Ewan Wheeler is the CEO of ACRE Africa (ACRE). ACRE is one of the leading providers of agricultural insurance products and solutions to farmers in Africa.

ACRE is a subsidiary of Zep Re and uses innovation and technology to enhance the affordability and increase the accuracy of agricultural insurance products.

ACRE has its headquarters in Kenya with a physical presence in 4 other African countries from which it arranges insurance for farmers across the continent.

Since inception ACRE has insured over 4 million farmers in Africa. Prior to ACRE, Ewan worked with Swan Insurance of Mauritius, supporting its African expansion and was Chief Investment Officer of a Swan investment vehicle, Aprica Investments, that took the lead in that process.

Ewan also spent 7 years with the African Development Bank in both Kenya and Tunisia where he made and managed equity and debt investments as well as TA programs in the financial sector with a focus on insurance.