About Us

Profile of Founder

Immediately before his current role, Cherno was the Chief Executive Officer of Cogebanque, a commercial bank based in Rwanda.

His previous roles include CFO of BPR (part of Atlas Mara) & CFO and Deputy CEO of BRD Commercial Bank (a fully owned subsidiary of Atlas Mara which was later merged into BPR), Chief Finance Officer of Banque Commerciale du Rwanda (BCR), now part of the I&M Group and Head of Finance/Finance Manager of Maersk (Gambia) Limited, a subsidiary of AP Moller Maersk A/S Group. Cherno also worked as an external auditor with both KPMG and Deloitte.

He currently serves on the boards of Enabler Limited and of Irembo (The Rwanda single platform for the provision of all Government to Businesses (G2B) and Government to Citizens (G2C) eServices). He previously served on the boards of Crystal Telecom (a listed company that had an equity stake in MTN Rwanda Limited – now dissolved following the listing of MTN), and Rwanda Energy Company – REC as vice-chairman.

Cherno is a CFA charter holder and a member of the CFA Institute in Charlottesville USA, the CFA Society of South Africa and the CFA Society of East Africa. He is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Cherno Gaye, CFA
Founder & CEO

MISSION

To make Finance a force for global good through agile and sustainable solutions in addressing real challenges businesses encounter.

VISION

To be the ultimate one-stop-shop for innovative business solutions.

As a firm, we strive to make an impact on the companies we work with by creating vital tools and capabilities to help them achieve operational efficiency, optimize performance, run sustainable businesses, and remain competitive.

VALUES

EXCELLENCE

We cherish a total and uncompromising commitment to quality and excellence in whatever we do. In our various interventions, we will be guided by competence, skill, and diligence. We will promote a culture of excellence and exceptional delivery.

INTEGRITY

We are guided by a clear sense of right and wrong. We keep our word and treat our various partners with respect and dignity.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Wherever required, we will keep all matters pertaining to our clients and other stakeholders confidential.

INDEPENDENCE AND OBJECTIVITY

Our advice and recommendations will be focused and objective. We will always exercise prudence and good judgment in all professional matters and make well-reasoned recommendations.

INNOVATION

We constantly keep a pulse on the continuously changing global business environment and will leverage our diverse experience and network to offer creative and adaptive interventions in solving real problems and create a lasting impact in businesses we interact with.

OUR ADVISORY BOARD

Ann Rutledge
Founder and CEO, Spectrum Ratings, Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University

Jean Philippe Prosper
Independent Director | Formerly VP Global Services, IFC

Richard Mugisha
Senior Partner, Trust Law Chambers

Prof. Gibril Faal FRSA, OBE, JP
Director of GK Partners & Visiting Professor in Practice London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

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