| Start-Up | Growth | Distressed Companies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy | Diversified Early stage investment | Strategic high growth (good cash flow) | Good cash flow |
| Guidelines | - Entrepreneurs with proven track record - Best in country incubators | - Strong founder / Management team - Venture to Pre-IPO stage | Good growth potential |
| Holding Period | 5 - 7 years | 3 - 5 years | 3 - 5 years |
| Transaction size | $100k - $2m | $2m - $5m | $2m - $5m |
Dr. Ahmed Tufeiru is the Chief Executive Officer of Gateway Holdings Limited; a multidisciplinary Ghanaian firm that provides a wide range of project financing, investment banking, procurement, and turkey solutions to public and private organizations in Ghana and beyond. As the CEO, Dr. Tufeiru is responsible for the development and implementation of the company’s long-term strategy and effective prioritization of resource allocation to realize long-term value and achieving sustainable competitive advantage for clients and their stakeholders.
Dr. Tufeiru is an Investment Banker with a multi multidisciplinary leadership and scholarly background in finance, business strategy, organizational change and leadership, and public sector management and governance. Prior to becoming CEO of Gateway Holdings Limited, Dr. Tufeiru spent 21 years on Wall Street as an Investment Banker for institutional asset management. Dr. Tufeiru worked for large Wall Street companies comprises of Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, and Prudential Financial.
Dr. Tufeiru has extensive experience in business development and strategy, asset valuation, corporate reorganization, and organizational change management that fosters agility, growth, workflow optimization and productivity. Dr. Tufeiru is an effective and accountable leader with a strong moral compass. He leverages his deep expertise to overcome complex business challenges and make high-stake decisions using sound business judgment, strong work ethics and irreproachable integrity. During his last leadership position with a US$306 billion asset under management at a Wall Street firm, Dr. Tufeiru revamped departmental workflow and structure through a process redesign and optimization that resulted in creating a streamlined and controlled workflow environment, eliminated redundancies, and improved overall operational efficiency by 40%. In 2012, Dr. Tufeiru led a high-profile due diligence evaluations with existing and prospective multi-billion dollar clients to propose solutions that reinforced organizational workflow and efficiencies; including internal control processes and regulatory compliance that was instrumental in winning businesses from more than 28 institutional clients with combined assets of $38 billion.
Dr. Tufeiru serves as a member of the Board Directors of KASI Microfinance—a Tamale-based medium scale microfinance organization where he advises KASI executives on asset management, corporate governance, and organizational strategy and leadership. Dr. Tufeiru is also a Member of the Board of Governance of the Centre for Media and Peace Initiatives—a New York-based independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of conflict-resolution in Africa, and for fostering best business practices and good governance that advances the socioeconomic development of the African continent.
Dr. Tufeiru is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD, United States), and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA, United States). Dr. Tufeiru published numerous peer review journals on socio economic development for poverty alleviation; including the nexus of female capital on north-south labour migration, and how to leverage microfinance as a remedial tool to address the kayayoo syndrome in Ghana.
Educated in Ghana and the United States, Dr. Tufeiru holds a PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University USA, an MBA in Finance and Business Strategy from Rutgers University USA, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Banking from the University of Ghana.
Frank Adanu -FCCA, ICAG, MBA, BCOM.
Frank is the Managing Partner for ‘The Bridge Capital Partners’ (TBCP), a private equity/venture capital firm with an African focus, based in Ghana. He has over two decades of experience in finance and management, with over a decade at leadership and management levels with Africa’s largest bank, Ecobank. He has also provided advisory services in investment banking, business strategy development & capacity development to several private companies.
Experience spans leading teams to implement corporate strategy across 33 countries through his knowledge and skills in Financial Control, Financial Accounting, Treasury Management, Business Partnering and Business Analysis.
As member of the Ecobank Group finance Leadership Team at the Investment arm of Ecobank (EDC – Ecobank Development Corporation), he successfully implemented the review of affiliates for compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards. He has led start-ups from identifying and coaching people, setting up processes and routines to ensure effective operations of companies.
As the Finance Manager for Ecobank Capital, comprising Group Treasury, Research, Investment banking, and Securities & Asset management, Frank championed the implementation and review of the Funds Transfer Pricing module adopted by the Group. In this role, he worked also with the Group Heads of Investment Banking, Research & Securities & Assets Management in strategy formulation and implementation for their respective businesses. Proven ability to improve operations, impact business growth and maximize profits through achievements in financial management, cost reductions, internal controls, and productivity/efficiency improvements. Exhibited exceptional leadership qualities in team building, interpersonal skills and a drive to achieve results.
Frank is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (UK), a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana), holds an MBA from Oxford Brookes University.
