Mr Sanjeev Gupta
Executive Director & Head, Financial Services
Africa Finance Corporation
United Arab Emirates
Personal Profile
Mr. Sanjeev Gupta is a Board member and Executive Director for Financial Services at Africa Finance Corporation. He is responsible for Treasury, Trade Finance, Syndication, Country Relations and Advisory lines of business within AFC.
Mr. Gupta has over 30 years’ experience in Investment Management, Private Equity and Corporate Finance. His forte has been to blend together 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, Mr. Gupta was the Managing Partner of Emerging Markets Mergers and Acquisitions Center 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 SME financing.
Mr. Gupta holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Calcutta, India and is an Alumnus of the Said Business School, University of Oxford, England and also an alumnus of the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, India (FCA).
Sanjeev is a Board Member of UK Board Networking Organizations, Invest Africa and also a Board Member of UK-Based NGO Common Purpose International.
Guest Lecturer at various universities, e.g., UCLA Anderson School of Management, University of Amsterdam Business School, Indian Institute of Management: Shillong, India, Murdoch University, Dubai)
Company Profile
Founded in 2007 as a multilateral finance institution created by Sovereign
African States
• Provides pragmatic solutions to Africa’s infrastructure requirements by financing
and developing infrastructure, natural resources and industrial assets
• Unrivalled access to Africa:
• Record of identifying, executing and delivering transformational infrastructure
projects
• Track record in co-investing / co-developing with real benefits for sponsors
and co- investors
• AFC invests across the value chain of 5 key priority sectors, and products are
complemented with advisory capabilities in project development and
management, capital raisings and restructurings
• Key priority sectors include power, transport, heavy industries, natural resources
and telecommunications
• Diversified asset portfolio, by geography, sector and produc