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Sanjeev Gupta Chairman
Sanjeev Gupta was appointed as the Chairman of InfraCredit effective 1 October 2022.
Sanjeev is the former Board Member and Executive Director for Financial Services at Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). He was responsible for Treasury, Trade Finance and Financial Institutions, Syndications, and the Advisory lines of business within AFC. He completed a 9-year term at AFC in October 2024 and is currently a Business Advisor and Board Member to family offices and investment companies specializing in corporate finance.
Sanjeev has over 30 years of experience in Investment Management, Private Equity and Corporate Finance. His forte has been to blend global and indigenous corporates, financial investors, and governments to develop commercially viable businesses and development models that leave a sustainable impact on emerging economies.
Prior to joining AFC, Sanjeev was the Managing Partner of the Emerging Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions Centre of Excellence at Ernst & Young. He has also been the Chief Executive Officer of Sanlam Investment Management Emerging Markets Operations and a Founder & Managing Partner of Emerging Opportunity Consulting, a boutique Advisory Firm specializing in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) financing.
Sanjeev holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Calcutta, India. He is an Alumnus of the Said Business School, University of Oxford, England, and is also an Alumnus of the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, India (FCA).
He is a Board Member at various charitable and “not-for-profit” organizations globally, a Member of the Institute of Directors, United Kingdom, and a Guest Lecturer at various universities such as the UCLA Anderson School of Management, University of Amsterdam Business School, Indian Institute of Management at Shillong India, Murdoch University, and Virginia Military Institute.
Chinua Azubike Chief Executive Officer
Chinua Azubike is the pioneer Chief Executive Officer of InfraCredit (Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Plc), Nigeria’s first “AAA”-rated credit enhancement institution, established in 2017.
Chinua has over 20 years’ experience in capital markets and structured finance. He studied law at the University of Lagos and holds an MSc. in Finance & Financial Law from the University of London. He has been responsible for leading InfraCredit in its pioneering role of connecting Nigeria’s debt capital markets to long term local currency infrastructure finance by using guarantees to mobilise domestic credit to the private sector from domestic institutional investors for infrastructure development.
Chinua has pioneered innovative blended climate finance vehicles and financial instruments that has unlocked green finance from domestic institutional investors alongside concessional funding from international development agencies to support clean energy access for unserved and underserved communities.
Chinua has a strong and practical know-how of local capital markets with a firm interest in market development and has acted as a lead adviser in the establishment of key development finance institutions in Nigeria.
Chinua is a protagonist in two Harvard Business School case studies taught in the HBS MBA program: ‘Infrastructure in Nigeria: Unlocking Pension Fund Investments,’ published in February 2018 and ‘lnfraCredit and the Project Inception Facility,’ published in September 2024.
Kolawole Owodunni Non-Executive Director
Kolawole Owodunni was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of InfraCredit on 29 July 2024. He serves as the Chairman of the New Business and Credit Committee, and is a member of the Remuneration, Nomination and Governance Committee.
Kolawole is an Executive Director (ED) and the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), who is responsible for deploying over $4.3 billion across the Authority’s core funds: Stabilisation Fund, Future Generations Fund and the Nigeria Infrastructure Fund. He joined NSIA in 2013 as the Head of Investment Risk Management and was appointed CIO in 2020. In addition to his current role as ED/CIO, he serves on the Board of various NSIA investee companies as a Non-Executive Director.
Kolawole’s previous roles include Head of Risk Management at Dunn Loren Merrifield, a boutique Investment Bank headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. He was also a Risk Manager at Credit Suisse, London. He was a part of the pioneer team that established the Hedge Fund Development and Management Group at Merrill Lynch (now Bank of America Merrill Lynch) in London.
Kolawole holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London and an MBA from INSEAD, France. He has extensive experience in the financial services sector spanning Risk Management, Investment Banking, Equity, Fixed Income and Alternative Investments.
Ijeoma Taylaur Non-Executive Director
Ijeoma Taylaur was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of InfraCredit on 1 November 2024. She serves as the Chairperson of the Statutory Audit Committee and is a member of both the Finance and Audit Committee and the Risk and Capital Committee.
Ijeoma is an experienced Business/Finance Executive (FCA) with over 27 years of extensive professional experience across Financial and Business Advisory, Corporate and Management Finance, Private Equity Portfolio Management, and Audit Assurance. Currently, she is an Executive Director and the Chief Operating Officer at the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA).
