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 to BK Insurance Board of Directors. He has vast experience in financial sector particularly in risk management. He has been the Head of Risk and Compliance department in Bank of Kigali since early 2010 and later joined Bank of Kigali Executive Management Team as the Chief Risk Officer. Yves served as a bank examiner at the National Bank of Rwanda for ten years.

Prior to joining Bank of Kigali, he was the Head of Compliance and Internal Control at I&M Bank-Rwanda. He holds an MBA in finance and accounting from Mount Kenya University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the National University of Rwanda. He also has a diploma in Risk management in Finance & Banking and is a certified lead risk manager from PECB.

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.