Director Kiiza Ephraim Bichetero

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Academic Qualifications

Global Executive Master of Business Administration Degree, United States International University in collaboration with the Colombia Business School – Kenya.

Credit & Political Risk Insurance by Euro Money.

Associated Chartered Insurance Institute (London) -United Kingdom.

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Makerere University – Uganda

Skills & Competencies

Mr. Ephraim Kiiza K. Bichetero has held leadership roles in several institutions and brings a wealth of experience in matters Re-Insurance audit, risk, and finance.

Administration

Impeccable knowledge of reinsurance

Insurance & Finance Competence

Audit, Governance & Risk Expertise

Board Experience

Member and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Company for Habitat & Housing in Africa (Shelter Afrique) – 2021-2022.

Member of the Board of Africa Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)

Member of the Audit, Governance & Risk Management Committee for Insurance Training & Education Trust (ITET).

Member of the Board of Organization of East & Southern Africa Insurers.

Member of the Risk Evaluation Committee for the Insurance Regulatory Authority, Kenya.

Technical & Reinsurance Manager of United Assurance Company Ltd. (UAP Insurance).

Director Ahmed Belayat

Academic qualifications

Lycée plateau du Mansourah Constantine 1973 – 1976 ITFC 1979- 1981 – Principal State Accountant

Continuous training of one week in Paris on the elaboration of procedures 2006

Internship at ISTED Paris – Management of housing aid 2001 UFC Annaba – training in PGS 1993 -1994

Training courses with the World Bank and the US Aid co-organized with the Ministry of Housing, 1993

Skills and Competences

Accounts

Housing Management

Real Estate Management

 

Director Tchelu Mwenyimali Laurent

Academic Qualifications

Master’s Degree Management of healthcare institutions

Bachelor’s degree in management of healthcare institutions

Skills and competences

Management of healthcare institutions

Disaster risk reduction

Human resources

Assistance to internally displaced persons

Research

Management and Administration

Director Alozie Eucharia

Mrs. Eucharia Alozie is an accomplished professional with 40 years of expertise in architecture, urban and regional planning, real estate, social housing, risk management and project finance. As a seasoned leader, she possesses extensive experience in strategic planning, corporate governance, and business development. Her proven track record of success showcases her leadership and strategic acumen in driving impactful initiatives, and her understanding of affordable and public housing is matched by her steadfast commitment to public-private partners and sustainable development.

Throughout her professional career, Mrs. Alozie has made significant contributions to the industry. With her hands on approach and collaborative management style, she has guided diverse teams towards achieving organization’s mission and strategic objectives. The scope and spread of housing mortgages expanded exponentially during her seven years tenure as Director on the Board of Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. She also chaired the Board committees on Risk and Human Resource Management and was a Member of Credit, Audit, and IT Board Committees at Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Abuja.

In parallel, she fueled her drive to create positive change in affordable, public housing and infrastructure at the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing, Abuja. As Head of Public Private Partnership (PPP), her achievements included developing and implementing PPPs for the construction of affordable housing and infrastructure projects all over Nigeria. Whilst during her tenure in Urban and Regional Planning, she was part of the team that formulated the Urban Development Policy for Nigeria and designed multiple layout schemes throughout the Federation including part of the Gwarinpa housing estate, the largest single housing estate in Nigeria and West Africa.

Mrs. Alozie holds a BSc in Architecture, an MSc in Architecture, and an MSc in Urban and Regional Planning from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. She also holds professional certification in Public-Private Partnership from the Institute for Public Private Partnership (IP3), Washington DC. Her pursuit of excellence and commitment to continuous growth and development extends to professional training in Risk Management for Corporate Leaders at Harvard Business School, Boston and Corporate Governance at Northwestern Kellogg, Evanston USA. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the Nigerian Institute of Architects (Fellow), the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners and Nigeria Institute of Management.

As an Architect, Town Planner, PPP specialist and previous Board Director at Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Mrs. Alozie brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to Shelter Afrique, reinforcing its mission to foster sustainable development and promote the growth of the Pan-African Development Finance Institution and its Initiatives across the African continent.

Director Issa Seydou Sissoko

Skills and competencies

Architectural and urban planning skills.

Design and management (supervision, monitoring and evaluation) of architectural projects;

Design and management of subdivision projects;

Training skills;

Computer skills (Microsoft Office and other software, GIS, Auto-CAD, ArchCAD, etc.);

Management of domain issues, urban planning, construction and housing.

Academic qualifications

Diploma in architecture (architectural design); Beijing JiaoTong University – 2004;

Diploma in Urban Planning and Design; Beijing University of Technology – 2008;

Certificate on public procurement UEMOA procedure 2011;

Certificate on public procurement DGMP procedure 2018.

Experience

Mr. SISSOKO has held several positions in public administration, mainly in the Housing and Urban Planning Department:

Head of the Bamako District Architectural Heritage Office,

Head of the Bamako District Housing Division;

Head of the Architecture Section at the Direction Nationale de l’Urbanisme et de l’Habitat;

Directeur Regional de l’Urbanisme et de l’Habitat de la Region de Koulikoro.

