Executive Committee
President, CEO: Rwanda Stock Exchange
Pierre Celestin Rwabukumba
Pierre Celestin RWABUKUMBA, a Rwandan national, is the current Chairman of the East African Securities Exchanges Association (EASEA) and Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Stock Exchange Ltd. He was the Co- founder and Chairman of Kigali Cement Company, a private company that produces, Markets and sells cement in Rwanda and neighboring countries. He is also a non Executive in a number of institutions in finance and business development, hospitality and industry in Rwanda and beyond. The list include the Securities Industry Training Institute (SITI East Africa) where is serves as Chairman, The Executive Committee of the African Securities Exchanges Umbrella Organization (ASEA), The New Faces New Voices – Rwanda and others. He is also involved in different investment projects ranging from Real Estate, Poultry and Agro – processing to Energy.
Mr. Rwabukumba started his career in financial services in New York City more than a decade ago after graduating from the University of Buffalo (UB), New York in the United States with A bachelors Degree in Economics. He worked in different professional positions as a stock broker, in Compliance and Operations and Institutional Investors’ Sales before he joined the Central Bank of Rwanda in 2004 to help start the Capital Market Development Project in Rwanda. Mr. Rwabukumba is a seasoned negotiator as he has been instrumental in different negotiations on regional integration of the East African Community. He has served on different Capital Market Committees both at the national and the regional level; the latest being the High Level Task Force negotiating the EAC Monetary Union. He completed an international post Graduate Advanced Management Program (AMP) for Executives at Strathmore Business School.
Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of the Casablanca Stock Exchange
Mr. Tarik Senhaji
CEO: Ghana Stock Exchange
Ms. Abena Amoah
Abena is the first female Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange, appointed by the Exchange’s Council on November 24, 2022. She is a trailblazer in the capital markets industry and has served on boards of institutions such as Access Bank PLC, African Women’s Development Fund, Ghana Petroleum Funds, Kosmos Energy Ghana, University of Ghana Council, among others. She is passionate about youth empowerment and has mentored several persons who have taken up significant leadership roles themselves. Abena is an alumna of the University of Ghana Business School and has undertaken leadership studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School, and the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business.
Executive Chairman, The Egyptian Exchange (EGX)
Ahmed Abdel Rahman El-Sheikh
Mr. Ahmed Abdel Rahman El-Sheikh has been appointed as the Executive Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange by the Prime Minister Decree No. 3259 of the year 2023, due to his 30-year extensive experience and diverse expertise in the field of financial markets and financial activities.
Mr. El-Sheikh held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), according to Prime Minister Decree No. 2978 of the year 2022.
Mr. El Sheikh acted as the Deputy Chairman of the Egyptian Stock Exchange from 2018-2022, according to the Prime Minister Decree No. 2567 of the year 2018.
Mr. El-Sheikh was also the Deputy Chairman of Egypt for Information Dissemination Company (EGID).
Mr. El-Sheikh served as board member at the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), The Egyptian Exchange, Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry Company (MCDR), Egypt for Information Dissemination Company (EGID), The Egyptian Commodity Exchange and Investor Protection Fund.
Mr. El-Sheikh owns varies fields of expertise in the financial market gained by his work at Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry Company (MCDR) during the years of 1996-1997.
He also, joined several technical departments at the Egyptian Exchange since 1993 till 2005. During the period of 2005-2011, El Sheikh headed the Surveillance Central Department at the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA). In 2011, upon his return to the Egyptian Exchange he held the position the Assistant to the Chairman for Market Technical Affairs. In 2014, he headed the Membership Sector followed by the Surveillance Sector in 2018.
Mr. El-Sheikh chaired the Business Development Committee at the Arab Federation of Capital Markets. Moreover, he served as member of Investment and Audit committee at Egypt for Information Dissemination Company (EGID). Furthermore, he acted as member of the Egyptian Commodity Exchange Membership Committee, and the Settlement Guarantee Fund of MCDR.
Mr. El-Sheikh acted as expert in economic courts, according to the decree of the Minister of Justice No. 7464 of the year 2009.
Mr. El-Sheikh holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and accounting from Ain Shams University in 1992, followed by a Diploma in Investment and Finance in 1998. Shortly in 1999, he earned a Diploma in Securities Portfolio Management from the American University in Cairo, in addition to one in Capital Markets from the Arab Academy, complemented by a master’s degree in business administration in 2003, specializing in Financial Markets.
CEO: Central African Securities Stock Exchange (BVMAC)
Banga Ntolo
Chief Executive Officer of the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange
Mary Stephen Mniwasa
Mary Stephen Mniwasa is currently the Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Counsel of the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange PLC (DSE). Ms. Mniwasa has 15 years’ experience in Capital Markets and Stock Exchange Operations leading in most of the major strategic initiatives of the DSE.
Ms. Mniwasa has been a Country’s Coordinator of the Securities Industry Training Institute under the East African Securities Exchanges Association and has participated in the Capital Markets Technical Working Group for preparation of East Africa Community (EAC) Council Directives that harmonizes the EAC Capital Markets Legal and Regulatory Framework.
She has played major role in development of Market Rules, securities markets supervision and training of market participants.
Ms. Mniwasa is a holder of Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Dar Es Salaam and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the same university. She is also a registered Advocate, Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths.
Chief Executive Officer Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Justin Bgoni
Justin is a Chartered Accountant with over 24 years of International experience in the financial and public sector. Justin holds, amongst other qualifications, a Bachelor of Accounting Science from the University of South Africa and a Master in Applied Finance from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.
Some notable previous appointments include being a Management Consultant at McKinsey Incorporated and Chief Financial Officer at New Zealand Stock Exchange.
Justin currently sits on the boards of Investment Protection Fund (IPF), National Venture Capital company of Zimbabwe (NVCCZ) and is the Chairman of the Capital Markets Association of Zimbabwe (CMAZ).
Head of ASEA Secretariat
Ms. Agnes Nafula
Ms. Agnes Nafula is the Head of Secretariat at the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) Ms. Agnes Nafula has over 11 years of broad experience across various roles in public capital markets, and a fast-moving consumer goods sector and has in the most recent 6 years has been working at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) where she has served in different capacities within Administration, Trading Operations and Business Development Departments. She was also instrumental in the establishment of the Ibuka program. Ms. Nafula is currently pursuing a Master of Art in Regional Intergration, has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Business Management, Diploma in Public Relations and a Diploma in Human Resource Management. Women in Leadership program from Strathmore University. She has previously worked at African Alliance Investment Bank and Gulf Energy. Her areas of expertise include Business Development and Capital Markets.
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