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Mark Otty is a Member of the Global Executive Committee. Mark was appointed Managing Partner of EY EMEIA Area in 2008 – a diverse Area spanning Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. The EMEIA Area formally began operations on 1 July 2008, bringing together 81,000 people, across 12 regions and 93 countries with 3,628 partners to create an US11.4bn organisation, making the firm the first of the Big 4 to achieve integration on this scope and scale. Originally from South Africa, Mark’s career has spanned multiple disciplines and locations. Having originally joined Ernst & Young as an audit trainee, he has also worked with clients in the fields of corporate finance, advisory and tax, in South Africa, Canada and the UK. Mark has a particular focus on helping EY people bring the firm’s values to life in their dealings with each other, and with clients and others. A South African Chartered Accountants, Mark graduated from the Witwatersrand University with degrees in Accounting and Commerce. Now based in London, Mark is an enthusiastic marathon and ultra marathon runner.

Born in Cape Coast in Ghana’s Central Region to Mr. J. R. P. Amissah-Arthur, an educationist, and Mrs. Effie Amissah-Arthur in 1951. He was awarded the M.Sc. (Econ) degree in 1980 and immediately appointed to the Faculty of the Economics Department at the University of Ghana, where he lectured for a number of years. In July 1983 the Government of Ghana invited him to take on a position as Advisor to the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning. It was while in this position that he was, in February 1986, appointed Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, a position he retained until April 1997. In 2000, Mr. Amissah-Arthur set up a firm and provided advice on fiscal management and the economics of water and sanitation. It was while he was so engaged that he was invited in October 2009, to assume the Governorship of Ghana’s Central Bank, the Bank of Ghana. On the sudden death of the President of Ghana in July 2012, Vice-President John Dramani Mahama assumed the leadership of the country. The new President invited Mr. Amissah-Arthur to assume responsibility for the unexpired term of the Vice President. He vacated the position of Governor and became Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana on 6 August 2012. Mr. Amissah-Arthur has served on a number of Boards and Corporations, including the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Ghana Commercial Bank, Bank of Ghana, Golden Beach Hotels, Ghana COCOBOD and the Ghana International Bank in London.

Born in 1952 1974: graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Since 1974: held various diplomatic posts in the central office of the Foreign Ministry and embassies abroad, including: 1974-1977: the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen 1977-1980: the Lebanese Republic 1983-1989, 1991-1994: the Syrian Arab Republic 1997-2002: Ambassador to the State of Israel 2002-2005: Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department 2005-2011: Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, concurrently Plenipotentiary Representative to the League of Arab States in Cairo Since June 2011: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Since January 2012: Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East Since October 2014: Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and African countries Holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Fluent in Arabic and English Married, with a son

Jean-Jacques Bouya was born on 24 May 1962 in Mouembé-Mossaka, Congo. He graduated from Lille University of Science and Technology (France). In 1987–1988 he finished Pilots’ School in Florida, USA. 1988–1989: studied at the Pilots’ School in Dinard, France. Positions taken: 1989–1991: pilot of Boeing 727 for the Congo Presidential Administration; 1989–1997: pilot of a Fokker 28 for Lina Congo; 1997–1999: Transport Advisor to the President, Civil Aviation, Outfitting and Public Works; 2000–2002 Transport Advisor to the President, Civil Aviation and the Merchant Fleet; 2003–2012: Delegate-General, Chief Plenipotentiary for Capital Construction in the Republic of Congo, Advisor to the President; From 25 September 2012: Minister under the President in charge of Amenities and the General Directorate for Capital Construction, Advisor to the President. Since 30 April 2016: Minister for New Amenities and Capital Construction in the Republic of Congo. Mr. Bouya is Chairman of the Board of the Railroad Brazzaville – Pointe Noire; Pointe Noire Seaport; Brazzaville River Port He has state distinctions, being a professional pilot of aircraft such as Boeing 737 and 727 and Fokker 28; and he has undergone internships in Belgium, France and Ireland. Jean-Jacques is married and has four children.

HE Dr. Joseph Butore, 2nd Vice-President of Burundi, was born on April 14, 1969 in Cibitoke province (western part of Burundi). Holder of a Doctorate and a PhD in Veterinary Sciences from the Veterinary Medicine State Academy and Biotechnology, respectively in Moscow and Kazan in Russia, Dr. Butore was Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research from January 31, 2013 before getting into his current position. In 1999/2000, he served as Provincial Veterinary Physician and Head of Livestock Service in Bubanza province. Dr. Joseph Butore still teaches at the University of Burundi in the Faculty of Agronomy and Bio-Engineering since August 2004. Dr. Joseph Butore also led the Higher Institute of Agriculture (ISA) as Dean, and taught at the University of Ngozi as a Visiting Professor. He also served as Member of Parliament from August 2010 to January 2013. Dr. Butore is author to several academic reports, including 3 works on the effect of combiolaxe product. He is a member of the CNDD-FDD party since 1999. He started as a sympathizing member and turned to full membership from 2004. He has been member to the Bukinanyana Municipal Council for the last 6 years, and currently, he is the Chairman of that Board. Dr. Butore speaks five languages, namely Kirundi, English, French, Russian and Swahili, and has visited several African, Asian and European countries. Remaining helpful, he speaks little and loves modesty and courtesy.

Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina isan astute politician, manager and business executive, his career rise has been meteoric and his successes hard-earned.Mr Masina is currentlyserving his first term as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry. He has worked as Deputy Director-General at the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation . He previously worked as Chief Director of the Department of Mineral Resources and worked as Director: Economic Empowerment in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, and for the Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency as Programme Manager. He was also a Director: Business Development and Customer Care at the dti before joining Uthingo Management as General Manager: Empowerment. He was named the Youth Leader of the Year in 1999 by the ABSA Foundation and Rand Afrikaans University for his outstanding leadership role. Politically he has served as the National Convener of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) where he acted as the head of the ANCYL, and sat on the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC), National Working Committee (NWC) and Deployment Committee. He has subsequently graduated from the Youth League and was recently elected as the Chairperson of the ANC Ekurhuleni Regional Executive Committee (REC).

Born January 16, 1960 in Irkutsk. Education: RANEPA in Jurisprudence. 2002: graduated from the Russian Foreign Trade Academy under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation in World Economy, 1997. 1991: graduated from the Soviet Army Military and Diplomacy Academy and in 1981 from Military Red Banner Institute as Researcher Translator. 2007: Master’s in Political Science. 1977 to 1995: served in the Armed Forces of the USSR and Russian Federation, including in Afghanistan. 1995–1998: administrative aide, senior manager and later department director at the transport company Russian World. 1998–1999: Director of the Transport Department, Russian Development Foundation. 1999–2000: Director of the Department for Regulation of Natural Monopolies in Transport under the Russian Ministry for Antimonopoly Policy and Support for Enterprise. 2001: Minister of Industry and Innovations at the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. August 2001 to December 2003: Senior Deputy Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. December 2003 to April 2007: Deputy (MP) of the Russian State Duma as a member of the United Russia faction, Vice-Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Energy, Transport and Communications; coordinator of United Russia for patriotic upbringing of the younger generation. 2007–2010: Official Secretary and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and later as Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. November 12, 2010: appointed Official Secretary and Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.