NMBZ appoints Pearson Gowero Board Chairman

Audrey Galawu

NMBZ Holdings has announced the appointment of Pearson Gowero as the new Board Chairman of the NMBZ Bank Limited Boards and Emilia Chisango as the new deputy chairperson of the NMBZ Holdings Limited.

The appointments follow the retirement of Benedict Chikwanha as Board Chairman effective December 31, 2023.

Chisango’s appointment is with effect from January 11, 2024.

In a statement, The Board of Directors of NMBZ Holdings Limited stated that the appointments will take effect from January 1, 2024.

Gowero currently sits on the NMBZ Holdings Limited and NMB Bank Limited Board as an independent non-Executive director and is a member of the ALCO and Finance Committee, Loans Review Committee, Human Capital, Remuneration and Nominations Committee and the Risk and Compliance Committee.

“We are happy to announce the appointment of Pearson Gowero as the new Board Chairman and Emilia Chisango as the Deputy Board Chairperson, effective January 1 2024. We look forward to leveraging off their outstanding track records and leadership.

“Gowero is a seasoned business leader with extensive experience working in consumer facing businesses. He is a holder of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Zimbabwe and a Masters in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa. He served for SAB MillerAfrica as the country Managing Director for Zambia and Malawi. He has held several leadership and management positions during leadership and management positions during his career at Delta Corporation Limited in Marketing, Sales and Distribution and General Management.

“He served as Chief Executive Officer at Delta Corporation Limited. He has sat on various boards of listed companies, subsidiaries and associates of the Delta Group. He has also served as a member of the National Council of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries,” reads the statement.

Currently, Gowero is the Board Chairman of SeedCo Limited. He is a director of Zambezi Products PLC Zambia and Marksbury Investments Private Limited.

Chisango currently sits on the NMBZ Holdings Limited and NMB Bank Limited Boards as an independent non-Executive Director and is the chair of the Boards Credit Committee and Audit committee. She is a member of the ALCO and Finance Committee and the Human Capital, Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

She is a Chartered Accountant with 28 years working experience, 21 of which were with KPMG where she left at Partner level. She spent a further six years working as the Chief Finance officer and Finance Director at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited and Ecocash Holdings respectively.