CHAIRMAN OF ICP TRANSACTIONS
ADVISORY PANEL ( STRUCTURED FINANCE)
Mr. Armar has over 30 years of experience in energy/power sector reform and structured financing arrangements. He is currently the Board Chairman of First Atlantic Bank Limited, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND), and Independent Member (Chairman – Board Finance and Administration Committee) of the Board of Directors of the Transco CLSG (Supra-national Power Transmission Company of the West Africa Power Pool, jointly owned by Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea). He is the Founder and Executive Director of ANAVENTURES Limited.
Mr. Armar served as the Presidential Adviser (Energy) in the administration of the late Ghanaian President, H. E. Professor John Evans Atta Mills. He has continued to perform special assignments for the Government of Ghana, including Chairperson, Presidential Advisory Committee on “Beijing Action Plan 2019-2021” of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC); and Vice-Chair, Presidential Task Force on “China Development Bank – US$ 3.0 billion Master Facility Agreement” (2015-2016).
He also served with the World Bank Group’s energy practice in various capacities such as Program Manager -Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), Lead - Energy Specialist and Energy Anchor Unit, Principal Energy Specialist - Industry and Energy Network, Senior Energy Planner/Energy Planner – Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) among others.
Mr. Armar has structured financing arrangements for large-scale regional infrastructure development projects, including Western Corridor Gas Infrastructure Development Project, Ghana (2012-2015); West Africa Power Pool – Felou Hydropower Project, Mali/Senegal (2008); West Africa Power Pool – 330kV Coastal Transmission Backbone, Ghana/Togo-Benin (2006).
Mr. Armar has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering (Technology Policy Program) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and a First-Class Honors Degree in Chemical Engineering and Fuel Technology from the University of Sheffield (UK).
He is fluent in English, Ga, Ashanti Twi and has notions of French.
MEMBER OF TRANSACTIONS ADVISORY PANEL
(SPECIAL PURPOSE FUNDS)
Mr. Pavan is the founder of PAVAN E ASSOCIADOS LTDA, a multi-industry consulting firm, providing investment advisory services for private and public entities in Brazil and abroad for more than 30 years.
With his wide-ranging expertise in advising his clients on structured financing solutions that leverage Special Purpose Funds (export credit, construction finance, lease finance, etc.), Mr. Pavan has enabled his business clients in the energy, telecommunications, and construction industries to enhance their revenue generation capabilities by more than USD 2.2 billion.
Mr. Pavan held Executive positions at the contractors CAMARGO CORREA, ECOBRAS and CONSTRAN for 17 years. He worked as the President of HISPAMAR SATÉLITES in a consulting role, Business Development Director for CONSTRAN and held the position of Vice President as a Consultant for CNEC/WORLEY PARSONS.
Mr. Pavan holds a postgraduate level certificate in Logistics from Fundacão Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo-SP, and a BSc Business Administration from Faculdade de Administracão, Economia, e Ciencias Contábeis "Oswaldo Cruz", São Paulo-SP.
He is fluent in Portuguese, English, French, Italian and Spanish.
MEMBER OF TRANSACTIONS ADVISORY PANEL
(ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES/REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS)
Dr. Asare is an accomplished professional who specializes in Financial Derivatives and Structured Products, with over 27 years of experience in Capital Markets and Emerging Markets.
Expert in Asset Backed Securities and Real Estate Investment Trusts, Dr. Asare has worked collaboratively with transaction teams for the origination and execution of structured trades with a wide range of end-users from corporations, financial institutions, insurance companies, hedge funds, pension funds, asset managers and governmental agencies.
He held senior level positions in various Wall Street firms including, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Citibank, Credit Suisse and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch.
He holds Bachelor and Master of Science in Engineering degrees from MIT, a Master of Science in Finance and Applied Economics from MIT, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical/Nuclear Engineering from the University of California.
LEGAL COUNSEL
Precious Quartey-Papafio is a dual-qualified lawyer admitted to practice in England & Wales and Ghana. With extensive experience in Corporate Governance, Commercial, Finance and Transactional law advisory she has provided expert legal advice to high-profile multinational clients all over the world including Mastercard, Microsoft, Visa and United Airlines.
In her roles at Fido, TSL (company secretarial affiliate of Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah), Blackfriars Advice Centre (London), and Kimathi & Partners Corporate Attorneys, she has managed various legal aspects, including Fintech, Banking and Finance, Regulatory & Compliance, Commercial, Company Secretarial, Corporate Governance, as well as Data Protection and Privacy.
Precious holds a Post-Call qualification from Ghana School of Law, a Bar Professional Training Course certificate from City Law School in London and an LLB Law with Business degree from Nottingham Law School, UK.
ADMIN MANAGER AND
TRANSACTIONS COORDINATOR
Rose is an experienced bilingual Business Ethics, Public Administrator and Educator who has provided effective support to leaders in her past roles.
Prior to joining the ICP team, Rose held positions in executive level management and administration. In this capacity, she managed various aspects of project planning and coordination, hiring, on-boarding and managing support staff.
Her strengths lie in effective communication, international relations, diplomacy and public administration.
She holds Master of Arts degrees from Université Paris IV - La Sorbonne and Aix-Marseille Université in Provence, France.
Rose is fluent in English, French and Ga.
