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Shelter Afrique 2021 Annual Report
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Mr. Thierno-Habib Hann
Mr. Thierno-Habib Hann is the Chief Executive Officer of Shelter Afrique, the Pan-African institution for housing. He joined Shelter Afrique from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where he served as the Asia/Pacific Lead for housing finance, based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Mr. Hann has extensive international experience in housing finance, capital markets/investment banking and structured finance spanning over 20 years. He brings a wealth of leadership experience in development and investment, sharp insight into the real estate landscape and a strong track record of delivery.
Mr. Hann began his career at the consulting firm Arthur Andersen, LLC as a Senior Consultant in Financial Services and Capital Markets in New York City. He has worked at JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs as Manager and Vice President, respectively, and led investment teams issuing mortgage-backed securities (RMBS/CMOs) and credit derivatives (CDS)
He also served at the World Bank Group as the Private Sector Development Program Manager in Guinea, responsible for designing and implementing the investment climate improvement program while developing a bankable pipeline of investments and government advisory projects in strategic sectors of the economy.
Mr. Hann holds an MBA in Finance & Investments from the Zicklin School of Business, Bernard Baruch, City University of New York; a master’s degree in Accounting and Finance (M.S.T.C.F) and a bachelor’s degree in Management and Applied Economics (GEA), from University Paris IX Dauphine, with honors.
A native of Guinea (Conakry), Habib is the co-founder of “AngelAfrica” – a Pan-African thinktank formed to achieve economic prosperity on the continent by building and fostering innovation, investors and business partnerships.
Mr Christopher Chege
Christopher has over 20 years extensive experience in setting up and managing housing finance operations; from deal origination and underwriting to processing and has also been closely involved in business turnaround situations across Pan African flagship institutions.
He is also a contributing member to industry umbrella bodies and societies including the African Real Estate Society (AFRES), the Global Real Estate Society (GRI), the East African Property Investments (EAPI) and serves as a keynote speaker at Makerere University’s School of Real Estate.
Mr. Yankho Chitsime
Mr. Yankho Chitsime has 14 years’ experience in executive management and deals making in the affordable housing space, including principal investing, property development, project finance advisory work, debt capital raising, and financial management in South Africa and numerous countries across the African continent. Yankho holds a BBA in Accounting (Andrews University, Michigan, USA), Postgraduate training in Property Development (UCT, RSA) and Management Development (GIBS, RSA).
Mr. Edmond Adjikpe
With over 18 years of experience in the banking and investment industry, Edmond is a seasoned professional with a strong track record in structuring and financing integrated large-scale projects. He worked in commercial banking for Ecobank and at Shelter-Afrique, a Development Financial Institution, where He held various levels of responsibility including Regional Business Manager for North, West, and Central Africa.
He holds an MBA in Banking and Finance from the African Centre of Higher Education in Management (CESAG – Dakar Senegal) and an Engineer Degree in Statistics and Demography from the High School of Applied Economy (ESEA – Ex ENEA. Dakar Senegal). His expertise includes bank financing, financial services, and market finance, as well as the structuring and financing of residential and commercial real estate programs.
In addition to his work experience, he served on the Board of Directors of the Regional Mortgage Refinancing Fund of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (CRRH-UEMOA) and was previously a member of the Credit Committee of Ecobank Benin. He also served as Head of Department Public Sector & Local Corporates at Ecobank Benin and Head of Division Studies/Research – Informal Sector & Employment at INSAE Benin (Ministry of Development). Edmond is Fluent in both French and English.
Zachary Kanyatta Munene
An accomplished Banker, Investment and Finance Specialist, Zachary leads the development and execution of Shelter Afrique’s strategy for Financial Institutions Group (FIG) across Africa. He also provides Regional Business leadership across all products in Eastern Africa.
Zachary holds a First Class Honors Degree in Economics (Moi University, Kenya) and a Masters Degree in Economics (University of Botswana). He also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Project Planning, Appraisal and Financing from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Business Administration (Finance Option) with research interest on how capital markets can be harnessed to provide sustainable housing and infrastructure financing solutions in Africa.
With over 20 years’ banking experience spanning across commercial banking and international development finance institutions, Zachary has led successful investments (equity and debt) in many financial institutions and housing infrastructure projects across multiple markets in Africa. Prior to his current role, Zachary served as the Regional Business Manager for Eastern and Southern Africa Regions and before that, he was Shelter Afrique’s Regional Representative and Regional Business Manager for Anglophone West Africa, based in Abuja – Nigeria.
Mr. Bernard Oketch
Bernard is a Kenyan national. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration majoring in strategic management from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor Degree in Business Information Technology from Strathmore University. He has over twelve years of work experience in enterprise risk management.
He previously worked for Deloitte & Touche in the Risk Advisory practice for nine years from 2007 to 2016 before joining the Co-operative Bank of Kenya, a top tier one bank, as a Senior Risk Manager, where he worked for three years before joining Shelter Afrique. His key achievements include many years of developing and implementing enterprise risk management programmes.
Houda Boudlali
Houda is a Moroccan national. She is the proud holder of two Masters degree, one in International law from Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco and the other in Business Law from the University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD) in France.
She brings on board 14 years’ experience of practising law from established law firms and the banking industry. Her last engagement was at the Bank of Africa holding where she was the Group Corporate Legal Manager. In her previous roles, she provided legal counsel to project financing, investment appraisals, contracts management, undertaking legal audits among others. She is trilingual as she speaks Arabic, English and French fluently.
Dr. Muhammad Gambo
Dr. Gambo is a Nigerian National. He is a Quantity Surveyor, Public Private Partnerships (PPP) transaction advisor and Sustainable Development advocate with expertise in consulting, lecturing, strategic and policy research.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy and Master’s in Real Estate and Facilities Management from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia; And a bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He is a registered Quantity Surveyor and a member of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
Furthermore, Dr Gambo is a member of the United Nations University acknowledged Regional Center of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development; Member of Community of Practice (CoP) on Financing for Development, United Nations Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR); And Expert, Inclusive Policy Lab at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Dr Gambo has a track record of publications including several International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) recognized journals and conference proceedings.
His research and policy interests includes affordable housing delivery, innovative financing techniques for infrastructure projects, infrastructure reform and regulation, built environment research techniques & methodology and sustainable development.