The AECF LLC announces the appointment of Guy Baron to the Board of Directors

Nairobi, Kenya, April 10, 2025 – AECF is pleased to announce the appointment of Guy Baron to the organization’s Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2025. As a seasoned leader with a wealth of experience in the investment services sector, Guy brings invaluable expertise to our Board.

Guy Baron is the Global Lead of Investment at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), leading sovereign investment structuring and attraction across TBI’s advisory footprint of 35 emerging and frontier countries, including 18 in Africa. Prior to his current role, Guy was the Chief Investment Officer of the Rwanda Development Board, Rwanda’s Investment Promotion and Private Sector Development Agency. He spent 22 years in Investment Banking and Institutional Research as an executive at RBC Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse.

In 2007, Guy co-founded SCALE Africa, a non-profit organization that designs and builds rural primary schools in Zambia. He also serves on the board of directors of Village Capital and on the advisory board of the Texas Children’s Hospital Global HOPE program.

In response to this significant addition to the Board, Frank J. Braeken, the AECF Board Chair, commented, “Now more than ever, there is a need for an organization like AECF. We will continue to pursue our mission to support private enterprise with even more passion and urgency. The appointment of Guy, with his deep finance and African experience, underscores this commitment.”

Guy expressed enthusiasm about his new role, stating: “I am deeply honored to join the Board of Directors of AECF and to contribute to the organization’s remarkable mission of catalyzing innovative private sector businesses with patient capital and growth support services across Sub-Saharan Africa.”

Mr. Baron joins an accomplished Board of Directors dedicated to steering AECF toward even greater achievements in line with our vision of building a prosperous, enterprising, and resilient Africa. The Board’s collective expertise will be invaluable in shaping the organization’s future.