Directors
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William Kalema - Chairman
Dr Kalema began his professional career in the Zambian mining industry before taking up a senior position in business development with Du Pont in USA. He returned to Uganda in 1991 where he embarked on a successful business and consultancy career. He holds Master's and Bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Simon Rutega - Non-executive Director
Mr Rutega sits on a number of Boards. He is the current Chairman of the East African Stock Exchange Association, the Vice President of the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda, a director on the DFID East African Financial Deepening Board, East African Regional Central Depository Board, Good African Coffee Limited and also sits on the Uganda Private Sector Foundation Audit committee and SME committee. Walter Vandepitte - Non-executive Director
His particular field of expertise lies in livestock breeding and selection and he has a wealth of advisory experience around the world. After 20 years of service to the Boerenbond in Belgium, he took up an academic career at the University of Leuven, but also took up a range of senior non-executive positions with Belgian agricultural organizations, including the Boerenbond and Aveve Group (a substantial group of agriculture-related businesses). Professor Vandepitte has published numerous articles on agricultural economics, development and animal production. Michael Turner - Non-executive Director
He joined Actis in 1988 as an investment manager focused on Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. Prior to joining Actis, Mr Turner spent three years in investment banking in London for Lehman Brothers and Kleinwort Benson, having started his career with Price Waterhouse. |
William Kalema is Chairman of the Kilimo Trust, AAC's majority shareholder, and also a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of the Uganda Gatsby Trust. As a leader of private sector development in Uganda, William was appointed to the Commission for Africa. He also serves on the Boards of many respected East African businesses, including among others the Development Finance Company of Uganda, Multichoice Uganda and East African Breweries. 
Simon Rutega is currently the Chief Executive of the Uganda Stock Exchange. Previously, he worked for the American Express Advisory Service Group as a Business planner/Financial analyst where he was charged with providing comprehensive financial planning for business and individual clients, investment portfolio management, insurance coverage, tax planning and general financial management. 
Walter Vandepitte is currently the Chairman of the Aveve Group in Belgium, Vice-Chairman of the Boerebond (the Belgian Farmers Union) Chairman of VLAM (the Flanders Agricultural Marketing Board) and recently retired as Professor at the faculty of Agricultural Science at the Katholieke University of Leuven. 
Michael Turner is based in Nairobi as consultant to the private equity investment manager, Actis. Until recently, he was a partner in Actis and he remains responsible for Actis's agribusiness investments. He has been instrumental in some of Actis's key successes in Africa, including the launch of the Acacia Fund, the first private equity fund in Kenya, the US$16 million equity investment in Flamingo, and investments in Banque Commerciale du Rwanda and the Development Finance Company of Uganda.