Zimbabwe Top 10 Leaders

One of the pioneers of the mobile telecoms industry in Africa, Strive Masiyiwa is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Econet Group, which comprises Cassava Technologies (Africa’s leading technology company of continental scale) and Econet Wireless (the mobile telephone networks and mobile money business of Econet Group).

Dr Douglas Mboweni is the CEO of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s leading provider of telecom services, and has over 20 years of executive management experience in the information technology and telecommunications industry.

Herbert Nkala is a businessman best known for being the Chairman of investment holding company FBC Holdings. He is also Chairman and Director of several other companies, which are listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.

Douglas Hoto is an accomplished business leader and currently holds the reins at First Mutual Holdings as Group CEO. Mr Hoto started his actuarial career with Old Mutual in 1990 and worked in both the Harare and Cape Town offices until 1999.

Shingai Mutasa commenced his career in commodity trading. He subsequently acquired a strategic stake in TA Holdings Limited, a diversified conglomerate which was then listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, and later transformed into Masawara Plc.

John Moxon is a prominent businessman with interests in Zimbabwe’s retail, banking, insurance, properties and mining industries. He is mostly known for his position as the Executive Chairman of Meikles Limited, which is one of Zimbabwe’s most successful companies.

Muchadeyi Ashton Masunda is a businessman who has been at the helm of 11 different companies and is Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Bindura Nickel Corp. Ltd.

Todd Moyo currently holds the position of Non-Executive Chairman for National Foods Holdings Ltd, and Non-Executive Chairman at PPC Zimbabwe Ltd.

Kumbirai Katsande is a businessman who has been the head of 6 different companies. Currently, he holds the position of Independent Non-Executive Chairman at Nampak Zimbabwe Ltd, Independent Non-Executive Chairman at Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Ltd, and Chairman of Old Mutual Zimbabwe Ltd.

Nigel Chanakira is an African economist, entrepreneur, banker, success coach, and philanthropist. He is currently Group Executive at fintech company Riskflow.