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Chief Executive Officer, Amayi Foods Limited

Kudzayi Hove

Kudzayi Hove is the CEO of Amayi Foods Limited, a Nigerian food processing company. Prior to setting up Amayi, she headed equity investments at AFC, where she oversaw AFC’s investment in Cabeolica and other projects. She has over 20 years of experience in business management, banking and private equity and holds a BA from Clark University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Directors

Senior Vice-President, Power, Africa Finance Corporation

Eluma Obibuaku

Eluma Obibuaku has over 20 years of experience in advisory and investment in the public and private sectors. He is currently Senior Vice President of the AFC for electricity and is a member of the Board of Directors of several private companies. He has worked at the United States General Accounting Office, Pacific Gas and Electric Co, at the IFC and, more recently, as a pioneering developer of an energy project to establish an IPP, Eluma holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Senior Director and Chief Financial Officer, Africa Finance Corporation

Ayotunde Anjorin

Ayoutunde Anjorin is the Senior Financial Director of the AFC, having previously held the role of Senior Vice President and responsible for the areas of Finance and operations. Prior to AFC, he worked at Standard Chartered Nigeria, where he held roles at national and regional level. He has a degree in accounting and is a certified accountant/auditor with more than 20 years of experience in the financial area after certification, covering financial information reporting, internal control, risk management, banking operations and process reengineering.

National Director of Industry, Commerce and Energy, Government of Cape Verde

Rito Évora

Rito Évora has been the National Director of Industry, Commerce and Energy of Cape Verde since August 2018. He has more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector, having already served as director of the energy service and executive director of the Agency of Economic Regulation. Rito Évora has been working on the design, development and implementation of regulatory models and structural policies for the energy sector in Cape Verde. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in energy.

Senior Adviser for the Energy Sector at A.P. Moller Capital

Ebbe Hamilton

Ebbe Hamilton has been Senior Advisor at AP Moller Capital for the energy sector since 2018. He has extensive international experience of more than 20 years in consulting and project development in the energy sector, and renewable energy in particular, in developed and emerging markets, having previously worked at EleQtra, ABB Equity Ventures and Skanska Financial Services. Ebbe Hamilton holds an MBA from Rutgers University in the United States and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Switzerland.

Partner at A.P. Moller Capital

Semih Gökmen

Semih Gökmen is a Partner at A.P. Moller Capital and has more than 15 years of experience in private equity and investment banking in Europe and the Middle East and Africa with a specific focus on energy infrastructure including renewable energy. Semih holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Bogazici University in Turkey.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Electra, S.A.

Luís Teixeira

Luis Teixeira has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Electra, SA since July 2021. He holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Porto in Portugal and a PhD in renewable energy engineering from the University of Huazhong in China. His experience includes several positions held in the Cape Verdean Public Administration in the energy and education sectors.