Katinka Schumann-Bester is the Divisional Executive: Services Sectors at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC – a development finance institution with a mandate across the African continent), to which the following portfolios report with a combined portfolio size of R8,4 billion (covering 633 investments):

• Tourism
• Healthcare & Education
• Techno Industries
• Transportation, Financial Services, Retail
• Franchising
• Media & Motion Pictures 

The IDC’s role is to facilitate the capacity growth of industries as well as develop entrepreneurs across a broad range of sectors.  Katinka holds a B. Home Economics, MBA from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa and Advanced Management Programme from INSEAD, France.