Hastings Bofomo Nyirenda, Bcom; FCCA, MSc; CA (Age: 52);                                               Residential Address Plot Kabula 5/60, Postal address: P O Box 508, Blantyre, Malawi Hastings Nyirenda is currently Executive Director at Grant Thornton Consulting Limited and also a Partner at Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants.  Backed by over 27 years work experience Hastings started his career in 1993 with the then Coopers & Lybrand a firm of chartered accountants. He assumed roles as Internal Audit Manager for the then Oil Company of Malawi, Group Chief Internal Auditor for the Import & Export and later Group Financial Controller for Import & Export before moving back to public practice in 2002 when he joined KPMG from where he rose ranks, Partner and Executive Director  of the transitioned firm of Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants and Grant Thornton Consulting Limited, respectively.

John Robson Kamanga Bosc; MA (Finance)

Residential:  Namiwawa, Plot BW1183.

Postal: P/Bag 270, Blantyre

 

Mr. John Robson Kamanga is a seasoned financial economist and a capital market expert with a wealth of knowledge in capital market development, operation and regulation. He possesses a wealth of broad knowledge in African emerging markets acquired during his continuous involvement in the market over a period of 18 years where he has played a leading role in the development of the capital market in Malawi. He has provided compliance and quality assurance reviews on a number of large corporate finance transactions undertaken by listed companies on the Exchange.

Current Chief Executive Officer of Malawi Stock Exchange, Mr Kamanga holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree majoring in Economics, Masters of Arts (MA)  Economics majoring in International and Monetary Economics and a Master of Science (MSc) in Leadership and Change Management majoring in Corporate Governance. He is a Certified Member of the South African Institute of Financial Markets (SAIFM) and also a Certified Corporate Governance Expert by Global Corporate Governance Forum – IFC and Chair of the Institute of Directors in Malawi.

Mr Patrick Chingati Phiri (Age 53)

MBA,BA,Dip.Bus

P O Box 2443 Lilongwe

Residential: NgombeKwana Drive Area 47/3/300

 

Patrick Chingati-Phiri is a versatile and well-rounded individual with a rare combination of experience and skill sets in general and Business Management and Administration, Programme and Project Management and from training and coaching gained from public, private and NGO sectors over 29 years of service.

Patrick is the current Managing Director for CPM Agri-Enterprises, a seed company. He  worked as Operations Director for Lilongwe Handling Company, District Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer under the Malawi Ministry of Local Government, Principal Gender Planning Officer for a GIZ supported Economic Activities Programme (EAP); Deputy Coordinator for DFID funded Training Women in Economic Activities (TWEA) Project; Credit Manager for a World Bank funded Population Health and Nutrition-Women in Development  (PHN-WID) Project and a secondary school teacher.

Patrick has Board level experience. He is currently Board member and Chairperson for River Clear Trust, aimed at mitigating effects of climate change and deforestation and a Board member for UNUM Foundation, a social action for peace initiative aimed at fostering greater togetherness and understanding among the people of Malawi. He has been a Trustee for the Aviation Pension Fund and Chairperson of the Investment Committee.

Isaac Maliba Mvula (age: 48)

BCom, MSc (Mgmt), MSc (Crim Just), ACCA, CPA(US), CPA(Canada)

Residential:  515 Milnne Cresent, Eastvan, Saskatchewan S4A2K2, Canada

Isaac Maliba is an entrepreneur in Southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada where he and his wife own and run a group of audiological clinics. As well, he has his own public accounting practice, offering accounting, tax and business consultancy services. Over the past twenty six years Maliba has lived in Botswana, the US and Canada where he picked up extensive experience in business, accounting and financial management. This includes working in public accounting (both with Big Four and smaller firms) and assuming controllership positions in a variety of industries. His experiences extend beyond business and finance, as he also worked as an adjunct professor of financial  management in the masters program at the University of Mary’s School of Business in Bismarck, North Dakota and also as a criminal justice researcher (which included working at the world’s largest law enforcement training center, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, USA). He also served on the board of the South East Sport, Culture & Recreation District, an organization created and funded by the Saskatchewan provincial government.

Brian Zagwa-zatha Kapito

FCII (Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute of London), Chartered Insurer– UK, Master of Business Administration (UWIC-UK).

Residential address:  Plot BW411/11, South Katunga Road,

P O Box 31937, Blantyre 3

 

Brian Zagwa-zatha Kapito has over 20 years’ experience in insurance company management. He has worked with management teams and attended full-time education in countries including Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Malta, Morocco, Mozambique, Uganda, Ghana and the United Kingdom

Brian is currently the main shareholder in Black rose insurance brokers and Blackrose holdings limited. He has prior to this worked as Managing Director for Saham Assurances Ghana. CEO for Niko Insurance Uganda Limited. Projects Manager for Nico Holdings Limited (Malawi), Deputy CEO for NICO Insurance Zambia limited, Deputy General Manager for Niko Insurance Tanzania limited,  Assistant General Manager for Nico General Insurance Company Limited and various positions within the United General Insurance Company of Malawi

Allan Hans Muhome (Age 40) MBA, LLB (Hons) Mw

Residential: Mpemba Plot Number 302

P O Box 1712 Blantyre

Allan has been admitted to practice law in the High Court of Malawi and the Supreme Court of Appeal for the past 14 years.

