Steering Committee
AFIS governance is structured around an advisory and operational body, called the “Steering Committee,” consisting of about sixty actors from various segments of the African financial industry. Members meet regularly to develop concrete proposals to strengthen African finance.
MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE (2024-2025)
Olivier NOEL
General Secretary of AFIS
AFIS
AFIS
Gwendoline ABUNAW
Managing Director
Ecobank Cameroon Cluster Head CEMAC
Ecobank Cameroon Cluster Head CEMAC
Paul-Harry AITHNARD
Managing Director and regional Executive Francophone West Africa
Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire
Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire
Achu AKUM
Managing Director, Head of Recordkeeping Solutions Offer and Revenue Management
TIAA
TIAA
Dr.Settor Kwabla AMEDIKU
Director and Head of Payment Systems Department Chairperson of Association of African Central Banks Payment Systems Integration Working Group
Bank of Ghana
Bank of Ghana
Seynabou BA
Founder and CEO
ESG Africa
ESG Africa
Omar BALAFREJ
Director of the Business development unit
Bank of Africa
Bank of Africa
Hatim BEN HAMED
Managing Partner and Co founder
Mediterrania Capital Partners
Mediterrania Capital Partners
Ripert BOSSOUKPE
Expert in the regulation of financial markets
AMF-UEMOA
AMF-UEMOA
Frédéric BOUTET
Managing Director & Partner
Boston Consulting Group-BCG
Boston Consulting Group-BCG
Omar CISSE
CEO and Founder
InTouch
InTouch
Charles DE BOISRIOU
Senior Partner, Member of the African and Middle East Board
Mazars
Mazars
Thomas DE DREUX
Head of Strategy and Project Management
Rawbank
Rawbank
Franck DIAGOU
Managing Director
NSIA Asset Management
NSIA Asset Management
Ababacar DIAW
Managing Director
Impaxis Securities
Impaxis Securities
Uzoma DOZIE
Managing Director
Sparkle
Sparkle
Hakima EL ALAMI
MANAGING DIRECTOR
BANK AL-MAGHRIB
BANK AL-MAGHRIB
Soualiou FADIGA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAEMU STOCKBROKERS ASSOCIATION
APSGI UEMOA
APSGI UEMOA
Ramatoulaye GOUDIABY
Director
AFIS
AFIS
Ali HARRAJ
CEO and Founder
PRIMO Consulting
PRIMO Consulting
Emmanuel HAYE
Head of the Financial Institutions division for Africa and the Middle East
PROPARCO
PROPARCO
Moustapha IBRAHIM MALLOUM
Deputy Regional Head West Africa
Proparco
Proparco
Mohamed Ali JEBIRA
Associate
Deloitte
Deloitte
François JURD DE GIRANCOURT
Partner
Mc Kinsey
Mc Kinsey
Patty K.MARTIN
Managing Director
NamibRE
NamibRE
Dieynaba KAMARA
Partner
Joliba Capital
Joliba Capital
Alain KANINDA
Managing Director
ARCA
ARCA
Denis Charles KOUASSI
Managing Director
CNPS Côte d'ivoire
CNPS Côte d'ivoire
Rony LAM
CEO MCB Capital Markets
MCB Capital
MCB Capital
Ouns LEMSEFFER
Partner & Co-Head of Francophone Africa
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance
Paula Maria LEYNE FELIPE
Regional Manager, Upstream and Advisory Eastern and Southern Africa Financial Institutions Group
IFC
IFC
Pierre MARLY
Partner – Head of the Africa Practice
LPALAW
LPALAW
Frédéric MAURY
Deputy CEO – Events
Jeune Afrique Media Group
Jeune Afrique Media Group
Sokna Adji MBAYE
MANAGING DIRECTOR
BOAD Titrisation
BOAD Titrisation
Ridha MEFTAH
Partner
EY-FS SA
EY-FS SA
Mohamed Skander NAIJA
Managing Director
AMI Insurance
AMI Insurance
Lesley NDLOVU
CEO
African Risk Capacity Limited
African Risk Capacity Limited
Souleymane NIANE
MANAGING DIRECTOR
SONAM
SONAM
Gildas NZOUBA
LIFE INSURANCE MANAGING DIRECTOR
SUNU GROUP
SUNU GROUP
Mike OGBALOU III
CEO
PAPSS
PAPSS
Adama Aristide OUATTARA
Vice President Strategy & Operations
Lilium Group
Lilium Group
Diakarya OUATTARA
Managing Director
Coris Holding
Coris Holding
Skander OUESLATI
Senior Partner & CIO Sub Sahara Africa
AFRICINVEST
AFRICINVEST
Temi POPOOLA
CEO
Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited
Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited
Ghislaine SAMAKE
General Director
Ecobank Guinea Bissau
Ecobank Guinea Bissau
Mamadou Kwidjim TOURE
Founder and CEO
Ubuntu Tribe
Ubuntu Tribe
Mary WANGARI WAMAE
EX Group Executive Director
Equity Group Holdings
Equity Group Holdings
MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE (2022-2024)
Jean Robert Obiang Obiang
President
FAPEMAC
FAPEMAC
Mike Ogbalu III
CEO
Pan African Payment Settlement System (PAPSS) Afreximbank
Pan African Payment Settlement System (PAPSS) Afreximbank
Diakarya OUATTARA
Managing Director
Coris Holding
Coris Holding
Mamadou Bocar SY
CEO
Banque de l'Habitat du Sénégal (BHS)
Banque de l'Habitat du Sénégal (BHS)
Mustafa RAWJI
Managing Director
Rawbank
Rawbank
Paul-Harry AITHNARD
Managing Director Côte d'Ivoire
Ecobank
Ecobank