Director Lionel Zinsou

Academic qualifications

Graduate from the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Agrégation in Social Sciences and Economic History – 1978) the premier French institute for higher education and research, as well as of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences –Po) and the Paris IV and VII Universities.

Skills and competencies

Economics

Former Prime Minister of Benin

Private equity

Partner

Financial controller

Corporate Development

Research

Experience in both private and public sector

Social Sciences and Economic History

Consumer goods

Board Experience

Mr Zinsou is currently on the Board of several companies including the PAI supervisory Board

(Vice-chair), the Danone group Board of Directors and the Americana Board (UAE). He is also actively involved in community work, serving as President of the Foundation de l’École Normale Supérieure, of the Foundation Terra Nova and of the Société des Amis du Musée Branly-Jacques Chirac, as well as Director of the Ashinaga Foundation (Tokyo), the Foundation Sanofi, and the Foundation Zinsou, the latter of which he also founded.

Arc. Chris Pobee Abbey

Arc. Chris Pobee Abbey, is a distinguished architect and urban planner. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,, Kumasi, Ghana, and a Master’s in Urban Planning from Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea. He has also completed a Certificate in Performance-Based Contracting from IHE (Delft), Netherlands, and actively participates in global housing and urban development conferences.

Arc. Pobee Abbey is a member of the Council of the Ghana Institute of Architects and serves on the Boards of the Architects Registration Council and Shelter Afrique Development Bank. He has played a pivotal role in developing critical documents such as the Ghana Housing Policy (2015), Ghana Building Code (2018), and Building Regulations (2022). His contributions include formulating housing sector profiles and strategic documents to decarbonize the construction industry. Arc. Pobee Abbey’s expertise in planning schemes and standard designs has significantly advanced housing programmes under his ministry’s purview.

Jack Ngarambe

Jack Ngarambe is an architectural engineer by training, holding a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degree from Kyung Hee University in South Korea. He currently serves as the Director General of Urbanisation, Housing Development, and Human Settlement at the Rwandan Ministry of Infrastructure. In this role, he oversees and coordinates national urbanisation and housing projects in collaboration with other governmental institutions and numerous global development partners.

Before his tenure in the Rwandan government, Dr. Ngarambe was a research professor at Kyung Hee University. His research primarily focused on sustainable built environments , building physics, and control. He was actively involved in significant urban sustainability projects funded by the National Research Fund of Korea (NRF), the Korea Energy Agency (KEA), and the Korea Energy Technology Evaluation & Planning (KETEP). Additionally, he lectured on innovative technologies in resilient and sustainable built environments, net-zero energy and passive building designs, statistical theories, and research methodologies.

Director Babatunde Adebisi Sanda

Academic Qualifications

Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria 1997.

Associate of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria 1984.

University of Benin, Benin Nigeria,1975 – 1979, B.Sc., Hons. Business Administration.

Numerous development programmes:

1, EY Partners Conference 2014

The Capital Agenda of Enterprises, Dubai, 2010.

How management communicate, AMA, New York, 200.

Advanced Management Program Stanford University California.

Skills and Competences

Strategic Management of enterprises.

Strategic Management of banking businesses

Strategies for economic development of sub-Sahara African countries.

Learning organization

Hands on amongst others in, credit, marketing, financial, operational, internal control, and human capital functions

 

Experience

Mr. Babatunde Adebisi Sanda has an immense appreciation of Strategic Management, credit, marketing, financial, operational, internal control, and human capital functions. He has held leadership positions in several institutions:

Independent Director and Chairman of Board, Zedcrest Capital Ltd Group, 2019 to date (licensed by CBN, SEC and FMDQ)

Independent Director and Chairman of Board of Ladgroup Ltd, 2019 to date

Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Director for Société Bank Ltd for Liquidation, 2006

Senior Partner, AS&P Consultants, 2001to 2005

Managing Director/CEO, Banque International du Benin Cotonou, 1999 to 2001

Executive Director, Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria, 1994 to 1999

Chief Accountant, Universal Trust Bank Ltd Nigeria

Dr. Chii Akporji

Academic Qualifications

University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria: Ph.D. Comparative Literature.

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada: M.A. Modern Anglo-Irish Studies.

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland: B.A. (Hons.) Humanities & Arabic Studies.

Skills & Competencies

Program Design/ Management

Partnerships Building

Corporate Strategic Planning

Policy Analysis/Advocacy

Resource Mobilization

Government Relations

Corporate Relations

Technology

Urban Development

Housing Finance

Problem Solving

Outcomes Evaluation

Board Experience

Ms. Akporji has held leadership roles in several institutions:

Founder/Chief Executive Officer, ALPHACITIES AFRICA, Inc.

Executive Director/Board Member: Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company

Senior Adviser to the coordinating minister for the Economy Ministry of Finance, Abuja, Nigeria.

Communications/Partnerships Officer, Cities Alliance/The World Bank Group Washington, DC.

Development Communications Consultant, World Bank Group/Africa Regional Vice Presidency Washington, DC.