Afentra plc announced the appointment of Mr. Thierry Tanoh to its board as independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee. Mr. Tanoh, aged 61, is an experienced senior director with global experience, a strong track record in both public and private sectors, and has held senior positions within African Government ministries. Mr. Tanoh's relevant experience includes various roles within International Finance Corporation (IFC), including being Vice President within the Senior Executive Team and a member of IFC's credit committee based in Washington, and Director of Sub-Saharan Africa based in Johannesburg.

Following 12 years with IFC, Mr. Tanoh was appointed as CEO of Ecobank Group, a pan-African banking conglomerate with banking operations in 33 African countries. Following his departure in 2014, Mr. Tanoh was appointed a member of the office of the President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, serving initially as Minister, Deputy Chief of Staff before being appointed as Minister for Oil, Energy and Renewable Energies between 2017-18. Mr. Tanoh presently has a number of Director roles including as Non-Executive Director, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Investment Committee of Maha Capital Partners, an investment management company, Chairman of the Board of Directors of a Mortgage Refinancing institution and was recently appointed to the President's Council on International Affairs of Yale University.

Mr. Tanoh is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA, France), was awarded the Fulbright Scholarship and received an MBA from Harvard University and was awarded the World Bank Group Leadership and Diversity Award in 2006.