Anders Einarsson

BIO

Anders’ career covers 19 years of corporate finance, operations and investment activities in emerging markets – having participated in the structuring and execution of 19 investments valued in excess of US$4.2 billion. He is currently the Group CEO of Promasidor (one of the largest FMCG’s in Africa). Prior to that Anders held various roles in Promasidor, such as CEO of FPI International and CEO, COO and CFO of Promasidor Nigeria – having structured a private equity investment into the Promasidor Group.

Anders previously served as a Partner at Phatisa Fund Managers LLC, being the fund manager of African Agriculture Fund; Africa’s largest agriculture and food-focused PE fund. He also managed a portfolio of investments to the value of US$330 million, subsequently assuming the role of Group Chief Financial Officer in IHS Nigeria Plc, having sourced and co-structured the first private equity investment in IHS from multiple PE funds.

Anders has previously been a member of the Investment Committee of the West Africa SME Fund, the Nordic & Baltic Investment Committee at GE Capital, and is currently a member of the Investment Committee of Promasidor Holdings and the Advisory Committee of the Lundin Foundation. Anders is also an independent Investment Committee member of Convergence Partners Communications Infrastructure Fund, Convergence Partners’ Digital Infrastructure Fund, and a member of the Board of Directors of Promasidor Holdings and other subsidiaries of Promasidor Group.

Anders was part of the founding team and is a shareholder of MFS Africa, a mobile financial service provider with operations in multiple African countries, and MyAfricapodcast.com(sold to Ringier). He is also a founder, the largest shareholder in www.compareit.ng and Tribute Lifestyle Ltd, and a director and shareholder in Sea Farm Private Nature Reserve Ltd.

Anders has previously been a member of the Investment Committee of the West Africa SME Fund, the Nordic & Baltic Investment Committee at GE Capital, and is currently a member of the Investment Committee of Promasidor Nigeria and the Advisory Committee of the Lundin Foundation. Anders is also an independent Investment Committee member of Convergence Fund, Africa’s largest ICT-focused private equity fund and a member of the Board of Directors of Promasidor.

He has served as a director of Feronia Inc (Toronto Stock Exchange), Milvik Ghana Limited, Simba Investments (Mauritius), and Eva Capital Limited (South Africa), among others.

Anders holds an M.B.A. from the University of Liverpool and a B.A. from Webster University (Switzerland). He is also a chartered accountant.