&#;From bank clerk to MD and CEO&#;
Name: Mizinga Melu
Occupation:
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Absa Bank Zambia PLC
Age: 52
Nationality: Zambian
Educational Background
• She has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from of the University of Reading &#;
• City Banking London &#;
• Roma girls secondary school O levels &#;
Background Story
She was born on March 17, in Mazabuka to Elijah Shansonga (late) and Mary Shansonga. She is the last born in a family of seven.
In , she graduated from Roma Girls Secondary School. Upon graduating from high school her first training was in nursing yet her desire had always been to work in the bank. Growing up, as a child she always dreamt of becoming a banker because her dad had an account with standard charted bank and every time she escorted him to the bank, she would see these immaculately dressed ladies behind the counters.
Her dream of working in a bank became a reality when she got a job as a clerk at the Zambia National Commercial Bank, (Zanaco).
When she worked as a clerk, her family encouraged her to further her studies in banking so that she would not remain a clerk in the bank. With the
Mizinga Melu
Mizinga Melu | |
|---|---|
| Born | () March 17, (age&#;57) Mazabuka, Zambia |
| Nationality | Zambian |
| Citizenship | Zambia |
| Alma&#;mater | University of Zambia (Bachelor of Arts) Henley Management College (Master of Business Administration) |
| Occupation | Senior Business Executive |
| Years&#;active | — present |
| Known&#;for | Business, Management |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer Barclays Africa Regional Management[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Chipepo Melu |
Mizinga Melu is a Zambian businesswoman, accountant, and bank executive. She is the current Chief Executive Officer of Barclays Africa Management, responsible for overseeing the "development of stakeholder relationships with governments, regulators, the Boards and customers" in the subsidiaries on the African Continent, outside of South Africa. She took office effective 1 October [2] Prior to that, she was the Managing Director and CEO of National Bank of Commerce (Tanzania). She was appointed to that position in March , and assumed office on 20 May Prior to that, she served as the Managing Director and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Zambia, from January until May [3]
Overview
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Mizinga Melu
Mizinga Melu is a Banking industry expert with over 20 years’ experience and has been at the helm of top banking organizations having worked in six African countries.
She is currently a Bank Chief Executive Officer and previously held various strategic regional roles that saw her being responsible for coordinating integrated planning across businesses outside South Africa.
Mizinga also held a number of roles at Standard Chartered Bank including: CEO of Standard Chartered Zambia, Global Head of Development Organizations in the UK and Africa Regional Head of Financial Institutions in both South Africa and Kenya.
Current Board Roles:
Mizinga currently serves as Non-Executive Director on the Museum for United Nations – UN Live Board.
Accolades:
She is a multi-award-winning business leader having been named frontier CEO and is been a recipient of the following business awards:
- Author of a ≠1 international Bestseller book ‘Braving the Odds’
- Southern African Women in Leadership Trailblazers Award Winner
- Banking CEO of the year Zambia by Global Banking and Finance Magazine
- Banking CEO of the year Zambia by International Business Magazine
- Transformationa
With over 20 years’ experience in the Banking Industry, Mizinga Melu is an industry expert who has been at the helm of top banking organizations having worked in six (6) African countries. She was appointed Managing Director for Absa Bank Zambia PLC (formerly Barclays Bank Zambia Plc) on 1 April, Prior to that, Mizinga held strategic roles in Barclays Africa Group Limited (now Absa Group Limited) that included Barclays Africa Regional Management Chief Executive where she was responsible for coordinating integrated planning across businesses outside of South Africa, as well as Managing Director of NBC Tanzania. Mizinga also previously held a number of roles at Standard Chartered including: CEO of Standard Chartered Zambia, Global Head of Development Organizations in the UK and Africa Regional Head of Financial Institutions in both South Africa and Kenya. Current Board Roles Mizinga currently serves as Non-Executive Director on the Museum for United Nations -UN Live Board and the Business and Professional Women Association Lusaka (BPWL) Board.
Author: Felix Mkiwa on June 26,
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