Davinder Sikand

Biographical Information
"Davinder is Regional Managing Partner, Africa, based in Nairobi and has been at Aureos since its beginning in 2001. He joined the company at inception in 1996 when it was known as Kenya Capital Partners Ltd. His role is to oversee all investments within the Aureos Africa Fund, and the Aureos East Africa Fund. He is responsible for ensuring that the investments undertaken by Aureos meet the company’s criteria and also that there is value addition in all investments. He is also involved in fundraising for Aureos by looking for potential investors in our funds. Davinder represents the Funds on the Board of investee companies and he is also a Board member of Aureos Capital Ltd.

"Davinder has 24 years' experience in private equity and investment banking gained in the United States, Europe and East Africa, having worked at various leading firms including Drexel Burnham Lambert, Financial Security Assurance and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern University, USA.

"A member of the American Chamber of Commerce, Friend of Nairobi National Park (FONNAP), Davinder is passionate about wildlife conservation and travelling. He is married to Joan Sikand and has two children."