AFRICA ANGELS NETWORK - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Constellation in 2013 As a Principal
Angela has been in the finance business since 2000. She headed the Structured Notes Team at the Private Bank at Credit Suisse. She also served in the Investment Bank at JP Morgan and the Investment Bank at Deutsche Bank in a sales role on their sales and trading desk. Currently, Angela serves in leadership roles in such organizations as Golden Seeds, the Financial Women's Association (FWA), the Redwoods Initiative and the Forté Foundation. She is a member of SmartCEO, National Association of Corporate Directors, and 85Broads. Additionally, Angela works with a select group of entrepreneurs helping them maximum value in their companies, including offering "Coaching to Exit" assistance.
Angela joined Constellation in 2013 as a Principal continuing her successful career in wealth management. Prior to joining Constellation she headed the New York office of Morton Capital Management where she provided comprehensive wealth management, investment management, and retirement plan services for high-net-worth individuals, foundations and companies.
Job Titles:
- Senior Investment Director at Investec Wealth & Investment
Catherine is a Senior Investment Director at Investec Wealth & Investment. She forms part of a wealth management team which focuses on providing investment advice to high-net-worth individuals, with particular expertise in advising offshore clientele.
Catherine qualified as an attorney in South Africa before moving to London in 1999. She joined the Private Client team at GAM London Limited in 1999 as a portfolio director, before leaving to travel the World in late 2005. On her return to London in 2007, Catherine joined Spencer House Capital Management, where she was responsible for the firm's business development. She moved to Investec Wealth & Investment in 2008.
Catherine's education in South Africa culminated in a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and an LLB from the University of Stellenbosch. She holds the CISI's Private Client Investment Advice and Management Certificate (UK).
David has an international track record as a senior executive, Board member, and advisor. He is a seasoned private equity and venture capital investor with proven ability to generate, structure, and close investment transactions and facilitate successful exits from investment portfolios.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Strategist, Technologist
Kofi is a leading thinker on media, connectivity, and technology's transformative role in business and society. He is an advisor to technology and media startups in Africa, counsels African government officials on communications and media strategies, and works with global brands like PUMA on their engagement strategies for emerging markets customers. Kofi ™s work at the intersection of technology, and media has garnered him a Rising Star award nomination, and he has been cited and featured in numerous publications, including Entrepreneur Magazine, Reuters, and the LA Times.
G. Kofi Annan is a strategist, technologist, and innovation catalyst. Since 2003 he has worked feverishly to bridge the innovation and ideas gap between communities in emerging economies (e.g. Africa, China, India) and their counterparts in the USA and Europe. Currently, Kofi holds dual roles, one as Chief Catalyst at Annansi LLC, a boutique consulting firm focused on business and consumer in emerging markets, and another as Director of Multichannel & Digital Strategy at Ogilvy CHWW, a global communications agency serving clients across 36+ countries.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of Wolff Olins
Ije Nwokorie has been the managing director of Wolff Olins in London since 2010. Wolff Olins is famous as one of the world's most influential brand businesses, responsible for brands such as Orange, First Direct, Tate, RED, AoL, London2012, and EE.
Ije is a passionate speaker on the subject of creative leadership and increasingly an influential voice in the fledgling creative industries of Africa.
Ije is Managing Director of Wolff Olins, one of the world's most influential brand businesses. He advises numerous startups through his venturing vehicle, Co-Incidence, and is a passionate speaker on the subject of creative leadership.
Iyinoluwa is a Nigerian serial entrepreneur with several years of experience running social ventures in education technology and publishing.
Kanyi Maqubela is an investor and entrepreneur based in New York City. He is a partner at Collaborative Fund, which invests in mission-first companies and currently manages over $50 million.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Business Development at Robert Burke Associates
Kwesi Blair is Vice President of Business Development at Robert Burke Associates, a retail, fashion and consumer products strategic-consulting firm based in New York City. The company's services include Brand Development, Retail Investment Advising, and Domestic & International Retail Expansion. Clients past and present include Vera Wang, Fred Leighton, Swarovski, Bulgari, Zac Posen, Dunhill, Target, American Express, Ideeli, Bergdorf Goodman, and Saks Fifth Avenue, just to name a few.
Prior to joining RBA in 2006, Kwesi was a Buyer responsible for men's footwear at Saks Fifth Avenue, having completed the Executive Excellence Program. Before working at Saks, Kwesi was a Marketing/Public Relations Account Director at Laforce+Stevens, a leading communications firm in New York. Kwesi worked with a variety of luxury brands and retailers on creating their national marketing and communications strategies. Like so many other veterans within the fashion/retail industry, Kwesi began his career at Ralph Lauren soon after completing college.
Kwesi graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and African/African-American studies.
Kwesi is Vice President of Business Development at Robert Burke Associates, a retail, fashion and consumer products strategic-consulting firm based in New York City.