Before joining NSIA, Ijeoma was an Executive Director at Alpha African Advisory (AAA) – formerly Travant Capital Partners, an Africa-focused Financial Advisory firm. At Travant Capital Partners, she led the gateway services division, providing a range of market entry assistance services. She also played a pivotal role in the origination and execution of financial and business advisory mandates, which included financial restructuring, due diligence, and valuation transactions. Additionally, she managed all aspects of the Finance and Accounting function. She was also responsible for investor relations, fund administration, and fund accounting services in managing a partially deployed USD$107 million private equity fund (Travant Private Equity Fund 1).
Before her roles at Travant Capital Partners, Ijeoma spent over 10 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in their Lagos and London offices. At PwC, she managed teams providing external audit assurance and business advisory services to companies within a broad range of sectors, including banks, financial services institutions, and multinational upstream companies.
Ijeoma holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA). She is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Directors (IoD).
Ijeoma currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Continental Reinsurance PLC, a leading African reinsurance company. Passionate about socio-economic development in Africa and the advancement of female talent, Ijeoma has previously served as the Chairperson of the Joint Planning Committee responsible for planning the Annual Summit of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). She also served as a Member of the Executive Council of Women in Management, Business, and Public Service (WIMBIZ).
Banji Fehintola Non-Executive Director
Banji Fehintola was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of InfraCredit on 19 December 2018. He serves as the Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee and is also a member of the Statutory Audit Committee, the Remuneration, Nomination and Governance Committee, and New Business and Credit Committee.
Banji is an Executive Board Member and is the Head of Financial Services at the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). He is responsible for leading several business lines at AFC, including Treasury and Funding, Financial Institutions and Trade, Syndications, Capital Mobilization and Partnerships, and Financial Advisory. He was previously a Senior Director and Head of Treasury and Financial Institutions at AFC.
Banji joined AFC in January 2008 as the pioneer Treasurer of the Corporation. He was instrumental in setting up the Corporation’s treasury function and leading AFC to become one of the leading investment-grade African credits in the international loan and debt capital markets. AFC has a credit rating of A3/P2 from Moody’s Investor Services.
Banji is responsible for overseeing the prudent management of AFC’s balance sheet and providing strategic leadership for the implementation of AFC’s annual funding program. He has led several landmark transactions that AFC has executed in global capital markets, which enabled AFC to significantly diversify its funding sources and tap new sources of capital. He is also responsible for the management of AFC’s relationship with rating agencies, bankers, and asset managers.
Prior to joining AFC, Banji worked with the Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities team of Citibank Nigeria and the Tax and Business Advisory Division of former Arthur Andersen.
Banji is a Chartered Accountant and CFA charterholder, with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics (University of Ibadan), a Master’s degree in International Finance (University of Glasgow) and a Master’s degree in International Business (International School of Management, Paris). He is also an Alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School. He sits on the Board of several companies, including the Board of Governors of the CFA Institute.
Gilles Vaes Non-Executive Director
Gilles Vaes was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of InfraCredit on 10 December 2020. He is a member of the New Business and Credit Committee.
Gilles has 20 years of experience working in the private sector, in the manufacturing and energy industries. His expertise ranges from engineering, operations and project development to strategy, business development and investments. He is passionate about socioeconomic development models that improve living standards while not compromising environmental sustainability.
Gilles holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium) and an MBA from the George Washington University in Washington D.C.Gilles holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium) and an MBA from the George Washington University in Washington D.C.
Michael Nzewi Non-Executive Director
Mr. Michael Nzewi is one of the founding partners and currently the Group Managing Director of CardinalStone Partners Limited, an indigenous Investment Bank licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as Issuing House, Stockbroker, Trustee, Registrar and Asset Manager and also by the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) to operate as a Finance company. CardinalStone was the No. 1 Securities firm by volume and value traded on the Nigerian Exchange (“NGX”) in 2022.
Michael served as a Director in the Capital Markets division of Standard Chartered Bank (“SCB”), London where he led coverage for Africa. Prior to SCB, Michael served as the Pioneer Head of Investment Banking at Vetiva Capital Management Limited. Michael began his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (“PWC”) before joining the investment banking team at Stanbic IBTC Bank where he led landmark capital market transactions.
