Chris is the CEO of Dhamana, an East Africa-focused financial guarantor providing irrevocable guarantees for local currency debt, ensuring timely payment of principal and interest on bonds or loans. Dhamana is backed by InfraCo Africa (PIDG), the African Development Bank, Cardano Development, Kenya’s County Pension Fund. Chris has 20 years of experience in project and infrastructure finance, covering the entire lifecycle from origination to financial close, working across both the economic and social infrastructure sectors in Europe and Africa. Before Dhamana, he was an investment specialist at IFC and held infrastructure finance roles at PwC and Mott MacDonald in the UK. He specializes in structuring and mobilizing capital for infrastructure development.
Christopher Olobo,
Dhamana Guarantee Co : Chief Executive Officer
