Paul holds a B.Sc. in Biology from McGill University in Montréal, Canada. He and his wife, Sophia, founded AFRIpads in 2010 while living in a remote village in Uganda, where they saw the direct need for an affordable sanitary pad in these parts of the world.

Sophia holds a BA in Environment & Development from McGill University in Montréal, Canada. She co-founded AFRIpads in 2010 with her husband Paul, and currently serves as a Managing Director of the company.

Barbra holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Accounting) and a Diploma in Accounting from Makerere University Business School. Barbra also attained a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management from Uganda Management Institute (UMI).

27 year old Irene has worked with AFRIpads for 5 years now, and has a diploma in social work and social administration.

Bert has been an investor but even more importantly a mentor for AFRIpads from the very beginning. He met Paul and Sophia when they started the pilot project in 2009, immediately saw the potential of their idea and decided to invest.

Rene has been involved with AFRIpads since 2011. He is the owner of Fixum Finances and previously worked for various small and med-sized companies all over Europe.

Konstanze joined the Supervisory Board in the spring of 2012. She is currently working as an independent architect in Paris, France. Before establishing her own practice she worked for renowned architectural firms such as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in New York, Dominique Perrault and Jean Nouvel in Paris. She is currently involved in sustainable architecture projects in France and in the design of the new AFRIpads factory in Uganda.

Cristina joined the Supervisory Board in 2014. Her previous positions are Principal Engineer at Baxter International and Consultant at McKinsey & Co. She currently serves as a partner at Influence Film and Director at Giving Wings.

René was appointed in 2010. Some of his previous positions are MD of C&E Bankers, Head of Private Clients Lombard Odier, SVB Lowland international and Board member of Youth Theatre School The Masquerade. He is currently a partner at Stuijvesant Wealth Strategy and Board member of two family foundations.

Giovanni was appointed in 2014 as Board Member of the Supervisory Board. His previous positions are Investment Manager at MicroVentures Investments SA (LUX/CH) and COO at Altromercato Soc. Coop (IT). He currently serves as Director of Investments at Fondazione Opes (IT).

In 2009, Mark was appointed as Board Member of the Supervisory Board. His previous positions are Managing Director Europe and Asia Aalberts Industries and Founding Partner Espinosa Partners. He currently serves as the Managing Director Wharf Advisory Services LTD.