Michael holds a BSc. in Accounting from the University of Benin, Nigeria and an MBA from Said Business School, Oxford University, UK. He is also an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.
Abimbola Sulaiman Non-Executive Director
Ms. Abimbola Sulaiman is an accomplished Africa-focused investment and finance professional with over 20 years’ experience spanning local, regional, and global organizations. She is currently the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Access ARM Pensions Limited, a leading pension fund administrator overseeing approximately #5trillion in Assets under Management, having previously served as Executive Director, Investments & Strategy.
Abimbola plays a key role in shaping Nigeria’s financial markets and pension industry. She chairs the Pension Industry Leadership Council’s Investment & Financial Markets Committee, where she leads initiatives to deepen pension fund participation in sectors such as infrastructure, private equity, credit, agriculture, and venture capital. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Pension Industry Healthcare Initiative, an endowment fund established by the National Pension Commission to support retirees.
Prior to joining Access ARM Pensions, Abimbola was the pioneer Chief Executive Officer of Allan Gray Investment Management Nigeria, where she led the firm’s entry into Nigeria and contributed to the growth of its Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) Assets under Management. Earlier in her career, she worked as an investment analyst at ARM Investment Managers and Fidelity Management & Research (UK), building a strong foundation in institutional asset management.
Abimbola holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is a CFA Charterholder and has served on and chaired several investment committees, contributing to the development of innovative investment solutions within Nigeria’s pension industry.
Hamda Ambah Independent Non-Executive Director
Hamda Ambah was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of InfraCredit on 10 January 2022. She serves as the Chairperson of the Remuneration, Nomination and Governance Committee and is also a member of the New Business and Credit Committee.
Hamda was the erstwhile Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FSDH Merchant Bank from 2017 to 2021, having served effectively as an Executive Director of FSDH Capital Limited from September 2009 to January 2017. While serving as the Executive Director, she was responsible for the marketing teams, including Corporates – Multinational, Middle-tier Corporations, Telecommunications and the Energy Sector, as well as the Port-Harcourt and Abuja Regional Offices.
Hamda commenced her banking career in 1982 at the International Merchant Bank Plc, Lagos, Nigeria and worked with Reuters Limited Nigeria for about five years before joining FSDH in 1993. She graduated from the University of Lagos in 1980, after which she obtained her postgraduate qualifications from the Imperial College of Science & Technology, London. She is a Fellow of the Nigerian Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
Boo Hock Khoo Independent Non-Executive Director
Boo Hock Khoo was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of InfraCredit on 14 August 2025 and is a member of the Risk and Capital Committee and the New Business and Credit Committee.
Boo Hock is the Chairman of the Board of the Development Guarantee Group, a Company he co-founded to concentrate expertise in deploying guarantees for greater development impact. DGG is the manager of the Green Guarantee Company, the world’s first hard currency guarantor focused on supporting climate projects in developing countries. He also chairs the Board of InfraZamin, helping the infrastructure guarantor established to boost infrastructure financing in Pakistan take flight.
Boo Hock’s previous executive roles include establishing the guarantee operations of Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility, a trust fund of the Asian Development Bank and Danajamin, Malaysia’s first national financial guarantor. Tasked to develop and safeguard local bond markets with guarantees, he spent 10 years seeding the market in Cambodia, launching Vietnam’s corporate issuances and expanding investor and issuer bases in the other ASEAN markets.
Boo Hock has a B.Sc (Information Systems) from Mount Union College, USA, and an MBA from Ohio University, USA.
Daniel Mueller Executive Director
Daniel Mueller was appointed as an Executive Director of InfraCredit on 25 April 2024 and is a member of the Risk and Capital Committee.
Daniel is a versatile corporate finance professional with over 20 years of experience in transaction structuring, credit evaluation, project finance, due diligence, operations, project management, and capital raising.
Daniel joined InfraCredit in 2017 as one of its pioneering staff, acting as Head of the Origination and Structuring Team before being named the Chief Operating Officer in 2021. He started his career at JPMorgan’s Investment Banking Division in 2000 and served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer (Togo: 2004-2007), then spent over 9 years in Nigeria with Deloitte & Touche and Global Emerging Markets before joining InfraCredit.
Daniel holds a BSc. in Economics (Finance, Public Policy) from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and has passed all levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) examination.
