Bendjin Kpeglo is a seasoned financial services business leader with over 15 years of experience in France, UK, Senegal, Morocco and Togo. He is the Managing Director of AGF West Africa, leading AGF activities in West African countries.

Prior to this role, he has been leading infrastructure investments in several countries in Africa as Investment Director at Africa50 and as an Investment Professional at the International Finance Corporation. Bendjin started his career as an actuary with Ernst & Young in Paris and Towers Perrin Tillinghast in London, advising insurance companies and guarantee institutions. He is a qualified member of the French ‘Institut des Actuaires’. He is also a vivid entrepreneur, having created Avako, a consulting firm focused on data research in Africa and EHA, the largest music school in Senegal.

A Togolese national, Bendjin is a graduate of the French Essec Business School in Paris and the ENSEA (Statistics and Economics) in Abidjan. He also holds an MBA from the Wharton School.