LEADERSHIP

Kim Fejfer

Director & Board Chairman

Kim is the Managing Partner and CEO of A.P. Moller Capital. He was previously the CEO of APM Terminals and Chief Financial Officer of A.P. Moller – Maersk. He has also served as an executive board member of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. Kim has extensive management experience in investments and operations within logistics and maritime infrastructure in growth and mature markets.

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Amadou Wadda

Director

Amadou Wadda is an infrastructure developer, civil engineer and investment banker with more than 25 years of experience across the public and private sectors in Africa. He has originated, financed, delivered and commissioned major road, bridge, power, natural resources and heavy-industry projects across the continent. He also brings extensive experience in developing and managing complex infrastructure projects in challenging socio-political environments. Amadou is currently Senior Director and Head of Portfolio Management at Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), where he previously served as Head of the Project Development Division. During his tenure, he contributed to the successful delivery of several landmark infrastructure projects across Africa. He has also served as a Non- Executive Director of the US$1.3 billion Bakwena Toll Road Concession Company in South Africa and the US$350 million Henri Konan Bédié Toll Bridge in Côte d’Ivoire. Before rejoining AFC in 2018, Amadou served as Director of Development at Black Rhino from 2015 to 2018. Black Rhino was the African infrastructure portfolio company of Blackstone, one of the world’s leading alternative investment firms. In this role, he led the development of a 540 MW power project in Nigeria and supported the development of additional infrastructure projects in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire. Earlier in his career, Amadou was Engineering Area Manager for Eastern and Southern Africa at UNETEC Ltd, a Dubai-based engineering consultancy. Based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, he managed a portfolio of major airport, road and bridge projects across the region. Amadou also has extensive public-sector experience. As Deputy Director of Public Works at The Gambia’s Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, he was responsible for policy formulation and project delivery. His roles included coordinating the European Union-funded Roads Programme and serving as Project Manager for the Kombo Coastal Roads Project. Amadou holds an MBA from Nottingham University Business School in the United Kingdom, an MSc in Transportation and Road Engineering from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, and a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland in the United States.

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Gagan Gupta

Director

Gagan is the Founder and CEO of ARISE IIP, ARISE IS and ARISE P&L, three companies specialising in designing, financing, building and managing state-of-the-art infrastructure across Africa. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with 20+ years of professional experience, of which 12+ as a top executive at Olam International Ltd. Starting from the ground up, he created three specialised verticals, making it one of the largest infrastructure investment platforms in Africa in less than 10 years.

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Neelamani Muthu Kumar

Director

Muthu is the Group CFO of Olam and CEO of Operations of Olam Agric. He joined Olam in July 1997 as Country Financial Controller in Benin. Since then he has held several roles, including Group Head of IT and Shared Services, Head of Corporate Affairs, and Group CFO. Muthu obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Madras University, India, and is qualified as a member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He has also completed the Advanced Management Programme from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.

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Momar Saliou Nguer

Director

Momar is a Senior Advisor to the CEO of Total and member of the French oil & gas major’s Executive Committee. Momar has worked extensively across the continent. Formerly managing director of Marketing and Services at Total, he contributed to the company's key green energy initiatives. He is also a board advisory member of Arise IIP.

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Sameh Nasser Shawky Shenouda

Director

Sameh Shenouda is an Executive Director and the Chief Investment Officer of the Africa Finance Corporation. He oversees the origination, execution, and portfolio management of transactions across a wide range of sectors and products at AFC. With over 27 years of experience in infrastructure investments, project development and fundraising in international capital markets, Mr. Shenouda has a deep knowledge of African markets and the Power, Transport & Logistics and Oil & Gas sectors. Before joining AFC, Sameh was the CEO of Zarou, a developer, owner, investor, and operator of infrastructure projects in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, which is 100% owned by The Blackstone Group. He had previously spent 5 years as Head of Infrastructure for CDC Group Plc, the UK’s development finance institution, where he built the institution’s direct infrastructure equity business, investing more than US$2 billion in Africa and South Asia.

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Venkataraman Krishnan

Director

Venkataraman Krishnan is a seasoned corporate finance leader with nearly 30 years of experience across leading organizations in India and Singapore. He has a strong track record in corporate finance, strategic investments, and business development, with expertise in financial management, capital allocation, and value creation.

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Dalgaard Flemming

Director

Flemming is an experienced chief executive and non-executive director with over 30 years of experience in the maritime and logistics sector. Flemming started his career where he managed various roles, including Deputy Managing Director Maersk Line Germany, Managing Director of Maersk Line UK & Ireland & Group Vice President WOC. He has also worked with DP World as CEO for Europe and Russia region followed and later as Group Senior Vice President responsible for Global Strategy. Flemming is a Chartered Fellow of the IOD and a Chartered Fellow of the UK Institute for Logistics and Transport. He is also an adviser to IFM Investors, an investment adviser to the APMC Africa infrastructure fund and a Non-Executive Director of Shipping SDK. He is the Board Chairman of New Owendo International Ports (NOIP).

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