He worked briefly for the Ministry of Justice, Attorney General’s Chambers. He later joined one of the leading legal firms in Malawi, Sacranie, Gow and Co. for a period of 5 years, concentrating on commercial law advisory and litigation. He has held executive positions at Indebank Limited and National Bank of Malawi plc between 2012 and 2017. Currently, he is serving as Company Secretary for the leading hotel chain in Malawi, Sunbird Tourism plc. He has published three books touching on labour law and corporate laws of Malawi.

Wezi  Moyo (age: 43) MA Gender and International Development (Warwick)

BA – Public Administration (UNIMA)

Residential Address: Katoto SOS

MCsteel Building

 P O box 317, Mzuzu

An international development practitioner working in the field for 17years. Her expertise is gender and governance and include strategic planning, researching and designing programs, management monitoring and evaluation. She has proven experience in mainstreaming gender and social issues in policies, programs and at institutional level in African settings.  Currently working as a Consultant (ender and development; She has worked for:-

Action Aid as Country Program Women’s Rights/ HIV&AIDS Thematic Head doubling as Regional Manager (North and Central). She provided leadership to the country program to mainstream gender and social inclusion, in development of country strategy, design and management of program/ projects, M&E and influence a gender responsive and socially inclusive national and international policy agenda and practice.

Geneva Global as Program Manager to identify projects, conduct due diligence and manage grants for management of multiple projects in Southern Africa. She has further worked for Harvest Help/ Find Your Feet, Plan International among others in project coordination role to improve rural livelihoods.

She is a serial entrepreneur with business interests in hospitality industry, agriculture, construction and transportation.

Beatrix Mosiwa Ndovi (Age:45)

MBA, CA, FCCA, Paec Diploma

Residential: BC467, Naperi, Blantyre

Postal: C/o CDH Investment Bank Limited

P.O. Box 1444, Blantyre 3.

Chartered Accountant/Banker

Beatrix Mosiwa Ndovi is the Chief Finance Officer of CDH Investment Bank Limited since 2013. She has more than 21 years of erse experience leading all facets of financial and business operations spanning financial services, manufacturing (FMCGs), telecommunications and private practice industries.

Astute, highly analytical professional with a well-earned record of pro-actively analyzing existing operations and implementing effective systems, strategies and processes to improve organizational performance.

Has previously worked as an Executive with Nedbank (Malawi) Limited, Dulux Limited, Carlsberg Group, Malawi Telecommunications Limited and KPMG.

A holder of Master’s in Business Administration (MBA-University of Ulster-Northern Ireland); Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants(FCCA-United Kingdom); PAEC diplomate ;Member of Malawi Accountants Board (MAB) and Institute of Chartered Accountants Malawi(ICAM).

Martin Anthony Siwu [Age: 51]

MSc [Finance, London], BSoc [Economics, Malawi]

Residential: Plot Number LK928, Michiru, Blantyre

PO Box 31175 Chichiri Blantyre 3

Martin is the Managing Director of Maximus Africa Investment Management Limited, a corporate advisory and investment management firm. Martin has extensive experience in development finance and commercial banking extending over a period of 29 years. He has previously worked for Reserve Bank of Malawi as an Economist, Investment & Development Bank of Malawi as a Project Appraisal Executive, Standard Bank Malawi as Head of Credit and Head of Client Coverage, NBS Bank as Chief Operating Officer & Head of Credit and Nedbank Malawi as Head of Wholesale Sales. Martin has extensive knowledge and experience in Project Appraisal and Due Diligence, Investment Analysis, Credit and Operational Risk Management and Corporate and Investment Banking.

He has a Masters Degree in Finance from London Business School, University of London, United Kingdom and a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Chancellor College, University of Malawi

Dr Francis Chinjoka Gondwe  (Age; 52)

FCCA, CA (M), MBA, Ph.D.

Residential: Kameza Gulliver

C/O ICAM Box 1 Blantyre, Malawi

 

Dr Francis Chinjoka Gondwe is a go-to professional who has held finance and non – finance positions. Francis started his professional career in 1992 as an Assistant Accountant at Kamwai Corporation Limited Group of Companies which comprised PEW, Maltaco, Wade Adams and Median Biao Bank. He joined Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) in 1998 as an Accountant. After a year, he was promoted to the rank of Head of Department. Between 1999 and 2009, CHAM promoted Francis to the positions of Deputy Executive Director and Executive Director.

Francis joined AMG Global in 2010 as Audit and Advisory Services Director. He was admitted as Partner responsible for Lilongwe office in 2014.

He is the current Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi.

He has served in a number of boards including Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Switzerland), Ecumenical Pharmaceuticals Network (Kenya). He is also a founding member of the Africa Christian Health Associations Human Resources for Health Technical Working Group.