[2007-06-19]  IFSC Appoints Two More Board Members
The Botswana International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) has announced two more additions to the Board of Directors. The two appointees are Peter Hinton and Christopher Garland.
According to IFSC, their opulent profiles indicate that they bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Peter Hinton has 20 years of commercial experience, including 10 years of working and investing in Africa.
As Managing Director of EMS, his primary responsibility includes business development, acquisitions, legal and human resources.
As head of Strategy and Development at the African Banking Corporation (ABC) (2002-03), he was responsible for building up a pipeline of investments across Africa with a value of $10 million (about P62 million at current exchange rates).
Prior to that, he was responsible at CDC Capital Partners for initiating, making, managing and exiting investments in African financial institutions (1997-2002). Before that he turned around Africa Trading (a Cape Town-based company), which was sold to a legal entity in 1997. Before then, he worked for BHS plc, a top 100 FTSE Company in Strategy Planning.
Christopher Garland is currently the Managing Director of Fidelity Indemnity, SADC Region. The core focus of the business is international financial planning, foreign fund management as well as management and foreign direct investment consultancy.
Garland also represents Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) within the region. Before that he was the group Chief Executive Officer of Truck Africa (Imperial Holdings Limited) responsible for the SADC region.
Among others, he has held positions in various organisations such as founder and Managing Director of Capital Corporation (SA), Executive Consultant for Liberty Life (SA), Retail Manager of Esso SA and Retail Manager for Burma Oil (UK). (IFSC)



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