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Mr. Davidson is a veteran banker having spent over three decades with Citibank including region head for East and Southern Africa. He was also Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Commercial Bank, a regional bank operating in East Africa for five years. Mr. Davidson works as an independent consultant and is on the board of various companies including publicly listed Kenol Kobil, KK security group, Prime Bank Kenya Ltd and Asilia Ltd.

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Mr Anadkat holds an MBA from Cornell University and a BSc Economics (Hons) from the University of London. Before returning to Malawi to establish First Capital Bank  originally FMB Malawi), he worked in corporate finance in the USA specialising in mergers, acquisitions and valuations. He holds directorships in five commercial banks (part of
FMBcapital Holdings Group) and in other sectors of the Malawi economy. Mr Anadkat is Vice- Chairman of Telekom Networks Ltd, a publicly listed mobile phone operating  company.

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Mr. Chinyamunyamu holds an MBA in Finance from Bradford University United Kingdom and is a Chartered Accountant with Membership in ACCA and ICAM. He also has a bachelor’s degree in accountancy with Distinction from the University of Malawi. He is currently the Middle East and Africa (MEA) Region Financial Director for Alliance One International, a division of Pyxus International Inc. spearheading the corporation’s financial strategy in the region including Jordan, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Mr Kadantot’s holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting, and a post-graduate Diploma in Business Administration. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, Mathematics and Statistics from Bombay University, and a CAIIB (1) from India Institute of Bankers. He has over 29 years’ work experience in various functions in banking.

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Ms. Constance Musopole graduated from the University of Malawi, The Polytechnic in 1996 with a Bachelor of Accountancy degree and is a Chartered Accountant with membership of ACCA and ICAM. She is currently the Chief Finance Officer of Lafarge Cement Malawi. Ms. Musopole has worked within Lafarge Holcim Group in various roles in Finance, Projects and Strategy in Zambia and Malawi since joining the Group in 1997.

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Ms. Linley Mary Mwayi Mataya holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business. She is currently working as the Country Director for Raising Malawi where she serves as the lead administrator and funding coordinator for the Mercy James Centre for Paediatric Surgery and Intensive Care at QECH.

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Mr. Bouke Bijl is an Agricultural Development expert with over 24 years of agronomical experience in Malawi and East Africa. Mr. Bijl, has been involved in project management and worked extensively in the design and development of agricultural technology to commercially benefit major both conglomerates and smallholder groups. He also has experience in private equity and development finance.

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Mr. Chikopa is a possesses more than 20 years’ experience in the tobacco industry and audit.

He is a finance director with experience that includes corporate finance, financial accounting, strategic business, treasury management and human capital development. His knowledge encompasses a deep understanding of capital markets and is well versed in financial regulation.

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Mr. Ndau is a qualified legal practitioner and Founding Partner of the private law firm of Winlaw & Ndau. He is well versed in commercial and corporate law matters, employment, arbitration, competition, insurance, and regulatory advisory. Mr Ndau has served as General Counsel for the public listed conglomerate Press Corporation Plc as well as Director of Regulatory Affairs for Airtel Malawi Limited

Mr. Ndau has extensive leadership and strategic management experience, having worked at senior executive management level in leading private and public sector entities. He has served on the boards of both corporate commercial entities as well as statutory corporations and possesses an in-depth appreciation of corporate governance principles.

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Mr. Rajeev Pant was appointed Chief Executive Officer in March 2023 for Prime Bank Limited, Kenya.

With over 33 years of work experience, Mr. Pant has a wealth of expertise in Corporate Finance, International Banking, Financial Advisory Services, Business Development and Management cutting across the international banking arena.

He has previously worked for Mashreq Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Credit Agricole, National Australia Bank, Development Bank of Singapore, and HSBC.

Mr. Pant is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce.