Jimmy has extensive senior experience and leadership across the major emerging markets in Africa. He started his career as a consultant with PWC in Boston US prior to joining the French construction materials multinational, Lafarge SA, as a senior global executive. At Lafarge he oversaw the growth strategy and development of the sub Saharan business from a single entity in Kenya to becoming an industry and market leader in ten countries, including Nigeria and South Africa. Jimmy founded and exited a mining venture in South Africa and recently launched an identity management technology company in Kenya. He holds an MBA from HEC Paris, a BSc in Mathematics and is a Certified Public Accountant.