NEXTGEN MULTISPORTS ACADEMY - Key Persons
Anthony Njogu is a partner in the Kenyan law firm RONN Law Advocates LLP
which he co-founded after being a partner at Kenya's oldest law firm, Daly & Figgis Advocates, and the Kenyan branch of the pan African law firm Bowmans.
Anthony specializes in civil and commercial disputes, resolved through litigation as well as through ADR, particularly in the intellectual property and media and telecommunications fields, and handles large international commercial arbitrations. He has represented clients before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court and various tribunals.
He holds an LLB from the University of Nairobi and a Postgraduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Commissioner for Oaths, a Notary Public and a Patent Agent of the Kenya Industrial Property Institute.
David has over 15 years' experience of fundraising, working with a wide range of institutional funding partners in support of work in both East and West Africa.
His experience includes work with Government donors (US, Dutch, UK), supranational institutions (European Commission , World Bank) , national institutions (e.g. Big Lottery Fund) and a host of Trusts & Foundations.
David has an in-depth understanding of and skills supporting grant writing and grant management, including financial reporting, impact reporting and relevant legal disclosures.
He first became involved in NextGen in 2022 after 18 months living in Nairobi. He currently lives and works in the UK.
David Sturmes - Verbeek, applies his background in value chain development and responsible resource governance to mobilise investment into the professionalisation of the artisanal and small-scale gold and cobalt mining sector across East and Central Africa.
David has been involved in the development and launch of the Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA), a multi-stakeholder action platform dedicated to uplifting artisanal mining communities in DR Congo. Focusing his efforts on the recruitment of new members and fundraising with donors and investors, David has helped build a thriving multi stakeholder initiative counting 21 organisations across the global battery supply chain, pooling resources and expertise to meaningfully engage with the artisanal miners.
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, David has built a team of mining engineers and finance experts that launched an equipment leasing offering targeting artisanal gold miners across Kenya. Having identified a lack of investment as one of the key reasons for the continued informality of the ASM sector,
The Impact Facility looks at equipment leasing to ASM operators as an opportunity to catalyse socio-economic development across rural communities, while creating a responsible source of minerals needed for a just and inclusive green energy transition. The first contracts have been fully repaid and scaling of the programme to Tanzania and Uganda is planned for 2023.
Nairobi born Jim McFie lectures in Strathmore University Business School, Nairobi. He has a BA and an MA in Mathematics from Oxford University and a PhD in Accounting from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).
He is a Director and the Head of the Board Audit Committee of SBM Bank Limited, the Chairman of Sasini plc, a member of the Board of the Standard Group plc, and the Convenor of the Registration and Quality Assurance Committee of ICPAK. He is the Honorary Treasurer of Acakoro Football Academy in Korogosho Slums
Between 1993 and 2002 he was a Director of the Kenya Capital Markets Authority, a Member of the Kenya Value Added Tax Tribunal and a Trustee of the Kenya Corporate Governance Trust and of Jitegemee Trust. From 2014 to 2017 he was the Vice-Chairman of Centum plc. From 1974 to 1978 he worked in the Nairobi office of Ernst and Young, as an auditor and as a tax and management consultant, before becoming the training manager of the firm.
Currently he lectures and does research in financial and forensic accounting, auditing and accounting fraud, taxation and tax fraud, cybercrime and governance.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Global Leader
Graham Wood is a seasoned global leader. He has lived in 8 countries and has work experience in more than 75. He has worked as CEO for the east African Community countries for the Aga Khan Foundation, Chief Strategy officer for the Lordship Africa Group, Chief Global Programme Officer and Senior VP for Pact Inc, amongst others. He works as a qualified executive coach, mentor and interim leader, based in Kenya and working globally. He is a Managing Partner of Hattrick Advisory services.
Graham's current board roles include an executive role in CoachActivism, an organization offering quality pro bono coaching to those volunteering in humanitarian emergencies. He also serves on the Board of the Jonathan Jackson Foundation, the owners of Nairobi City Stars, a Premier league Kenyan football club. In addition he serves on the Advisory Board of Dot Glasses, a Kenya start up social enterprise offering eye care solutions to those who traditionally are unable to afford them.
As well as his work in leadership, Graham has extensive experience in the humanitarian and development space, sports development, property management and supporting the arts community.