2B sectors such as enterprise technology, B2B payments, fintech, insuretech, defence, and deeptech.

CEO and Board member of Türk Eximbank with over three decades of finance and treasury management experience in Turkish financial institutions.

Executive Director at Zenith Bank Plc with over 30 years in banking and finance across Nigeria and Ghana; former MD/CEO of Zenith Bank Ghana.

CFO at AFC responsible for finance, operations and technology; a chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience, previously at Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria and KPMG.

Legal professional and corporate executive; former Group General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Atlas Mara with expertise in corporate governance and compliance.

MD/CEO of Ecobank Nigeria Limited with over 28 years in digital and retail banking, corporate and commercial banking, and corporate finance; appointed to the AFC Board in April 2022.

Chief Risk Officer at AFC since 2016, previously Vice President of Market Risk Management; led a comprehensive review of the firm's risk management policies.

Director of Reserve Management at the Central Bank of Nigeria with over two decades in reserve management, strategy and economic policy.

Investment banker and infrastructure developer with over 33 years across the power value chain; currently Director of Power Systems Development at the African Development Bank.

Finance and risk management professional; former Vice President for Finance and Risk Management at the Asian Development Bank and Senior Director at DEG.

Deputy Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria with extensive experience in treasury and international banking; a qualified architect by training.

Business leader with over 36 years in international banking at Citibank; became AFC Board Chair in April 2025 after retiring as Citi Country Officer for Nigeria and Ghana.

Immediate past Deputy Managing Director of United Bank for Africa with over three decades in financial services and wholesale banking across Africa.

People and culture expert with over 25 years in talent management, employee engagement, organizational development and operations management.

Chief Economist and Head of Research and Strategy; holds a double honours degree in Computer Science and Economics from Smith College.

Director of the Financial Policy and Regulation Department at the Central Bank of Nigeria, with over two decades in banking, accounting, supervision and financial regulation.

Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank PLC with over 20 years of banking experience across treasury, commercial, corporate and investment banking; a chartered accountant and CFA charterholder.

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with experience in strategic management, banking, international law and finance.

Managing Director/CEO of Union Bank of Nigeria with over 30 years in financial services; formerly the first female MD of Standard Chartered Bank Sierra Leone.