Andrew Rwegoshora Ruttaihwa, General Legal Counsel

Andrew Rwegoshora Ruttaihwa

General Legal Counsel

AZANIA BANK LIMITED

Location
Tanzania
Education
Master's degree, CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL LAWS
Experience
15 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 6 Months

General Legal Counsel at AZANIA BANK LIMITED
  • Tanzania
  • My current job since April 2019

 Handing over all the outstanding secretariat & legal works of the former Bank M.
 Leading the Legal functions of the Bank for Projects, Strategies and Contracts Management.
 Legal Counsel to the Bank: Reporting to the Director of Legal Services & Company Secretary.
 Member of the Tanzania Bankers Association Legal and Regulatory Committee.

Company Secretary at BANK M TANZANIA PLC
  • Tanzania
  • July 2017 to March 2019

 Secretary to the Company, and the Board including its Committees.
 Overall in charge of the Bank corporate governance.
 Leading the functions of Legal and Corporate affairs services within the Bank.
 Leading the formation of Procurement & Special Assets Management functions.
 General Counsel to the Bank (handling of external lawyers); reporting to the CEO and the Board.
 Member of the Tanzania Bankers Association Legal and Regulatory Committee.
 Overall

Membership on internal committees;
 Management Executive Committee (EXCO)
 Management Credit Committee (MCC)
 Management Assets Liabilities Investment Risk Management Committee (ALCO)
 Operational Risk Management Committee (ORMC)
 Human Resources Committee (HRC)
 Outsource Committee

Legal Manager General Contracts at NMB BANK PLC
  • Tanzania
  • March 2010 to July 2017

 Monitoring changes in the business legislative and regulatory environment.
 Providing advice to colleagues and senior managers on administrative matters.
 Updating and maintaining all licences and Companies House records.
 Liaising with external regulators, solicitors and auditors
 Managing of the portfolio and members within the same.
 Provide legal advice/opinions on different legal scenarios to the various departments.
 Oversee the registration and payments of long term contracts.
 Maintaining the contract register and ensuring management of all contracts.

Membership on internal committees;
 Management Risk & Fraud Control Committee (Legal - fraud control)
 Management Property Committee (Legal - Management of Banks properties)
 Management Legal Committee (Governance on activities regarding Legal);
 Management Projects & Product Approval Committee (Legal - projects & product);
 Management Tender Committee (Legal - Procurement management above TZS 100M);

System Team Leader & Database Administrator at UNHCR-TCRS Ulyankulu
  • Tanzania
  • August 2007 to November 2008

 To co-ordinate the registration work between UNHCR and TCRS
 To organize the office and register refugees
 To supervise registration exercise
 To ensure the wellbeing of registration clerks
 To help in sensitizing the refugees on their registration
 To control discipline among workers
 To assess and produce daily reports on the registration work
 To present registration reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs, UNHCR and TCRS
 To make decisions concerning editing the database
 To arrange and organize meetings between registration clerks, TCRS and UNHCR
 To conduct interviews with refugees
 To prepare necessary documents for naturalization application
 To prepare repatriation forms and cargo manifest
 To identify and organize for refugees who are vulnerable (Unsound mind, Expecting mothers, Elders and Disabled)
 To co-ordinate the registration work between UNHCR and TCRS
 To organize and supervise the office
 To ensure the wellbeing and control discipline among co-workers
 To arrange and organize meetings between registration clerks, TCRS and UNHCR

Education

Master's degree, CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL LAWS
  • at UNIVERSITY OF BAGAMOYO
  • February 2017
Higher diploma, LEGAL PRACTICE
  • at LAW SCHOOL OF TANZANIA
  • December 2012

Bachelor's degree, Laws
  • at UNIVERSITY OF IRINGA
  • October 2008

Specialties & Skills

Regulatory Affairs
Company Secretarial
Corporate Management
Collateral Management
Contracts
ADMINISTRATION
BANKING
COMPANIES HOUSE
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
DOCUMENTATION
DRAFTING
DUE DILIGENCE
EDITING

Languages

English
Expert
Swahili
Native Speaker

Memberships

East Africa Law Society
  • To Provide Forum and Guidance for the Legal Profession in East Africa
  • December 2012
Tanganyika Law Society
  • To Provide Forum and Guidance for the Legal Profession in Tanzania
  • December 2012

Training and Certifications

EFFICIENT CHARGE-BACK, ARBITRATION & COMPLIANCE WORKSHOP (Training)
Training Institute:
MASTER CARD ACADEMY
Date Attended:
August 2015
Duration:
32 hours
NMB BANK LEADERSHIP TRAINING (Training)
Training Institute:
NMB BANK LIMITED
Date Attended:
May 2017
Duration:
32 hours

Hobbies

  • Playing Football
    Won the Brazuka League with NMB Bank PLC in 2015 (Tanzania Banking Institutions Employees League)