Rene Awambeng

Rene Awambeng, is a seasoned corporate and investment banker with three decades of experience spanning Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Middle East. Over his distinguished career, he has structured, lead and driven more than US $8 billion in revenues and facilitated transactions exceeding US $300 billion across diverse sectors, including energy, trade-enabling infrastructure, commodities, and financial services for wholesale  corporate clients.

He served as Global Head of Client Relations at the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), where he was instrumental in  growing the balance sheet, profitability, strengthening strategic partnerships and advancing the Bank’s mandate of intra-African trade across member states and global markets over eight years.

Prior to this, Mr Awambeng held senior executive leadership positions at Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), including Global Head of Corporate and Regional Corporates, Structured and Commodity Finance based  in Europe & the United Arab Emirates (Paris, London and Dubai) , and served as Chief Executive Officer for Ecobank in the various subsidiaries across Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and Cameroon).

Recognized for his strategic vision, cross-border expertise, and ability to deliver transformative results, Rene continues to contribute to shaping Africa’s financial landscape and fostering sustainable economic growth. Mr  Awambeng is a Member of the Board of Directors of several Financial, Philanthropic and Advocacy Institutions (Fedhen Capital,  Awambeng Renal Care Foundation; African Sepsis Alliance; Invest Africa, Africa Energy Chamber, SME Trade & Business Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Club).