Estelle KOMLAN AKUE
Director of the Trading Room
Orabank Group
Orabank Group
Mabouba DIAGNE
Vice President Finance and Corporate Services
BIDC
BIDC
Matthieu Macé
CEO of the Open Innovation & Fintech Division, Axian Group
Franck Adjagba
Group Director of Business Development, African Guarantee Fund
Valérie KODJO DIOP
Director for Innovation and Sustainable Development
BOAD
BOAD
Frédéric BOUTET
Managing Director & Partner
BCG
BCG
Adama Aristide OUATTARA
Leader Risk Advisory Africa francophone
Deloitte
Deloitte
Charles DE BOISRIOU
Partner and Member of the African Board
Mazars
Mazars
François JURD DE GIRANCOURT
Partner
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company
Olivier NOEL
Managing Partner
Mokka Capital SAS
Mokka Capital SAS
Amediku Settor Kwabla
Director and Head of Payment Systems Department
Bank of Ghana
Bank of Ghana
Omar CISSE
CEO
InTouch
InTouch
Ababacar Diaw
CEO
Impaxis Securities
Impaxis Securities
Soualiou Fadiga
Executive Director
APSGI (WAEMU Stockbrokers Association)
APSGI (WAEMU Stockbrokers Association)
Hakima El Alami
Director
Bank Al-Maghrib
Bank Al-Maghrib
Sylvère BANKIMBAGA
Deputy General Manager
Bancobu
Bancobu
Roch Guinko
Director Digital and Transformation
Sunu Group
Sunu Group
Oumou Niang
President
Association of Insurers of Senegal
Association of Insurers of Senegal
Willy Mulamba
President
Association Bank of Congo-ABC
Association Bank of Congo-ABC
Jérome Grand Ehui
President
APBEF Côte d’Ivoire
APBEF Côte d’Ivoire
El-Hassana KABA
Founder and Managing Director
Mansa Bank
Mansa Bank
Ripert Bossoukpe
General Secretary, CREPMF
Moustapha Ibrahim Malloum
Deputy Regional Head West Africa
Proparco
Proparco
Ismahill Diaby
Managing Director West and Central Africa
Visa
Visa
Pardon MUJAKACHI
Vice President of Strategy & Partnerships
Chipper Cash
Chipper Cash
Temi POPOOLA
CEO
Nigerian Exchange Limited
Nigerian Exchange Limited
Geoffrey Odundo
CEO
Kenya Stock Exchange
Kenya Stock Exchange
MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE (2021-2023)
Mary Wamae
Group Executive Director
Equity Group Holdings
Equity Group Holdings
Paul-Harry Aithnard
Regional Executive Francophone West Africa, Managing Director Côte d’Ivoire
Ecobank
Ecobank
Serigne Dioum
Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer, MTN
Omar Cissé
CEO and Founder
InTouch
InTouch
Brahim Benjelloun-Touimi
Executive Director & Managing Director, BMCE Bank of Africa
Amediku Settor Kwabla
Director and Head of Payment Systems Department
Bank of Ghana
Bank of Ghana
Sola Yomi-Ajayi
CEO America, United Bank for Africa
Mustafa Rawji
General Manager, Rawbank
Elizabeth Howard
Ag. CEO, African Crowdfunding Association
Philip Sigwart
CEO, Baobab Group
Delphine Traoré
Regional CEO
Allianz Africa
Allianz Africa
Ridha Meftah
Partner – Financial Services Consulting Leader – Francophone Africa
Matthieu Macé
CEO of the Open Innovation & Fintech Division, Axian Group
Jamal Ahizoune
Deputy Managing Director, Attijariwafa Bank
Franck Adjagba
Group Director of Business Development, African Guarantee Fund
Shegun Bakari
ex-Senior Advisor to the President of Togo
Hakima El Alami
Director
Bank Al-Maghrib
Bank Al-Maghrib
Emmanuel Brulé
CEO, Sanlam Pan Africa General Insurance
Ripert Bossoukpe
General Secretary, CREPMF
Katier Bamba
Director of Strategy & Transformation, Atlantic Business International (ABI)
Bachir Baddou
Managing Director, Fédération Marocaine des Sociétés d'Assurances
Mohamed Lamine Conte
First Deputy Governor, Central Bank of The Republic of Guinea
Adnane Messaoud
CEO, Airtel Money DRC
Lamiae Kendili
Director of development, Holmarcom Finance Company
Jesman Chonzi
Principal Investment Officer – FIG East Africa
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Fancho Hermann Traoré
Coordinator for the Chairman’s Office
African Securities Exchanges Association
African Securities Exchanges Association
Papa M. Sall
Cluster Head, West & Central Africa
Citi
Citi
Patrick Roussel
Executive VP Mobile Financial Services, for Middle East and Africa
Orange
Orange
Enase Okonedo
Vice-Chancelière Adjointe
Pan-Atlantic University
Pan-Atlantic University
Alain Tchibozo
Chief Economist
Banque Ouest-Africaine de Développement (BOAD)
Banque Ouest-Africaine de Développement (BOAD)
Olivier Noel
Managing Partner
Mokka Capital
Mokka Capital
Magloire N'Guessan
Chief Executive Officer, Société Générale Tchad
Thierry Hebraud
Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking, Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB)
Nasser Seddiqi
Head of Financial Institutions Group
Moroccan Capital Markets Authority (AMMC)
Moroccan Capital Markets Authority (AMMC)