Clear responsibility. Thoughtful judgement. Long term stewardship.

Leadership & Principals

Our Board and executive team bring together investment, finance, legal, compliance and operational responsibilities. From Mauritius, with support from colleagues in Kenya, we assess African opportunities and oversee the structures through which capital is invested. Investors and partners should know who makes decisions, who provides oversight and who is accountable.

Chairman

Purpose and stewardship

The Chairman sets the long term direction of the firm and protects the values that guide how we invest.

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

Chairman & Chief Purpose Officer

Sialo Kimiring

Chairman & Chief Purpose Officer

Sialo Kimiring founded Kingdom Capital and serves as its Chairman and Chief Purpose Officer.

He sets the firm’s long term direction, leads its most important institutional relationships and makes sure every investment reflects the values on which Kingdom Capital was built.

His focus is simple: put capital to work in African businesses that matter, with partners who share a long term view, and build a firm that investors can rely on for generations.

Mandate: Firm wide strategy
Focus: Purpose and stewardship
Reports to: Board of Directors

Board & Governance

Disciplined oversight

Kingdom Capital’s governance framework is built around disciplined oversight, separation of responsibilities and institutional decision making. Additional directors will be listed only upon official appointment.

Sialo Kimiring

Chairman

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

Sialo Kimiring founded Kingdom Capital and serves as its Chairman and Chief Purpose Officer.

He sets the firm’s long term direction, leads its most important institutional relationships and makes sure every investment reflects the values on which Kingdom Capital was built.

His focus is simple: put capital to work in African businesses that matter, with partners who share a long term view, and build a firm that investors can rely on for generations.

Focus areas

Capital allocation
Strategic relationships
Africa investment strategy
Institutional partnerships
Long term ownership
Purpose and stewardship

Rizwana Ameer Meea

Non Executive Director, Governance, Legal & International Structuring

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

Rizwana Ameer Meea serves on the Board of Kingdom Capital as Non Executive Director, with a remit covering governance, legal matters and international structuring.

Her role supports Board consideration of governance, legal responsibilities and the structures through which the company invests.

Her focus is accountability, clear responsibilities and informed Board decisions.

Focus areas

Board governance
Legal oversight
International structuring
Investor protection
Regulatory standards
Accountability

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

Kingdom Capital Executive Leadership

The Mauritius executives listed below have responsibilities across investment operations, capital formation, legal coordination, compliance and administration.

Mohammad Iqbal Oozeer

Chief Executive Officer

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

FCCA

Iqbal Oozeer is Chief Executive Officer of Kingdom Capital and is responsible for the firm's overall executive management, institutional development and strategy execution.

He brings extensive senior leadership experience across finance, corporate strategy, governance and diversified business operations.

As CEO, he leads Kingdom Capital's Mauritius platform and works with the Chairman, Investment Committee and executive team to ensure disciplined execution across investments, operations and institutional partnerships.

Focus areas

Executive leadership
Corporate strategy
Financial management
Governance
Institutional development
Performance management

Riad Aubdool

Chief Financial & Investment Operations Officer

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

FCCA, Chartered MCSI

Riad Aubdool leads Kingdom Capital's financial and investment operations.

He brings more than three decades of experience across audit, investment administration, investment structures, accounting, taxation and governance, including senior experience with PwC and the Mauritius financial services industry.

He provides financial oversight across the platform and supports investment structures, SPVs, portfolio reporting, investment administration and Investment Committee processes.

Focus areas

Investment operations
Investment and SPV structures
Financial reporting
Governance
Audit
Portfolio controls

Kailash Jaulim

Chief Operating Officer

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

ACCA

Kailash Jaulim is responsible for the operating architecture of Kingdom Capital.

His mandate includes internal systems, organisational development, human capital, process discipline, operational controls and the institutional infrastructure required to scale the firm.

Focus areas

Operations
Process design
Human capital
Internal controls
Organisational development
Strategy execution

Muhammad Yaasir Khan Allykhan

Managing Director Capital Formation & Investment Structuring

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

Yaasir Allykhan leads capital formation and investment structuring.

He brings more than a decade of experience in Mauritius financial services and has worked with investment firms, family offices, institutional investors and international businesses across private equity, real estate, alternative investments and cross border structures.

His role is to convert investment opportunities into investable institutional propositions and support engagement with capital providers.

Focus areas

Capital formation
Institutional investors
Family offices
Investment structuring
Private equity
Alternative investments
Cross border investment vehicles

Kirtana Callychurn

Head of Legal, Governance & Corporate Affairs

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

LLB, LLM

Kirtana Callychurn leads legal, governance and corporate affairs coordination across Kingdom Capital.

She supports investment transactions, corporate structuring, board matters, governance frameworks, legal coordination and regulatory engagement.

Focus areas

Corporate law
Governance
Financial and commercial law
Regulatory affairs
Transaction coordination
Corporate structures

Shabina Phutully

Chief Compliance Officer & MLRO

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

FCCA, MBA

Shabina Phutully is responsible for Kingdom Capital's compliance, AML/CFT and financial crime framework.

She brings extensive experience across Mauritius financial services, regulatory compliance, global business and governance.

