The Board

Nationality: Zimbabwean

Simba is a Chartered Accountant who attended Said Business School Oxford University private equity program and Center for Creative Leadership – Leadership at the Peak Colorado USA. Simba served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tedco (Zimbabwe) Ltd, Chairman of Evolution Group Holdings, Non-executive Director of Amalgamated Regional Trading (ART) Limited and ART Holdings Ltd, Strategies Holdings Limited, Africom (Private) Ltd and Jetmaster Zimbabwe (Private) Limited. He was the Structured Finance Executive for ABSA Bank South Africa before taking on the entrepreneurial route. He is also the Co-Founder of Interfin Holdings Limited.

Nationality: British

Don is a Chartered Accountant. He currently chairs the MoHCC board. He sits on the board for Cimas Medical Aid Society, Cancer Association of Zimbabwe, and North King Investments (Pvt) Ltd among others. In the workplace he spent 10 years with Price Waterhouse mainly in the Caribbean and the Middle East before joining Reuters where he held several positions including Middle East Finance Manager, deputy Finance Director of Reuters Asia based in Hong Kong and the then Group Financial Training Manager based in London. Subsequently he oversaw general audit at the BOC Group in the UK before becoming CFO of BOC Zimbabwe. He was Finance Director of the Medix Group and was with Meikles Ltd as CFO of the Retail Store Division from 2002 until his retirement in 2011.

Nationality: Zimbabwean

Solomon is a lawyer by profession. His qualifications are ACII, AIISA, Bachelor of Law (Honors) Degree with the University of Zimbabwe and MBA with Nottingham Trent University. He was CEO of ICEA Lion General Insurance Company Tanzania. Prior to that he was CEO of Cavmont Capital Insurance Corporation in Zambia and Deputy General Manager of CGU Insurance Company in Zimbabwe. His first job was with Standard Chartered Bank.

Nationality: Zimbabwean

A business executive with a wealth of banking experience, locally and in the region, Ken brings expertise in Project Finance, in Corporate Turnarounds, Marketing and Enterprise Development.

Ken is currently the Managing Director for AFC Commercial Bank and was the founding Managing Director of National Building Society until September 2017 when he left to pursue personal business interests. Prior to this appointment, he was General Manager Retail Banking at CABS, a subsidiary of Old Mutual.  His other previous senior positions include General Manager: Gauteng at Nedbank, South Africa; Executive Director: Retail Banking & Marketing at FBC; Head: Corporate Banking at Trust Merchant Society and Business Development Executive at MBCA.

Ken holds a BSc Honors in Economics, Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management, Masters in Business Leadership and an Insead International Executive Development Diploma.

Nationality: Zimbabwean

Lorcadia has 26 years experience at Executive and managerial level in Banking, Asset Management, Life Assurance and Manufacturing. Prior to joining WFDR Risk Services, she was Company Secretary for Steward Bank from July 2010. Prior to that, she was Group Company Secretary for Tedco Limited. She also held Financial Accounting and Compliance positions with First Mutual Life Assurance Company, First Mutual Asset Management and Fidelity Life Asset Management. She also ran her own children’s wear manufacturing and retail company. Lorcadia holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Management) degree (UNISA),  she is a Chartered Secretary (ACIS) and a Registered Public Accountant. She also holds a Master of Commerce in Strategic Management and Corporate Governance from Midlands State University. She is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Harare Central.