Namaya Morero Mbikusita-Lewanika

Board Chairperson

Namaya Morero Mbikusita-Lewanika has several years of experience in financial services, project design & implementation, business planning and business development service provision, working predominately with micro, small and medium entrepreneurs.

Her experience spans from managing the American Chamber of Commerce, serving as Senior Business Advisor at Technoserve, managing Development Finance Africa, serving as Investment Analyst at Zambia Agribusiness Technical Assistance Centre and managing credit programmes at one of Zambia's first microfinance institutions, Micro Bankers Trust. She has worked with Private Enterprise Programme, a five year DFID funded program on the Nyamuka Zambia Business Plan Competition and later managed the tourism and hospitality sector and Challenge Fund at PEPZ. Namaya joined the World Food Programme as Manager of the SUN Business Network. Currently she is the Sector Lead for Investment Services at Prospero formerly Private Enterprise Programme.

She is a member of the Economics Association of Zambia. In addition, she holds an Mphil from Maastricht School of Management, an MBA from Mississippi State University, a BSc in Management Information Systems (Magna Cum Laude) from Mississippi University for Women and an Associate in Arts (Magna Cum Laude) from Hinds Community College.

Simunza Muyangana

Vice Chairperson

Simunza Muyangana leads support for entrepreneurs at Bongo Hive, Lusaka's first innovation and technology hub that provide a range of start-up and tech programmes, workshops and events all focused on making Zambia Africa's next hotbed of innovation.

Simunza and his team are responsible for the design and delivery of programs that support individuals or groups to explore and launch entrepreneurial ventures. They also offer consulting services to corporates coming up with new ideas or significant improvement to their current product or services.

Before BongoHive, Simunza worked in marketing and telecommunication consultancy in South Africa. He is a Swedish Institute of Management fellow. Apart from serving on the NABII Zambia Board, he also serves on the boards of Musanga Logistics, Z'Pos and AgriPredict, and is a co-founder of Southern Africa Venture Partnership, as well as .

Austin Mwape

Board Member

Austin is an experienced senior financial sector consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the Central Bank and doing consultancy work for key Multilateral Institutions (World Bank & UNDP) . Skilled in Bank Supervision, Enterprise wide Risk Management, Policy Analysis, Development Economics, and Analytical Skills. Strong finance professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Finance from University of London.

Regina Mulenga

Board Member

Regina is a seasoned banker with more than 28 years' experience in global financial institutions such as Barclays Bank, Citi bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank.

Her diverse experience and expertise in banking include Strategic business transformation, Credit Risk Management, Transactional banking, Corporate finance, Operational process and Risk management, Regulatory and Governance management.

Regina's wide work experience has given her the opportunity to provide strategic thought leadership in the establishment of viable inclusive financial services for SMEs, development of Trade Finance solutions and products, establishment of bank operational processes and system efficiencies among other achievements. In her last role as Consumer and Business Banking Director at Barclays Bank Zambia PLC she was responsible for leading and establishing the strategic direction for one of the largest consumer and business banking businesses in the Zambian banking industry.

Regina was appointed as Zanaco Board Member in March 2021. She currently also serves as a member on the Bank of Zambia - Kwacha Pension Trust Fund's Board of Trustees and earlier served as Co-ordinator for the establishment of the NABII.

In the past, she has served as Board member and Vice-Chairperson at the National Institute for Scientific & Industrial Research (NISIR) and Microfinance Zambia Limited and as a board committee member on the ZSIC Life Finance and Investment Board Committee.

Regina is a graduate of Lincolnshire & Humberside University, England with a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA).

Abraham Mwenda

Board Member

He has 30+ years relevant work experience at home and abroad:

Chairman of the Board (2020 to Current), Stanbic Bank Zambia Ltd.; Member (2021 to Current) of the Public Private Partnership Council; Lead Economist (2013 to 2019), South Sudan Resident Representative (2014 to 2018), Somalia, Officer-In-Charge (2013 to 2017) at African Development Bank; Permanent Secretary (2011 to 2012), Ministry of Finance; Managing Director (2008 to 2011) at Development Bank of Zambia; Senior Advisor to Executive Director Africa Group I (2002 to 2007) at World Bank Group; Deputy Governor-Operations (1997 to 2002), Director, Financial Markets (1996 to 1997), Director, Economics (1995), at Bank of Zambia; Lecturer of Economics and Business Administration (1985 to 1994), Economics Department, at University of Zambia, Zambia; He holds a PhD in Economics (Gothenburg University, Sweden), MBA in Finance (La Salle University, USA), and, BA in Economics & Business Administration (University of Zambia).

Beatrice Nkanza

Board Member

Beatrice has served more then 30 years combined services in Banking, Pensions, capital markets and Insurance. She has now honed in her expertise in Women and Youth financial literacy, Entrepreneurial Mentorship and general Leadership and Empowerment.

She has attended numerous Leadership and Empowerment seminars in UK, Kenya and Botswana under the British Council Leadership programmes.

Beatrice also offers Financial and Investment planning services for retirement and empowerment. She is a founding member of Mfumukazi Empowerment Group (MKEG), an investment vehicle established by a group of Zambian women to invest for empowerment.

She currently writes a blog focusing on understanding money and the mindset of savings culture.

Basil Nundwe

Board Member

Civil/Structural Engineer turned Private Equity (PE) Fund Manager and thereafter CEO of the largest grinding media manufacturing company in Zambia for 4 years before going back into PE. Basil has over 18 years' postgraduate work experience: more than two thirds of which was in private equity. Started as a Junior Engineer (1986) with Brian Colquhoun Consulting Engineers and exited the engineering profession as Associate Partner (1991) to join Zambia Capital Partners (member of the CDC group of companies) as Senior Investment Manager rising through the ranks to Partner status in Aureos Capital.

Sharon Sakuwaha

Board Member

Civil/Structural Engineer turned Private Equity (PE) Fund Manager and thereafter CEO of the largest grinding media manufacturing company in Zambia for 4 years before going back into PE. Basil has over 18 years' postgraduate work experience: more than two thirds of which was in private equity. Started as a Junior Engineer (1986) with Brian Colquhoun Consulting Engineers and exited the engineering profession as Associate Partner (1991) to join Zambia Capital Partners (member of the CDC group of companies) as Senior Investment Manager rising through the ranks to Partner status in Aureos Capital.

Carl Jensen

Board Member

Carl is the CEO of Good Nature Agro, a for-profit social enterprise that links over 11,000 smallholders to quality markets and critical services. He is also a farmer, hailing from a multi-generational family farm in the United States. Carl completed his MSc in Int. Agricultural Development from UC Davis, with a focus on soil management and business before launching Good Nature in 2014 with his co-founders, Sunday and Kellan.