Senior Council of Advisors
The Senior Advisory Council is a non-statutory group of distinguished individuals whom The Canada Africa Chamber of Business calls upon annually for inputs on membership growth and the quality and scope of our programming.
Most Senior Advisers are long-standing supporters of the Chamber, as members, and in many cases have previously served the organization as board directors.
Chair of Council
Stephen Pincus, Senior Partner & Head of the Capital Markets Practice, Goodmans LLP (Founding Chair of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business in 1994).
Council Members
Chief Jerry Asp, Member of Tahltan Nation | Chair of the Board, Co-Founder & CEO of the Global Indigenous Trust.
Andrew Cheatle, Former CEO of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)
Franca Ciambella, Senior Consulting Counsel, Dentons - Lagos Office
Deepak Dave, Fmr. Chief Risk Officer, Africa Trade Insurance Agency
Alan Friedman, Co-founder and Director, Osino Resources
J. Gregory Goldhawk, Ambassador (Ret'd) & Principal, Trinsyc Strategic Communications
Joe Lombard, Vice Chair, Hatch
Samantha Mandigora, Regional Director for the University of Cape Town's Canada Regional Office for Development and Alumn
Hon. Walter McLean PC, Fmr. Canadian Secretary of State & Special Advisor: Africa and Commonwealth Affairs, Government of Canada
Neil Reeder, Vice President, Government Relations, B2Gold
Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, the Founder, chairman and owner of APO Group
Bruce Shapiro, Past President & Director of MineAfrica Inc.
Sebastian Spio-Garbrah, Founder and Managing Director, DaMina Advisors and Special Envoy on Trade and Investment to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Secretariat.
Ex-Officio
Paula Caldwell St-Onge, Chair of the Board, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business
Garreth Bloor, President, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business
Members who wish to avail themselves to serve on the Senior Advisory Council may contact chair@canadaafrica.ca. Thank you for your support.