Lenore leads IFC’s EDGE green building transformation program for the African region, including focus countries: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal, Morocco and Egypt; bringing over seventeen years’ experience in the financial sector. Her passion lies in promoting sustainable design and construction practices. Lenore has successfully guided clients in certifying their building assets as green, opening doors to green financial investment opportunities. Her background includes pivotal roles in property finance and asset management for development impact funds at Old Mutual Alternative Investments, where she championed various green building initiatives. Additionally, she has a strong foundation in investment banking, having worked in project finance and structured commodity finance at Standard Bank in South Africa and the UK. Lenore holds an MBA from Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, and an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Lenore Cairncross
Green Building Lead for Africa
