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Lena Zamchiya

Board Member

Lena Zamchiya is the Co-founder of the BOOST Fellowship. She is also the former Regional Vice-President of Africa for SIFE International now Enactus. Lena holds an MBA from Howard University in Washington, DC, she has worked in the United States in the telecommunications sector before returning to Zimbabwe. Lena is a graduate of the Executive Development Program from The University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.

Mubuso Zamchiya

BOARD MEMBER

Mubuso Zamchiya is Co-founder for the BOOST Fellowship. He is also the former Pennsylvania Regional Director for Imagine Schools, one of the largest charter school operators in the United States. He was previously founder and CEO of Create Education Solutions, a company that worked to improve quality education in Africa. Mubuso was previously an Investment Officer with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (“IFC”), where he supporte…

Mucha Mkanganwi

Board Member

Mucha holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Economics (University of Zimbabwe), Post Graduate Bachelor in Accounting Science (Hons) (University of South Africa), Zimbabwe Certificate in Theory for Accounting (Institute of Chartered Accountants Zimbabwe) and a Bachelor of Accounting Science Degree (University of South Africa). He trained as an articled clerk at Ernst and Young Chartered Accountants Zimbabwe. In his role as CEO of Pulse Pharmaceuticals and Managing Director of Pulse Medical Care Pvt. Ltd, the operating company of Pulse Pharmaceuticals

John Bere

BOARD CHAIR

John Bere began his career with HSBC Securities in the year 2000 as a Money Market Dealer. He later joined Barnfords Securities in 2001 as a Money Market Dealer where he rose through the ranks to Senior Dealer. In September 2001 he joined Interfin Merchant Bank as head of treasury where he was instrumental in setting up the treasury department of the institution. In August 2004 John left Interfin and joined the Tetrad Group as General Manager – Treasury. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours Degree in Banking from the National University of Science andTechnology and is studying towards a Masters in Business Leadership.

Bothwell Nyajeka

Board Member

Bothwell Patrick Nyajeka is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree from the University of Zimbabwe and a Masters degree in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa. Before joining the TA Group, Bothwell also worked for the Anglo American Corporation Group in Zimbabwe.

Jimmy Psillos

BOARD MEMER

Jimmy Psillos is General Manager of Crystal Candy, a highly successful manufacturer of chocolate and candy and the importer of Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolates in Zimbabwe

Mrs Chipo Mutasa

Board Member

Mrs Mtasa obtained a BACC (Hons) degree from the University of Zimbabwe in 1987 and is a registered Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe). In 2009 she received an Executive Management Development Certificate from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA. Mrs Mtasa has over 20 years’ experience in corporate management and she has held leadership positions in the hospitality, service and manufacturing sectors, the most notable of which include her tenure as the CFO and CEO of the Rainbow Tourism Group Limited. She is currently the Managing Director of TelOne Pr

Mrs Emma Fundira

BOARD MEMER

Emma is Managing Director and co-founder of Finesse Advisory Services, a financial consultancy which provides corporate financing and asset management solutions. She is a Cimas Audit Committee member and a member of the Medical Aid Division board. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics (Honours) degree from the University of Zimbabwe, where she has also lectured in Economics

She has been a Project Finance Manager and Corporate Finance Manager at Standard Chartered Merchant Bank and was a co-founder of the Merchant Banking Division of Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe, ….

Peter Kadzere

Board Member

Anthony Mandiwanza

BOARD MEMER

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