Management

Kingsley Zulu
FCCA, CPA (M), MSc, BACC
Group Financial Controller and Caretaker Chief Finance Officer

Kingsley was appointed as Group Financial Controller for CDH Holdings Limited in 2012 responsible for all Group accounting and finance functions. Kingsley joined CDH as Head of Finance and Administration in 2007. He held that position until April 2012 when CDH converted into an investment bank. Currently, Kingsley is the Chief Finance Officer of CDH Investment Bank in a caretaker capacity.

Kingsley served as Director of Finance for Malawi Institute of Management (MIM) between 2004 and 2007. He joined MIM as Accountant in 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, Kingsley served asAudit Assistant and later as Audit Supervisor with PriceWaterHouseCoopers (Malawi).

Kingsley has a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Malawi. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (England). He also holds a Master of Science degree in strategic management from the University of Derby (England).

Fred Chipembere
LLB (Hons)
Legal and Compliance Officer

Fred joined the bank as Legal & Compliance Officer in July, 2012.

Fred previously worked at First Merchant Bank Limited as Legal Counsel & Company Secretary. He also served as Company Secretary for the Leasing & Finance Company of Malawi Limited between 2008 and 2010. Fred started his career as a Legal Practitioner with Messrs. Kalekeni Kaphale Lawyers in 2004.

Fred has a Bachelor of Laws degree (Honours) from the University of Malawi.

Thoko Mkavea
FCMA, CPA (M), MBA, BAcc
Chief Investment Banking Officer

Thoko was appointed Chief Investment Banking Officer for CDHIB in April 2012. He is responsible for the bank’s investment banking division.

Thoko brings with him 13 years experience covering project management, finance, investment management and treasury risk management. Previously, Thoko was Head of Asset Management for CDH Asset Management Limited, one of CDHIB’s group companies. Before that, Thoko served as Deputy General Manager and Head of Finance and Administration for The Leasing and Finance Company (Malawi) Limited between, 2003 and 2007. He also served as Management Accountant of HenredFreuhauf Limited (Malawi) between 2000 and 2003.

Thoko has a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Malawi. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (England). He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) from the University of Derby (England).

JR Moukala Jean Rene Moukala
MBA, INFI Dip. Msc & Bsc Economics
Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Jean Rene has over 25 years experience covering bank management, leasing, and structured trade finance. He previously worked for Societe Generale (Cameroon) where he held various senior management positions. In 2000, Jean Rene was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sogelease, a leasing company covering Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Chad. Before that, Jean Rene served as Chief Operating Officer of Cauris Finance Afrique. Between 2006 and 2010, he served as Senior Manager of Loita Capital International Partners Limited. Jean Rene also served as Director of JB Advisors Limited, a corporate finance advisory and training firm (Cameroon).

Jean Rene has a Bachelor of Social Science (Economics), from University of University of Lille and a Master of Economics obtained from University of Lille, France. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) from ESG UQAM, Canada.

Gillian Kambwili
FCCA, CPA (M), BAcc
Chief Internal Auditor

Gillian joined CDH in 2008, and is currentlyChief Internal Auditor for CDH Investment Bank. She was Head of Internal Audit for CDH Discount House until its conversion into an investment bank in April 2012.

Gillian previously workedfor Air Malawi between 2004 and 2008 as Treasury Manager and Management Accountant respectively. Prior to that, she was Internal Auditor for Population Services International (Malawi). Gillian started her career with Deloitte in 2000.

Gillian has a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Malawi. She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (England), and a Certified Public Accountant (Malawi).

Edward Chilima
MBA, BSOC (Econs)
Chief Business Development Officer

Edward joined CDHIB as Chief Business Development Officer in February 2013. He is responsible for the bank’s business development and marketing functions.

Edward brings to the team a strong background in treasury risk management, investment management and structured trade finance spanning over 15 years. He served as Head of Corporate banking of FDH Bank (Malawi) between 2010 and 2013. Edward was appointed Managing Director of First Discount House Limited in January 2008, a position he held until 2010. Before that, Edward held positions of Executive Director and Head of Operations for First Discount House Limited between 2005 and 2008. Between 1998 and 2002, Edward was Assistant Manager, Treasury for Continental Discount House Limited. Edward also served as an Economist for the Reserve Bank of Malawi between 1997 and 1998.

Edward holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree (Economics). He also has a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) from the University of Malawi.

essau Misheck Esau
ACMA, CPA (M), BAcc
Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director

Misheck was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CDHIB on 2nd April 2012. Misheck was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Discount House Limited until its successful conversion to the bank in April 2012.

Misheck has over 18 years experience covering accounting, treasury management, risk management, bank management, structured trade finance, project finance and investment management. He joined Continental Discount House in 2004 as Head of Treasury. In 2005, Misheck was appointed Head of Business Development and Marketing before being appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in 2007. Previously, Misheck worked as Treasury Manager of Nedbank (Malawi) Limited. He also worked as Bank Examiner with the Reserve Bank of Malawi’s Bank Supervision Department Before this Misheck worked at Malawi Rural Finance Company Limited then a Malawi Government World Bank funded project.

Misheck has been a key driving force in the diversification of the CDH Group which in 2012 culminated in the opening of CDH Investment Bank with its unique service offering.

Misheck is a Non-Executive Director of CDH Holdings Limited, CDH Asset Management Limited, CDH Capital Limited and CDH Commodities Limited. He is also Vice President of the Bankers Association of Malawi and a council member of the Society of Accountants in Malawi (SOCAM)

Misheck has a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Malawi. He is also an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He is also a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

Eric Chinkanda
AIB Dip, MBA
Chief Operating Officer

Eric was appointed Chief Operating Officer for CDH Investment Bank in April 2012.

Eric brings to the team a strong background in bank operations and credit management spanning over 42 years. He served as Chief Operating Officer for Capital Bank Limited (Botswana) between 2009 and 2010. Prior to that, Eric was Head of Operations for Indebank Limited (Malawi).