Washington, D.C., 22 November 2017 — EMPEA announces today that it has appointed Torbjorn Caesar, Senior Partner of Actis, and Andrew Kuper, Founder and CEO of LeapFrog Investments, to serve on the Board of Directors. Their appointments follow Drew Guff, Managing Director and Founding Partner of Siguler Guff & Company, joining the Board earlier this year.

Robert Petty, EMPEA’s Chairman said, “We are delighted to have such highly respected and experienced emerging market investors joining the EMPEA Board of Directors. Their broad range of expertise and global market intelligence will add a valuable perspective to the association’s leadership. This group of entrepreneurs has a demonstrated acumen in building businesses in emerging economies that will serve EMPEA and our community’s continued growth well.”