Sovereign Africa RatingsChief Operating Officer
Jul. 2022 - Mar. 2025Midrand, Gauteng, South AfricaDevelop and implement strategic initiatives to streamline operational processes and improve efficiency. Cultivate relationships with key clients, industry partners, and stakeholders to understand their needs and develop tailored solutions. Develop and validate methodologies and models to ensure they exhibit accuracy, discriminatory power and historical robustness. Serve as a primary point of contact for key stakeholders, including clients, regulators, and internal management and the board. Secured SAR partnerships with various stakeholders including ICRA Rating Agency, African Peer Review Mechanism, Yusra Sukuk rating advisory services, BRICS Credit Rating Alliance, as well as investment institutions and stock exchanges.