Who We Are

Kutenda Gold Trading L.L.C. is a Dubai-based limited liability company established in early 2025. Specializing in the import, export, and commercial trading of raw gold and precious metals, Kutenda is structured to operate across multiple jurisdictions with an emphasis on security, transparency, regulatory rigor, and ethical trade practices.

Kutenda is led by a seasoned leadership team with deep expertise in commodity trading, risk management, and financial governance. This foundation enables the company to effectively manage and facilitate high-value transactions across key markets in Africa and the United Arab Emirates. By leveraging regional partnerships and global best practices, Kutenda has become a trusted and efficient partner in the international precious metals trade.

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Mission

To build a globally trusted and ethically driven gold trading enterprise that provides transparency, compliance, and excellent service at every stage of the transaction.

Vision

To become the leading name in ethical gold trading across the Middle East and Africa recognized for our integrity, innovation, and contribution to building a more transparent and sustainable global precious metals market.

Meet The Founder

Joseph Kayembe

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Is an African national with a strong background in mining and a degree in International Business. He brings extensive networks across multiple African countries and has secured reliable, legally compliant, and fully documented gold supply channels for export to the UAE. His regional expertise and on-ground relationships are vital to Kutenda’s sourcing strategy and operational success.

  • Raised in the copper and cobalt mines of Lubumbashi, DRC
  • Fluent in Lingala, Swahili, French, and English
  • Multiple corporate positions, including National Manager for Enviroserve Waste Management in Kinshasa, DRC
  • Former Principal Assistant to a Special Envoy of the President. Also, previously a strategic consultant to the Special Advisor on the Environment for the Office of the President in DRC. Deep expertise on the environmental impact of precious metals mining.
  • Permanent Resident of the UAE in Dubai. Not a PEP.

 Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

The CFO is a British National and UK-qualified Chartered Accountant with more than 15 years’ experience at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in over 20 countries.

Operations Manager

Vicky — 11 years in Dubai.
Languages: Hindi, English

Chairman

The Chairman is an American physician, CEO, and philanthropist with decades of work on multiple continents, including extensive work in Africa.

All Principals hold Emirates Residency.

Joseph Kayembe

Chief Executive Officer (CEO),

Is an African national with a strong background in mining and a degree in International Business. He brings extensive networks across multiple African countries and has secured reliable, legally compliant, and fully documented gold supply channels for export to the UAE. His regional expertise and on-ground relationships are vital to Kutenda’s sourcing strategy and operational success.

  • Raised in the copper and cobalt mines of Lubumbashi, DRC
  • Fluent in Lingala, Swahili, French, and English
  • Multiple corporate positions, including National Manager for Enviroserve Waste Management in Kinshasa, DRC
  • Advisor to several DRC Ministries, and now to the Office of the President.
  • Permanent Resident of the UAE in Dubai. Not a PEP.

Andrew Kusytsch

 Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Is a UK Chartered Accountant and former Regional Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, overseeing operations in 29 countries across Europe and Central Asia. With over 30 years of experience, his core expertise lies in international tax accounting and financial oversight of multinational operations. He plays a key role in ensuring Kutenda’s financial governance, transparency, and regulatory compliance.

  • Former British Royal Navy Officer
  • UK Chartered Accountant
  • Former CFO, T-Mobile, Ukraine
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Former Regional Director (29 countries)

Muhammad Waqas

Operations Manager

  • Former CFO
  • International commodity trader (including gold)
  • UAE, KSA, UK, USA
  • Deep expertise in global food commodity trading.
  • Business and Real Estate Advisor in the UAE
  • Certified Accountant in the UK

Dr. Eric Rasmussen

 MD, MDM, FACP

Serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Kutenda’s Board of Directors. A Stanford-trained medical doctor with a European Master’s Degree in Disaster Medicine from a WHO-affiliated institute in Italy, Dr. Rasmussen is also a Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. His distinguished career includes service as a U.S. Navy officer with combat deployments to Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, Chairmanship of an academic Department of Medicine, leadership as a TED Prize CEO with three years at Google, and over 15 years of experience leading both for-profit and non-profit organizations.