Amne Suedi

Amne Suedi is the founder of Shikana Investment and Advisory Group, a company based in Tanzania and Switzerland, dedicated to helping foreign investors and local entrepreneurs create sustainable and smart partnerships and businesses to end poverty in East Africa. With a background in international finance and investment, a strong sense of social justice, and a commitment to economic prosperity, Amne has dedicated her career to creating investment opportunities that benefit both investors and the local communities in East Africa.

Amne is an international lawyer turned entrepreneur who understands the business, strategy, regulatory, and compliance issues in the East African region, having experienced this herself first-hand, having built and invested in several businesses. She has advised and worked with companies like the 5-star Johari Rotana Hotel, Scania, Capital Drilling, Oryx Gas, Bolt, Uber, the World Trade Organization, East African Community, CDC Group, and the World Bank’s IFC, to name a few companies and organisations.

Prior to founding her own company, Amne started her career in finance and banking in Switzerland, where she worked as a legal adviser for Capital Dynamics, a company that had assets of CHF 60 billion, where she provided support to traders, asset managers, and the private equity and hedge fund team by providing timely legal advice related to their operations. She subsequently worked for one of the oldest and most prestigious private banks in Switzerland, Pictet Group, in their Asset Management and Alternative Investment Division, where she provided legal advice to Fund of Funds and Private Equity funds that were investing in emerging markets.

Through her company, Shikana Investment and Advisory Group, Amne has worked for over a decade in East African markets, where she facilitated over USD 100 million in investment by providing strategic advisory services ensuring investments are structured for sustainability and impact. She has worked with private equity firms who have invested a total of USD 15 million, where she advised and structured the investments, including working closely with regulatory authorities.

She has served as a Non-Executive Director for several companies that are operating in the EAC region, including Armadale Capital, which is an investment company listed on the AIM Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom. She has a wealth of experience in international investments, governance, strategy, compliance, and regulatory affairs.

She is fluent in French, English, and Kiswahili. She read her law degree and obtained her license in law in Switzerland, Tanzania, and Zanzibar and read her LLM at University College London, where she specialised in International Finance and Trade Law.

Amne has received awards such as the TOP 100 Executive List 2022, where she was a winner ranking at 42 out of 100 CEOs in Tanzania, leading a company with an annual turnover of Tshs 1 billion or more. She has also been recognised and is a recipient of the TOP 50 Women in Management in Africa 2023 award.

She is also currently serving as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Switzerland–Tanzania Chamber of Commerce.