Her role is to ensure that Kingdom Capital operates to strong institutional standards of regulatory integrity and counterparty diligence.

Focus areas

Regulatory compliance
AML/CFT
Financial crime
Risk controls
Due diligence
Regulatory inspections
Compliance governance

Fariis Mamode Yousouf

Head of Corporate & Portfolio Administration

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

Fariis Mamode Yousouf leads corporate and portfolio administration.

He supports the administration of investment vehicles, SPVs, portfolio companies and corporate structures while ensuring appropriate records, statutory obligations and operational coordination.

Focus areas

Corporate administration
SPVs
Portfolio administration
GBC structures
Statutory records
Transaction support

Kurstine Chung Sam Wan

Chief Administrative Officer & Executive Assistant to the Chairman

Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

Kurstine Chung Sam Wan leads executive administration within the Chairman's Office at Kingdom Capital.

She supports the Chairman's diary, correspondence, meetings, travel, executive coordination, confidential documentation and secretarial workflow.

Focus areas

Executive administration
Chairman's office
Secretarial coordination
Scheduling
Correspondence
Meeting management
Travel and protocol
Confidential records

Kingdom Group Holding | Kenya

Supporting Kingdom Capital

Our colleagues in Nairobi support investment origination, financial strategy and corporate services. Their local perspective complements the Mauritius executive team while responsibilities remain clearly separated.

Jacqueline Omusi

Group Chief Investment Officer

Kingdom Group Holding | Kenya

Supporting Kingdom Capital

Kingdom Capital Investment Committee

CPA(K)

Jacqueline Omusi is Chief Investment Officer, based in Nairobi. She sources new opportunities, leads due diligence, shapes deal structures and values each investment before it reaches the Investment Committee.

She brings more than fifteen years of experience across private equity, corporate finance and institutional finance, including previous experience with Fanisi Capital.

Focus areas

Investment origination
Due diligence
Structuring
Valuation
Investment Committee
Portfolio monitoring

Pam Esquivel

Group Chief Financial Officer

Kingdom Group Holding | Kenya

Supporting Kingdom Capital

Group Finance & Capital Strategy

CPA

Pam Esquivel is Chief Financial Officer, based in Nairobi. She helps businesses become ready for investment and advises on financial strategy, capital planning and transaction finance.

Her experience spans CFO advisory, capital formation, M&A, cash flow management and financial transformation.

Focus areas

Capital strategy
Investor readiness
Financial modelling
M&A
Capital formation
Treasury
Financial transformation

Faith Cheruiyot

Group Company Secretary & Head of Corporate Services

Kingdom Group Holding | Kenya

Supporting Kingdom Capital

Governance Support

Faith Cheruiyot is Company Secretary and Head of Corporate Services, based in Nairobi.

She keeps board processes, resolutions and corporate records in good order, so decisions are properly documented and authority is always clear.

Focus areas

Board governance
Corporate records
Board resolutions
Delegation frameworks
Corporate services
Governance coordination

Investment Committee

Investment judgement and accountability

The Investment Committee provides disciplined oversight of investment underwriting, transaction structuring, capital deployment, portfolio risk and major investment decisions.

Sialo Kimiring
Chairman
Kingdom Capital | Mauritius
Jacqueline Omusi
Group Chief Investment Officer
Kingdom Group Holding | Kenya
Mohammad Iqbal Oozeer
Chief Executive Officer
Kingdom Capital | Mauritius
Riad Aubdool
Chief Financial & Investment Operations Officer
Kingdom Capital | Mauritius

Additional independent investment professionals will be added upon appointment. Committee responsibilities and voting rights are subject to formal approval.

Professional Advisors

Professional advisors

Tax, audit, legal and communications advisors support the firm in their respective disciplines. Appointment details and the scope of each engagement should be reviewed as part of due diligence.

Tax Advisory

VIVA Consulting

Mauritius

International tax structuring, cross border treaty optimisation and SPV level fiscal compliance across deployment jurisdictions.

External Audit

PwC

Big Four · Independent

Audit scope, accounting standards and reporting arrangements should be confirmed from the applicable engagement documents.

Legal Counsel

Anjarwal & Khan

Mauritius

Lead legal counsel on investment vehicle formation, subscription documentation, secured transactions and regulatory engagement with the Mauritius FSC.

Communications · Brand PR & Strategic Media

Winnie Gor Communications Africa

Nairobi · Led by Winnie Gor, CEO

Winnie Gor

Chief Executive Officer

Founded in 2014 and led by CEO Winnie Gor, with more than 14 years across brand PR, corporate communications, events and conference management, and strategic media relations. The client roster includes L'Oréal Kenya, Habitat for Humanity Kenya, Women for Cancer, the European Union, IFC, SportPesa, the Global Steering Group, Luminate, the International Livestock Research Institute, the Mastercard Foundation, the Aga Khan Foundation, YARA and the Kenya Association of Manufacturers.

In appointment

Additional Advisors

Sector & jurisdiction specialists

Disclosed in DD pack

Specialist tax, legal, ESG and technical advisors engaged per transaction, sector and jurisdiction. The full list is disclosed under due diligence.