Executive Committee
Mubaiwa Mubayiwa
Chief Executive Officer
Mubaiwa Mubayiwa was appointed to his current position in May 2022. He has over 20 years’ experience with the bank, having held several managerial positions across various African countries. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mubaiwa was Head of Commercial, Corporate and Institutional Banking (CCIB), as well as Executive Director since December 2018. Previously, he held several senior positions, including Head of Commercial Banking (Zimbabwe); Head of Financial Markets (Zimbabwe); as well as additional responsibilities for Commercial Banking (Southern Africa Region). In addition, he has worked as Head of Sales (Cameroon) and Head of Wholesale Banking (Sierra Leone).
Mubaiwa joined Standard Chartered Bank on the Africa Regional Management Trainee program after graduating from the University of Zimbabwe with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics. He also has a Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) qualification.
Geri Mangori
Chief Financial Officer
Geri joined Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe in February 2014 as a Financial Controller. He trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte in Harare before working briefly for CBZ Building Society as their Financial Controller. Later, he relocated to Romania where he worked for Deloitte Central Europe as a Senior Consultant in the Forensic and Dispute Services department. Upon returning to Zimbabwe, he worked for Ernst & Young in Harare as a Manager in their Fraud Investigations and Dispute Services department. He has over 20 years of experience split mainly between auditing and finance and has also had the opportunity to work in various Southern African countries.
Geri is a member of the Chartered Accountants Institute of Zimbabwe and also the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. He is a holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (Honours) from the University of Zimbabwe and a Master’s degree in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa.
Protasius Jokonya
Head, Consumer Private and Business Banking
Protasius was appointed the Head of Consumer Private and Business Banking, effective 24 August 2022, bringing in a wealth of experience in organising, leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams on key projects to deliver various retail clients’ propositions and drive continuous improvement over the past 15 years as a member of the CPBB team. Prior to his appointment he served as the Value Centre General Manager for Personal Banking. Protasius joined the Bank in 2008 as a Graduate Trainee and holds a Master of Science degree in Banking and Financial Services from the National University of Science and technology and various other relevant qualifications in the financial services sector.
Silas Simemeza
Chief Information Officer, Zimbabwe
Silas was appointed to the Chief Information Officer role in April 2013 and has been with the Bank for 29 years. Prior to his current appointment, Silas was the Country Technology Manager for Zimbabwe. He also served as the Technology Information Security Manager, Africa and took part in some Group major projects. He was part of the design team for the Africa Enterprise Network and represented Africa on the Re-engineering Service Delivery Project which culminated into the establishment of the two Information Technology Service Centres in Malaysia and Chennai. Silas joined the Bank in Zimbabwe in 1989 as a Networks Specialist and rose through the ranks. Over and above other professional qualifications, he holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from Nottingham Trent University United Kingdom.
Lillian Hapanyengwi
Head, Corporate Affairs and Brand & Marketing, Zimbabwe
Lillian was appointed to her current role in 2015. As Head of Corporate Affairs, Brand and Marketing for Zimbabwe, Lillian leads on the strategic delivery of Brand and Marketing as well as that of Corporate Affairs. Lillian has been in the Bank for 19 years having joined the Bank as a Graduate trainee in 1999. She had exposure in Group Technology and Operations working in Systems and Processes and Operations before joining, Retail Clients in 2001 as Shared Distribution Support Manager.
Lillian joined Corporate Affairs in 2006 as Corporate Affairs Manager. She has led our Corporate Affairs function in Zimbabwe since 2008 and was instrumental in setting up the Corporate Affairs department in Mauritius in 2013. She has served as Acting Regional Head Southern Africa in 2014. Lillian is a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Mathematics as well as a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Zimbabwe.
Lillian has a passion in coaching and mentoring young people and is also a patron of the Women’s Council in Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe.
Charles Kamba
Head of Legal, Southern Africa
Head of Legal & Company Secretary, Zimbabwe
Charles was appointed to Head of Legal and Company Secretary with effect from 1 April 2012, having joined the Bank in September 2011 as Retail Clients Legal and Compliance Manager. Prior to that, he was a practicing lawyer ,Company Secretary and Legal Advisor for a leading life assurance company in Zimbabwe. He also worked for the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa, researching on money laundering in Southern Africa. Charles holds an LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Zimbabwe and an LLM degree from the University of Cape Town. A member of the Law Society of Zimbabwe and the International Bar Association, he is also an Eisenhower Fellow. His portfolio has just been extended to Southern Africa in April 2018.
Steven Gomba
Head, Human Resources, Zimbabwe
Steven joined Standard Chartered Bank 23 years ago, when he started in the then Technology and Operations. He moved to Finance in 2002 before joining the HR team as Service Delivery Manager in 2015 and taking over as Head, Human Resources Zimbabwe in 2021.
Steven holds a Certificate with Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Zimbabwe (ICSAZ).
Edmore Bere
Country Chief Risk Officer and Head of Operational Risk, Zimbabwe
Edmore was appointed as the Country Chief Risk Officer & Head of Operational Risk effective 11th July 2022. Edmore has been with the Bank for over 20 years and has a wealth of experience across both Risk and Business functions having held a variety of roles across Corporate Banking from Credit Analyst, Relationship Manager, to Head of Credit and Regional Portfolio Manager, Africa. Prior to his appointment, Edmore was Senior Credit Manager, CCIB Zimbabwe & Botswana. Edmore is a member of the Country Management Team (CMT) and is responsible for overall management of Enterprise-Wide Risk for SCB Zimbabwe.
Edmore holds a Bachelor of Accounting Sciences (BCompt), ACCA professional qualification and Institute of Bankers of Zimbabwe (IOBZ) Diploma.
Everson Gatsi
Head, Conduct, Financial Crime & Compliance, Zimbabwe
Everson was appointed as the Head of Conduct, Financial Crime & Compliance in August 2021, having joined the Bank in July 2017. He has 10 years experience in Banking having started off as a Graduate Trainee with a local financial institution in a program that covered Banking, Asset Management and Stockbroking. Everson has been a Compliance practioneer since 2013 holding various compliance advisory roles in Corporate and Investment Banking, Financial Markets and Retail Banking. He also has vast experience in regulatory compliance, financial crime compliance and managing conduct risk. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Zimbabwe and is currently studying towards a Master of Business Administration degree with the same institution. Everson is a graduate of the Cambridge University, Judge Business School Compliance Academy, a Certified Compliance Professional (CCP) as well as a Certified Enterprise Risk Manager (CERM).
Everson is involved in various youth coaching and mentorship programs.
Ndanatseyi Nyamhunga
Head, Client Coverage, Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking
Ndanatseyi was appointed as Head, Client Coverage CCIB effective 01 August 2022, bringing in a wealth of experience over the past 14 years, having benefited from participating on the Commercial Banking Management Team Connect Program and Global Talent Accelerator Program for Africa and the Middle East. Prior to her appointment she served as Head, Local Corporates. Ndanatseyi joined the bank in 2008 as a Graduate Trainee and holds a Master of Science Degree in Finance & Investments and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Degree in Finance.
Ndana has a strong passion for social responsibility having been involved in various community activities and has actively been involved in setting up the Diversity & Inclusion agenda for the bank in Zimbabwe.