Soula Proxenos

Independent Non-Executive Director, Africa Finance Corporation

A highly respected leader and advisor as both Executive and Non-Executive in Financial Services. Experienced in leadership positions from start-ups to Fortune 20 companies, broad global experience combining deep understanding of both developed and developing markets, having worked in the USA, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Brings financial services experience across banking, real estate, commercial and residential, and mutual funds, capital markets, private equity, insurance, and infrastructure.

With two decades of experience of being on boards has developed deep understanding of governance across global jurisdictions, compensation, nomination, HR, credit, strategy committees and stakeholder management with demonstrable evidence of adapting style and approach across cultural differences. Resilient combined with finesse to drive change and catalyse new thinking. Awarded the Trailblazer award by the IFC/World Bank Group in 2019.