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Invesco appoints managing director for Africa

Invesco appoints managing director for Africa
  • Christopher Copper-Ind
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  • 18 February 2021
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Invesco today announced the appointment of Gwendolyn Ansah Smith (pictured) as managing director, Africa reporting to Zainab Kufaishi, head of Middle East and Africa.

In this new role, Smith will explore and lead efforts to develop, execute and manage Invesco's Africa business.  The region, undergoing structural and economic transformation is amplified by attractive demographic shifts-exponential population growth, dominance of youth, increasing urbanization, and a burgeoning middle-class. 

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Invesco's ambition is to participate in Africa's dynamic and impressive growth story, deliver market leading investment capabilities, and play a role in the development of its capital markets.  Gwen will also harness Invesco's expertise to provide investors across the globe greater access to the burgeoning Africa market.

We see a significant opportunity to expand our market presence in Africa given the encouraging demographics and maturing capital market."

Before this, she served as managing director, Global Institutional where she developed and executed key strategic initiatives on behalf of Invesco's global institutional business.

Commenting on the appointment, Zainab Kufaishi, head of Middle East and Africa said: "We see a significant opportunity to expand our market presence in Africa given the encouraging demographics and maturing capital markets and we are looking forward to deepening our commitment to clients both in the continent and globally. I am very pleased to welcome Gwen to the team, with her significant experience she is well placed to lead this exciting venture."

Paul Jackson, global head of asset allocation research at Invesco, added: "We believe that Africa is the only part of the world where future working-age population growth will resemble that seen across the globe  since 1950.  Indeed, UN estimates suggest that Africa will account for more than 40% of the world's working age population by 2100 (from 14% in 2020)."

"Not only does Africa have the potential to become the world's bread basket it could also be its factory.  Given the population shrinkage expected in other parts of the world, a choice will have to be made: either capital moves to where the workers are (Africa) or the workers will come to where the capital is.  We believe Africa will be the investment story of the 21st century."

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