Sameh Shenouda, Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, Africa Finance Corporation

Sameh Shenouda is the Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer of Africa Finance Corporation. He leads origination, execution and portfolio management of transactions across a wide range of sectors and products.

With over 27 years of experience in infrastructure investments, project development and fundraising in international capital markets, Mr. Shenouda has a deep knowledge of African markets, with specific experience in Power, Transport & Logistics, Industrial and Oil & Gas sectors.

Prior to joining the Africa Finance Corporation, Sameh was the Chief Executive Officer of Zarou, a US$1bn developer, owner, investor and operator of infrastructure projects in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Zarou was 100% owned by the Blackstone Group, one of the world’s leading private equity investors.

Mr. Shenouda previously served as Head of Infrastructure at CDC Group Plc now known as the British International Investment (BII), the UK government owned development finance institution.  He built the institution’s direct infrastructure equity business, investing over US$2 billion in Africa and South Asia across manufacturing, infrastructure, financial institutions, power and other sectors.

Mr. Shenouda was the Natural Gas Industries Director at Orascom Construction Industries and Investment Principal at Actis, a leading US$15bn emerging markets private equity fund management business, with investments in 50+ countries.

Sameh holds an MBA in Financial Management from the University of Exeter, UK and degrees from the American University in Cairo, Egypt in Development Studies and Economics. He is a graduate of INSEAD’s International Executive Program and a member of the institute of Directors, United Kingdom.