ProKidney Corp. announced the appointment of Nikhil Pereira-Kamath, MBA, Vice President of Business Development & Innovative Solutions, to Chief Business Officer (CBO). As CBO, Nikhil will have global responsibility for commercial strategy, defining the Company?s growth and partnering activities, business development, and investor relations.

Mr. Pereira-Kamath joined ProKidney earlier this year as Vice President of Business Development & Innovative Solutions, bringing with him over a decade of experience as a seasoned entrepreneur in addition to a strong foundation in finance. Prior to joining ProKidney, he was Chief Executive Officer and subsequently Executive Chairman, a role he continues to hold, of Africa Healthcare Network (AHN), the largest independent provider of dialysis and kidney care in sub-Saharan Africa. Mr. Pereira-Kamath co-founded AHN in 2015 where he built the organization to over 500 employees at 45 dialysis centers across four countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Mr. Pereira-Kamath started his career as an analyst at Morgan Stanley in its Healthcare Investment Banking division covering large pharma, biotech and pharma services. Following that, he worked at Berkshire Partners, a multi-sector specialist investor in private and public equity, where he focused on investing in and growing companies across communications & digital infrastructure, healthcare, consumer, services & industrials and technology. Mr. Pereira-Kamath received his B.A. in Economics with a Certificate in Finance from Princeton University and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

He is a member of the International Society of Nephrology?s inaugural Emerging Leaders Program and is an Endeavor Entrepreneur.