Treasurer (Short term advisory contract)
Air Namibia
Total years of experience :25 years, 4 Months
Period: 1 November 2012 -
Organisation: Air Namibia
Position: Treasurer (Short term advisory contract)
Duties and Responsibilities
• Recently joined the airline as the Treasurer tasked with the following duties: i. To create a new department of treasury department
ii. Oversee the investment activities of the airline
iii. Prepare and manage cashflows and budgets
iv. Develop hedging techniques for fuel, exchange rates and interest rates.
v. Manage and recommend the funding options of the airline.
Previous Employment
Period: July 2010 to present
Organisation: Bank of Namibia, Windhoek
Position: Senior Risk and Investment Analyst - Contract Expatriate Position
Duties and Responsibilities
• Head the Risk and Investment Management Section of the Bank's foreign reserves management department
• Responsible for managing the risk and investment function of the Bank's reserves management activities
• The duties also include the reviewing of the Strategic Asset Allocation and developing Investment Policies and Operation Guidelines of the Bank's foreign reserves activities.
• Preparation of risk and performance reports to Senior Management and the Board.
Period: March 2006 to July 2010
Organisation: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Position: Head, Treasury Operations
Duties and Responsibilities
• Overall in charge of the Treasury function of the Bank.
• Maintaining account relationships with local and international correspondent banks.
• Compliance monitoring of local banks' reserve assets weekly returns and payments.
Period: February 1989 to February 2006
Organisation: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Position: Various Positions
Duties and Responsibilities
• During this period, I worked in various capacities in the Bank, starting of as a Foreign Exchange Trader, Investment Analyst and then ended up being the Chief Foreign Exchange Trader.
• The functions included dealing in foreign currency, gold and other instruments, risk analysis and management.
• Identification of investment opportunities for the country's foreign currency reserves.
• Preparation of reports for Senior Management and the Board.
5. Knowledge and Skills
• Strong financial markets analytical skills
• Strong knowledge of global market fundamentals and investment trends
• Knowledge of fixed income markets and financial markets of the SADC region.
• Good writing and presentation skills
• Strong relationship and negotiation skills
• Strong IT systems knowledge.
Honours Degree in Business Studies (HBS) from the University of Zimbabwe, 1988