Paul Orem is currently the Managing Partner/CEO at Chiromo Capital Partners Ltd, a boutique corporate financial advisory company. He brings on board experience from previous roles at ABC Capital Limited, International Executive Service Corps (IESC), NCBA Bank PLC, Dyer & Blair Investment Bank Ltd, Bank of Africa PLC, CFC Stanbic Financial Services Ltd, Old Mutual Asset Managers EA PLC and Madison Insurance Company Ltd. Mr. Orem has served in several senior management positions as the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, General Manager, Senior Manager, Senior Portfolio Manager, Investment Manager and Research Manager. He has also served as a member of board of directors in several companies and schools in Kenya. 

Mr. Orem holds a Bachelor of Commerce Finance Option from the University of Nairobi, Post Graduate Diploma Certificate from Middlesex University, Certificates in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Unlocking Investment & Finance in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs) from World Bank Group Open Learning Campus and CFA Level 1 from the CFA Institute. He is currently finalizing his MSc programme in Applied Finance and Investment from Charles Sturt University. His robust skill set includes Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, Debt and Equity Investment Advisory, Green, Social and Sustainable Bond, Family Business Advisory, Investment Portfolio Management, Research Analysis and Analyst. 

Mr. Orem’s major career milestone achievements include development of financial valuation models for equity and fixed income securities used by portfolio managers and traders in the market; A co-manager in the first historic Kenya International Sovereign Debt - Eurobond that raised USD2.75 billion oversubscribed by 375%; Introduction of Tana Africa Capital to both Quality Meat Packers (QMP) and Furniture Place (FP) as private equity investor; Consortium team member and leader of Kengen financial advisory and arranging services of the rights issue that raised USD 265 million and proposal for issuance of Asset Backed Securities (ABS) and Public Private Partnerships (PPP); A team leader in the restructuring of Kenya Power & Lighting Company balance sheet that led to conversion of Government of Kenya (GoK) preferential shares into ordinary shares that led reduction of GoK shareholdings to 50 plus 1 percent where rights issue raised USD103 million; Team leaders in the Corporate Bond and rights issues Centum, Britam, I&M Bank, Shelter Afrique, Family Bank that were all oversubscribed as well as the reverse takeover of City Trust by I&M Bank; Team leader in the transaction advisories of GoK Kenya Isolated Power Stations across the country, privatization of hotels, EA Portland Cement, Kenya Meat Commission; and among other transaction advisory and transaction mandates.