Jean-Louis EKRA assumed his role as President
and Chairman of the Board of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Egypt in
January 2005 after holding successively the
positions of Executive Vice-President and Senior
Executive Vice-President of the Bank. Under his
leadership, the Bank was assigned an investment
grade credit rating by 3 major international rating
agencies (Fitch, Moody’s and S&P’s) and won
many awards and Prizes for excellence given by
various reputable organizations. He was reappointed
by Shareholders as President and
Chairman of the Board for a second term in July
2010.
Before joining Afreximbank in 1996, he held
senior positions in various institutions: Vice-
President (International Financial Institutions),
Citibank NA; Managing Director, Société
Ivoirienne de la Poste et de l’Epargne (SIPE)
Côte d’Ivoire; Country Manager, the West
African Economic & Monetary Union (UEMOA)
region at Meridien BIAO sa. (Côt e d’Ivoire) and
Partner at DKS Investment, a financial advisory
firm in Jersey. He was till recently Honorary
President of the Global Network of Exim Banks
and Development Finance Institutions (GNEXID).
He holds a Master of Business
Administration from Stern School of Business –
New York University (NYU) and a Maîtrise en
Sciences Economiques from University of
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
In 2011, Mr. EKRA was listed among the 100
most influential people of Africa by New African,
a leading pan-African publication. In 2013, He
received the “Lifetime Achievement Award”
from “African Bankers”.