Leadership

Governance-led guarantee administration

Daraja Guarantee PLC is led by a Board and executive team with experience in development finance, infrastructure, digital financial infrastructure, and African markets — structured for DFI and regulator scrutiny.

Board of directors

Fiduciary oversight

The Board provides strategic oversight of the credit enhancement mandate, risk appetite, and stakeholder interests. Independent non-executive directors complement executive leadership on governance, compliance, and multilateral engagement. Board confirmations are in progress for nominated directors.

Gunnar Adolf Aanesland

Board Director

Peter Chemuigut

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Daniel Gudere

Board Director

Nathalie Ndongo-Seh Kane

Independent Director (nominee)

Anantha Krishnan

Independent Director

Rick Groothuizen

Independent Director

Ambassador Godson Workar

Independent Director

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Executive

Management

Day-to-day guarantee administration is led by the Chief Executive Officer, supported by functional leadership across partnerships and market development, technology and operations, and in-market execution as pilot programmes scale across East Africa.

Peter Chemuigut

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Infrastructure · Development finance · Credit enhancement

Infrastructure developer and development finance executive with a track record structuring energy, industrial, housing, and PPP projects across East Africa. As Founder and CEO, he leads Daraja Guarantee’s strategy to administer technology-enabled guarantees that connect development capital with MFI and SME lending capacity.

Guarantee systems
Project finance
PPPs
Institutional partnerships

Juma Bruno Ngomuo

Assistant CEO & Chief Partnerships and Market Development Officer

Trade & investment facilitation · Agribusiness finance · Public-private partnerships

Rural development, trade, and investment specialist with over 16 years advancing agricultural transformation, private sector development, market systems, and institutional partnerships across East Africa. Leads strategic partnerships, market expansion, business development, and ecosystem engagement — connecting financial institutions, governments, cooperatives, investors, and development partners to unlock access to finance and sustainable economic growth.

Strategic partnerships and market expansion
Cooperative and value-chain commercialisation
Trade facilitation and investment readiness
Agribusiness and inclusive finance programmes

Professional experience

→Chief Partnerships & Market Development Officer, Daraja Guarantee PLC
→Trade, Investment and Innovation Lead, Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives
→Managing Partner, Lishe Mart
→Board Member, Hand in Hand Eastern Africa – Tanzania
→Digital Ecosystem & Market Systems Development Expert, East Africa Market Development Associates

Stephen S. Kimogol

Chief Technology & Operations Officer

Technology strategy · Digital infrastructure · Enterprise systems

ICT specialist with expertise in enterprise systems, digital transformation, cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, and secure information management. Leads development, security, and operational management of Daraja Guarantee’s digital guarantee administration platform — including guarantee lifecycle management, partner integrations, workflow automation, audit trails, data governance, cybersecurity, and regulatory reporting.

Platform architecture and operations
Cybersecurity and data governance
Partner integrations and workflow automation
Regulatory-grade reporting infrastructure

Professional experience

→Chief Technology & Operations Officer, Daraja Guarantee PLC
→Senior ICT Advisor, Statped, Norway
→PhD candidate, Engineering Science, Oslo Metropolitan University
→MSc Applied Computer and Information Technology

Dan Mwangi

Head of Operations

Africa market entry · Trade facilitation · Institutional partnerships

Operations and strategic advisor specialising in African and global market entry, cross-border trade, procurement systems, and institutional partnerships. Brings over 25 years supporting governments, corporations, investors, and SMEs in navigating complex emerging markets and scaling across multiple jurisdictions.

Africa market entry and expansion strategy
Trade facilitation and procurement networks
Strategic communications and stakeholder advisory
Cross-border investment and diaspora engagement

Professional experience

→Head of Operations, Daraja Guarantee PLC
→Founder & Executive Chairman, Exponential International Ltd

Advisory

Senior advisory board

Senior advisors strengthen Daraja Guarantee's governance and risk architecture — enterprise risk management, credit risk governance for guarantee structures, regulatory compliance, and institutional credibility for engagement with banks, DFIs, and investors.

Bamidele Olalekan Oseni, FCA, FICA, FIMC, ACTI, ACIS, CFAN, MCIoD

Senior Advisory Board Member

Governance, risk & compliance · Pan-African financial institutions

Pan-African governance, risk, and financial strategy expert with over 25 years of leadership experience across banking, fintech, energy, and infrastructure in more than 24 African countries. Former Group Chief Risk Officer and Chief Compliance Officer within leading African banking institutions. Strengthens Daraja Guarantee’s enterprise risk management, credit risk governance for guarantee structures, regulatory compliance, ESG integration, and board effectiveness.

Enterprise risk management framework design
Credit risk governance for guarantee structures
Regulatory compliance and institutional safeguards
ESG and sustainable finance risk integration
Board effectiveness and governance advisory

Professional experience

→Senior Advisory Board Member (Risk, Governance & Institutional Integrity), Daraja Guarantee PLC
→Managing Partner, Caleb Consulting Ltd
→Chief Learning Officer, Caleb Consulting Academy
→Former Group Chief Risk Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, African banking institutions

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