Malik is an actor, musician, activist, educator, inspirational speaker, playwright, entrepreneur, and author on a quest to educate people and communities across the world on the value of accountability, integrity, and leadership with fierce humbleness.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Financial Analyst
- Chief
- Specialist at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services
Mayur Ramdhani is the CNG (Chief Numbers Guy) at Africa Angels Network. His previous experience includes stints as a financial analyst, tech entrepreneur and mergers and acquisitions specialist.
As a valuation specialist at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, Mayur performed valuations of closely held portfolio company investments for hedge funds and private equity firms and provided comprehensive analyses of business enterprise value, equity value, and intangible asset valuations to clients for transaction advisory, financial reporting and tax purposes. His industry experience included financial services, technology, media and healthcare.
In the tech and media space, Mayur co-founded Book-A-Billboard.com, an online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of out-of-home media advertising space, where he was directly responsible for managing key business areas such as finance, strategy, and research and development.
As an M&A analyst at StoneTrust Group, Mayur was a key member of a specialized team dedicated to the analysis of transactions within a variety of industries including energy, luxury goods and mining.
Mayur is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds an MBA from the Fordham University Graduate School of Business.
Mayur is part of the Investment Committee at Africa Angels Network. His background includes stints as an investment analyst, tech entrepreneur and mergers and acquisitions specialist covering a wide range of industries - including energy, financial services, technology, media, and healthcare.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Founder of the Women INVESTING
Ms. Anu Bhardwaj is the Founder of the Women INVESTING in Women Global and previously spearheaded the U.S. Department of Commerce Private Equity/Venture Capital Certified Trade Missions to the Nordics and Middle East.
Job Titles:
- Founding Member and Managing Director of Ditau Interiors
Nthabi Taukobong is the founding member and Managing Director of Ditau Interiors, an Interior Design Consultation company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her design style can be described as luxurious, yet effortlessly functional - with a strong focus on creating liveable interiors.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Co - Founder and Chief Investment Officer of AAN
Pardon is Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of AAN. He was previously a Principal at EL Rothschild, a Rothschild family investment holding company, overseeing investments and holdings in India, Europe, and Africa. Earlier on, he worked at Bain & Company in New York, at Emerging Capital Partners in Johannesburg, and at Temasek Holdings in Singapore. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the Wharton School of Business.
Pardon is an investment professional at EL Rothschild, a leading global investment holding company, where he focuses on the company's international, emerging and frontier market businesses and investments.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Founder
- Chairman and Founder of AAN
Pule is Chairman and Founder of AAN. Previously, he was an Institutional Client Manager at Investec Asset Management (IAM) in New York. Prior to that, he was a Sales Manager responsible for New Business Development in IAM's Retail Sales Team in South Africa. Within Investec, Pule was also a Private Client Portfolio Manager and Wealth Manager. He graduated from the Durban University of Technology and is a Kauffman fellow.
Pule is the Chairman and Founder of Africa Angels Network. Prior to that he was a Client Manager at Investec Asset Management (IAM) in New York, where he was responsible for providing a high level of service to Institutional Clients.
Sean Obedih is an award-winning serial entrepreneur whose accomplishments include creating YnotPlast (a brand of skin-toned first aid products), co-founding Founders Hive, and founding Sobek Ventures.
Sian Morson is a tech entrepreneur, mobile evangelist, author and strategist.
In 2010, Sian founded Kollective Mobile to help other businesses and startups with mobile development and strategy. A seasoned digital professional, Sian has worked with many high profile clients to deliver large web builds and campaigns for popular brands. Her diverse skill-set includes marketing, advertising, mobile strategy, business management and thought leadership. She works closely with her partners and clients to assist them in achieving their overall business objectives.
Sian speaks and writes about mobile strategy for a number of publications and also works with a variety of non-profits working to bridge the digital divide.
Sid Mofya is Zambian-born entrepreneur and investor. He manages Strategic Partnerships for the DFJ Global Network, a global alliance of venture capital firms with over $8bn invested in 500+ portfolio companies.
Job Titles:
- Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of LiveTechnology Holdings, Inc
Wayne Reuvers is the founder and Chief Strategy Officer of LiveTechnology Holdings, Inc. As the visionary of LiveTechnology, Wayne's fundamental roles are directing the strategic vision of LiveTechnology and overseeing the management and leadership of the Research and Development team. Under Wayne's leadership the business has grown rapidly to become the dominant player in the marketing automation, versioning and customization industry. LiveTechnology provides a uniquely powerful and flexible software-as-a-service solution that automates the versioned production of fully brand and legally compliant marketing materials across multiple forms of media.
Wayne is an active Volunteer Fire Fighter with the Sterling Forest Fire Company, is on the Swift Water Rescue Team, and is also a Rescue & Recovery Diver covering counties in New York and Northern New Jersey.
Wayne is the founder and Chief Strategy Officer of LiveTechnology Holdings, Inc. where he directs the company's strategic vision and oversees the management and leadership of its Research and Development team.