Seema has led the East African mission for British International Investment (BII) from a strategic and operational perspective since November 2019.  She is responsible for BII’s existing portfolio, origination efforts across infrastructure, financial services and corporates as well as all stakeholder relationships.  Seema is an NED on the Board of Africa Logistics Properties and The Africa Power Platform.  Prior to BII, Seema was the Chief Representative Officer for East & West Africa at Mauritius Commercial Bank responsible for governance and client coverage. 

During her earlier career, Seema spent 18 years with Standard Chartered Bank in a variety of roles across Singapore, London and Nairobi through various disciplines.  She was the founding member of an $18bn leveraged credit fund, Head of Directorate within the Group CEO’s Office and Executive Director for Strategic Promoter Initiatives within East Africa.  

Seema is a CFA Charterholder and has a BA in Law & Business Studies from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.  She is married and has two children.