Experienced entrepreneurs, investors, advisors and Africa experts - these are our Board and Team members:
Martin Schoeller is Honorary Consul of the Republic of Togo AND AUTHOR OF "Africa First! Roadmap for a joint future". Regarding his professional career, Mr. Schoeller is Managing Director and owner of the Schoeller Group, Board member of the Bavarian Family Entrepreneurs, founder of the Munich Europe Conference and of the Desert Food Foundation (NOW "AFRICA FIRST FOUNDATION"). Mr. Schoeller studied engineering and economics at ETH Zürich (Dipl. Ing)
LinkedInEkkehard Franzke is an investor as well as a strategic and corporate finance advisor. Mr. Ekkehard Franzke has had several Partner positions within the consulting space - including being a Partner at Bain, Kearney and L.E.K. Consulting. Furthermore, he was Investment Manager at Deutsche Handelsbank. Mr. Ekkehard Franzke holds a MA. in Economics from the University of Regensburg and a PhD in Economics from WU Wien.
LinkedInAs a senior ministerial councillor in the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ulrich Rieger has organised high-level delegations of companies and academia to more than 30 African countries over many years and has managed more than 100 visits by African ministers to Germany. He has extensive experience and personal contacts. Previously, he was responsible for international financial markets, banking and insurance for 7 years and worked for 10 years in the German Bundestag at the highest level.
LinkedInEric Agbo has been working as a consultant and trainer at the interfaces between politics, economy, business and education since 2004. His focus is on socio-political consulting, diversity and interculture and communication. With his multicultural background he accompanies political bodies, companies, institutions and funded national and international projects. Mr Agbo studied political science, business education and modern history at the University of Augsburg.
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