Samaila ZUBAIRU
President & CEO, Africa Finance Corporation
Mr Samaila Zubairu was appointed as AFC’s third President and CEO in July 2018, ushering in a new era of leadership in accelerating development impact with the development and implementation of a five-year corporate strategy that, at its core, responds to the urgent mandate to increase energy access for Africans, drive sustainable development of natural resources, transport and logistics infrastructure, heavy industries, and improve access to telecommunications and technology. The main pillars of the strategy are: building the capacity of the team and embedding a culture of high performance; a coherent ecosystem strategy for value addition and import substitution; and proactive risk and portfolio management to improve AFC’s credit profile and diversify its sources of funding.