Structure

ICF is governed by an independent board which is accountable to ICF's investors as well as African and other high-level stakeholders.

Board of Trustees

ICF's Board of Trustees is made up of African business and political leaders, as well as individuals strongly committed to Africa. NEPAD has observer status on the Board.

The Board meets every three months to decide and review the overall strategic direction and policy for ICF, as well as to monitor the overall performance of the organisation and its management team.

Niall FitzGerald, KBE, Deputy Chairman of Thomson Reuters, and Benjamin Mkapa, former President of Tanzania, are Co-Chairs of the ICF Board.

ICF sets an annual plan, budget and associated performance targets, and annually reviews its progress against Key Performance Indicators.

CEO

The organisation's CEO is Omari Issa, a Tanzanian citizen who is responsible for managing ICF's seven year programme to improve Africa's investment climate and remove barriers to growth.

Mr Issa has extensive business experience in the public and private sectors, having worked in both Africa and abroad. He has first hand experience of the realities of doing business in Africa, having previously worked as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Celtel International, where he played an instrumental role in managing the company's growth and expansion across the continent. Prior to working at Celtel, Mr Issa spent fourteen years with the IFC and six years with the World Bank.

ICF Management Team

ICF's management team is responsible for day-to-day operations, project development and promoting the work of the organisation to key stakeholders.

Claude Ayo
Finance Director
cayo@icfafrica.org

Emilienne Macauley
Communications Director
emacauley@icfafrica.org

Veronica Moorhead
Projects Officer
vmoorhead@icfafrica.org

Chimère Diop
Director of Project Monitoring & Evaluation
cdiop@icfafrica.org

Josephine Makanza
Legal and Administration Director
jmakanza@icfafrica.org

Valerie Cheong Took
Projects Manager
vcheong@icfafrica.org

Martin Schubert
Project Development Director
mschbuert@icfafrica.org

Hubert Hourizene
Project Manager
hhourizene@icfafrica.org

Catherine Chopetta
Executive Assistant
cchopetta@icfafrica.org