Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has welcomed staff who joined the Bank recently, thanking them for deciding to join hands with the other members of the Afreximbank team to push Africa forward by working to achieve the developmental goals of the Bank.
The President, who received the new staff in his office at the Bank’s Cairo Headquarters, urged them to always endeavor to maintain the Bank’s brand relevance and to justify “the trust that our shareholders put in us”.
He advised them to enhance their knowledge and understanding of Africa and to acquaint themselves with the available opportunities and challenges in order to understand the Bank’s operating environment.
“What is special in Afreximbank is that we need to solve problems in Africa; we need to move against the wind and get in where others are leaving”, he said, explaining that Afreximbank always looked at the developmental difference a transaction would make to the continent in considering its viability.
The President advised the new staff members to familiarise themselves with the Bank’s key documents in order to keep themselves in tune with the vision and culture.
The meeting was organized by the Human Resources Department as part of the induction of the new staff.
Participating in the meeting were Hannah Chombah, Manager, Internal Audit; Sarah Siliya, Business Development Manager, East Africa; Shirley Sandra Torsoo, Manager, Banking Operations; Thulani Chambwe, Manager, Human Resources; and Evelyne Sifa Gatera, Manager, Risk Department.
The President had also met a few days earlier with Elias Kagumya, Director of the Risk Department, and Dr. Robert Ochola, Director of Strategy and International Cooperation Department, who have also joined the bank recently.