OUR BOARD
The Board provides corporate governance on behalf of SABA’s members and partners. It establishes and maintains the association’s vision, mission and values, approves the strategy, annual business plans and budget.
Joyce Onuonga
Chairwoman
Joyce is the MD of John White & Son (Weighing Machines Ltd) the oldest family business in Scotland that has been with the White family for over 300 years. Joyce acquired the business a few years ago after working at JWS for over 20years. Joyce’s with her two sons who work in the business are inspired is to grow the JWS legacy they have inherited into a successful Scottish- Kenyan business. As well as this, Joyce owns renewable energy companies from Scotland that operate across East Africa.
ELAINE ALEXANDER
Board Member
Elaine has over 20 years’ experience working in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries sector development in Sub Saharan Africa in both the public and private sectors. During her tenure the in public sector Elaine held the positions of Deputy Director-General: Economic Development International Trade and Marketing, for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Chief Director: Sector Development Agriculture and Agro-processing in the Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa as well as the Executive Director of the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI).
CHRIS LOW
Board Member
With over 30 years of experience in international banking and microfinance, digital transformation and risk management, Chris has made significant contributions to the financial services sector across the UK, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
With expertise in strategic delivery at both board and C-suite levels, Chris brings immense value to our business and members. He has supported the UK Government in advising on banking sector strategies, chairs a 13 country microfinance business listed on the London Stock Exchange, has a Board position in London for one of Africa’s leading banks with a 20 country presence on the continent of a public quoted East African Banking and Insurance Group, and advises guides several early-stage FinTechs and Investment Committees across West and East Africa.
