Nkosana Moyo, Managing Partner and Head of Africa, Actis

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Nkosana Moyo is a Managing Partner of Actis and is responsible for managing Actis’ business in the Africa region. He is also a member of Actis’ Management and Investment Committees. Nkosana joined Actis in January 2004 and is based in London.

In his role as Managing Partner for Africa, Nkosana’s responsibilities include providing business leadership to the regional fund team, formulation of business strategy for the region, deal origination, fund raising and investor relationship management.

Prior to joining Actis, Nkosana was a senior advisor with the International Finance Corporation in Washington, DC. He also served as Zimbabwe’s Minister of Industry and Trade after a career in industry and commerce as well as in financial services. He created Batanai Capital Finance, a venture capital company, in 1997. While Moyo stepped down as managing director of Batanai to accept the government position three years later, he said, "The company continues to promote indigenous participation in the economy, which I feel is a good achievement."

Nkosana has a PhD in physics from Imperial College and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management. He is a World Economic Forum Global Leader of Tomorrow (GTL). He serves on Eisenhower Fellowship’s International Advisory Council and on the Africa Global Advisory Board of London Business School.