BCCK – Jersey Finance Coast Networking Reception

Faizal is a UK qualified lawyer and for many years has worked and advised, and is a trusted advisor to institutions, corporates and families across the Middle East, Africa and India. Faizal specialises in banking and finance and has advised corporates, family offices and families including on their international investment and holding structures.

Chris is a seasoned project manager with 25 years of successful project implementation and management across air and land, specializing in project logistics for large scale infrastructure and mining projects. Utilizes a background in transport/ logistics management and HSSE processes, procedures and protocols in challenging and diverse environments. Experience of managing projects from RFQ/ pricing stage to delivery and sign off, working with clients across all stages. Often managing multiple projects at the same time and in different countries. Extensive experience of developing transport management plans and related risk assessments. Well versed in the commercial side of contracts, reporting and regulatory compliance. Experience of working in challenging business environments in East and Central Africa including Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda, as well in Afghanistan.

Isaac Kahara is an accomplished project finance and financial risk management professional with 17+ years of experience in various leadership roles in corporate, consultancy and public sector. He is currently the Country Head - East Africa at UK Export Finance (UKEF), whose role is to increase access to UKEF financing offer, consider appropriate bankable projects and supporting UK trade relations across East Africa. Prior to joining UKEF, Isaac was a financial risks advisor at Deloitte for close to a decade, in addition to several years in various roles in finance, risk management and treasury management for large corporations.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Kenya (BCCK) gives members privileged access to a high-profile business network.  BCCK has a growing list of over 320 active members ranging from FTSE 100 companies to individual British consultants working in Kenya. We work in conjunction with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Overseas Business network of the British Chambers of Commerce and regional and national bodies in Kenya.