Ex-Im Bank selects Sub-Saharan Africa advisory members

   The U.S. Export-Import Bank has appointed 11 members to its 2014 Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee.
   Committee members advise the bank on the development and implementation of policies and programs to support its work to boost U.S. exports to Sub-Saharan Africa.
   “In the last fiscal year alone, we authorized $604 million to support the export of U.S. products and services to 35 of the 49 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa,” said Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred Hochberg in a statement. “But, we are looking to expand our engagement in order to keep up with economic growth in Africa and support jobs here at home. Our Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee will help us do just that, and we look forward to their input and counsel.”
   This year’s board includes five new members and six returning members.
   The new members are James Dunlap of Scowcroft Group, Don Gips of Albright Stonebridge Group, James O’Brien of Baker & McKenzie, Yolanda “Cookie” Parker of The Parker Group, and V. Shankar of Standard Chartered.
   The returning members are Wale Adeosun of Kuramo Capital Management, Matthew McLean of Endsight Consulting, Rosalind McLymont of McLymont, Kunda & Co., Shahid Qadri of Black & Veatch, Robin Sanders of Dynamic Development Design Strategies, and Miguel Santos of Boeing.