Mrs. Chantal HABIYAKARE is the Chairperson of the Board of BK Insurance Company Ltd Board of Directors. She has vast experience in assurance and financial advisory services with over 18 years of experience providing audit, strategic, financial, and operations leadership to organizations as part of the management team or the external assurance and consultancy teams.

She worked as Chief Finance Officer for Babyl Rwanda Limited and RwandAir Ltd. She also served as the Chief Internal Auditor of RwandAir Limited. Prior to joining the Corporate world, she worked as an Audit Manager for KPS Associates and Fuller Landau (Montreal, Canada).

She also served as a non-executive Director on the Board of the National Bank of Rwanda and Ngali Holdings Ltd. She holds a bachelor’s degree and an advanced diploma in Accounting from Concordia University (Montreal, Canada). She is a member of the Canadian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda.

Mr. Patrice BASTIDE is a Director on BK Insurance Board of Directors. He is responsible for Swan’s international development and oversees a number of projects mainly in sub Saharan Africa where he assists Swan in setting up an elaborate network of cross-border relationships as well as implementing Swan’s long-term objectives in these jurisdictions.

He has developed an in-depth knowledge of these markets including their local regulatory environments and is a Board of Director on a few international subsidiaries.

On the strength of his previous tenure as Marketing Manager of Albatross Insurance and Group Business Development Manager of CIM Insurance, Patrice took over the Marketing function of the Group in September 2016. Born in 1963, Patrice holds a BSc and a M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, USA.

Mr. Yves GATISMBANYI is a Director on BK Insurance Board of Directors. He has been in Financial Services sector particularly, in Risk Management, Compliance & Internal Control for more than 20years. He has an Extensive experience in managing the bank's overall risk profile, which includes credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, compliance risk and operational risk, etc

Yves holds an MBA in finance and Accounting from Mount Kenya University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the National University of Rwanda and a Diploma in Risk Management in Finance & Banking. Additionally, he is a Certified Risk and Compliance Management Professional (CRCMP) from the International Association of Risk and Compliance professionals (IARCP) and Certified Lead Risk Manager from PECB..

He is also a Certified Enterprise Risk Manager from the International Academy of business and Financial Management (IABFM). Yves Served as a Bank Examiner at the National Bank of Rwanda for ten years and has a proven truck record on developing and implementing Risk Management Strategies, identifying and Assessing Risks, Risk Mitigation and Monitoring, Communication and Reporting.

Mr. Shehzad NOORDALLY is a director on BK Insurance Board of Directors. He is the CEO of CDH Capital Ltd, a Brokerage, Fund Manager and Asset Manager licensed by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) providing Investment Banking services in Rwanda. His main duty is to lead the Company in the growing Rwandan capital market. He is mainly responsible for the company’s strategic directions and business development. He has more than 20 years’ experience in Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management Consultancy.

He has 10 years’ experience Investment Management and Investment Banking activities. He is a Board Member of the Rwanda Securities Exchange (RSE) and Chairman of the Rwanda Association of Securities Brokers (RASB). Shehzad is an FCCA, holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the SOAS University of London and an LLM in Capital and Financial Market Laws (with distinction) from Queen Mary University of London.

Mr. Athanase RUTABINGWA is a director on the Board of BK Insurance Company Ltd with vast experience in commercial law matters and more specifically in commercial advisory services to corporate clients including financial institutions, sponsors, developers and Government institutions.

He is a well-qualified attorney in Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms (ADR), litigation in commercial law, banking, labour law, land law, and transport law. He served as the President of the Rwanda Bar Association for two consecutive terms (2011- 2015). He served as a member as well as a Council Member of the East African Law Society. He also served as the sitting President of the Conference International des Barreaux (CIB). He is a lecturer at the Institute of Legal Practice and Development (ILPD) in Rwanda.

Athanase served on a number of Boards of corporate entities as a director such as SONARWA General Insurance Ltd, Development Bank of Rwanda and also served as a Company Secretary for several corporate entities.

He is one of the founding Partners of MRB Attorneys and He holds a Msc in International Trade Policy and Trade Law from Lund University-Sweden. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma from the Institute of Legal Practice & Development (ILPD) and a Fellow in Arbitration (FCIArb) from the London Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Mrs. Noella M. MUPOLE is a Director on BK Insurance Board of Directors. She is a seasoned professional at the forefront of transforming and optimizing business operations through cutting-edge technology solutions. With an impressive track record in both the public and private sectors. Noella brings a wealth of expertise, particularly in the realm of world-renowned ERP systems, including SAP, Oracle, and IFS. Her extensive project management experience, coupled with her proficiency in business applications implementation, has consistently delivered tangible results.

Noella commenced her remarkable journey in the financial industry in 2020 after serving senior information and technology positions within various prestigious institutions. Her impact resonated across sectors such as Energy, Investment companies, and Software development and implementations. Her multifaceted career also saw her serve as a board member in a local financial sector organization.

Noella is currently the head of Business applications in Bank of Kigali, she holds a BCOM Honors degree in Informatics from the University of Pretoria and a bachelor’s degree in information management from the Adventist University of Central Africa. She also served as lecturer at the Adventist University of Central Africa between 2004 and 2008.