Frannie Léautier is a finance and development expert, with long-standing global experience of leading and transforming organisations in the private, public and non-for-profit spheres.

She is a Senior Partner at SouthBridge Group and CEO of SouthBridge Investments. She held various leadership roles at the Trade and Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group.

Frannie's work has helped to attract innovative financing to Africa. She has founded two companies, one in Risk Management Advisory and another to invest equity into small and medium enterprises. She is on several boards, including the UN Foundation, Orca Energy Group, AZA Finance and African Risk Capacity Ltd.