Mr. Sanjeev Anand is a seasoned banker whose experience in financial management is recognized at the global level. He is currently the Atlas Mara group Managing Director in charge of retail and commercial banking operations at the global level.
Until recently he was the Chief Executive Officer of BPR Atlas Mara, one of the leading banks in Rwanda. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of I&M Bank Rwanda Limited (previously Banque Commerciale du Rwanda-BCR).
Mr Sanjeev oversaw the transition of ownership of the BCR from Actis to the I&M consortium, comprising I&M Bank, DEG and PROPARCO.
Prior to joining BCR/I&M, Sanjeev had worked for the global bank Citibank for 25 years, taking on assignments in Asia, Europe, Americas and Africa.
He was the CEO of Citibank in Zambia and Uganda and Executive Director of Citibank Nigeria. He was also Head of Risk and Chief Auditor Citibank Handlowy, Poland and has remained an Airline/Aerospace Industry specialist.
During his years in banking, Mr Sanjeev was involved in several projects in the financial services sector including the creation of stock exchanges in Zambia and Uganda and the regulations of Capital Markets Authority in Uganda. He has been associated with several landmark transactions in sectors such as oil, gas, telecommunications, power, consumer, food products and airlines in different countries.
This makes Mr Sanjeev one of the most qualified persons to take the lead at AGDF as his experience befits the targets and goals of the fund.
Mr Sanjeev has worked with governments, private and public sector, DFI’s and multilateral agencies on handling sovereign debt issues, infrastructure financing and other development initiatives in Africa.
Previously he was the Chairman of Rwanda Leasing Association and Chairman of Rwanda Bankers Association for two years. He was a member of the Rwanda Steering Committee for East Africa Association Monetary Union.
He holds a First Class Honors degree in Commerce from Delhi University and is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.