Mizinga Melu

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Mizinga Melu
Born
Mazabuka, Zambia
NationalityZambian
CitizenshipZambia
Alma mater University of Zambia
(Bachelor of Arts)
Henley Management College
(Master of Business Administration)
Occupation Senior business executive
Years active1994 — present
Known for Business, Management
Title Chief executive officer
Absa Bank Zambia Plc [1]
SpouseChipepo Melu
FamilyRuthmary Melu – daughter
Matthew Melu – son

Mizinga Melu is a Zambian businesswoman, accountant, and bank executive. She is the current chief executive officer, of Absa Bank Zambia Plc, effective February 2017, based in Lusaka, the capital and largest city in the country. [1] [2]

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Prior to her current assignment, she served as the CEO of Barclays Africa Management, responsible for overseeing the "development of stakeholder relationships with governments, regulators, the Boards and customers" in the subsidiaries on the African Continent, outside of South Africa. All Barclays Africa Group managing directors, outside of South Africa, reported directly to her. She took office effective 1 October 2014. [3] Prior to that, she was the managing director and CEO of National Bank of Commerce (Tanzania). She was appointed to that position in March 2013, and assumed office on 20 May 2013. Before that, she served as the managing director and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Zambia, from January 2008 until May 2013. In 2020, she was awarded CEO of the year by Global Banking and Finance Review. In January 2021, she released a book she wrote titled "Braving the Odds". It was a bestseller on Amazon. [4]

Overview

Melu is the first Zambian and the first woman to hold the position of managing director and chief executive officer at Standard Chartered Bank Zambia and during her tenure, was the only female chief executive officer in the thirteen African countries where Standard Chartered Bank maintains subsidiaries. [5]

History

She was born on 17 March, in Mazabuka, Mazabuka District, in Zambia's Southern Province. She worked at Zambia National Commercial Bank in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1993, she joined Standard Chartered Bank and over the years worked at the bank's subsidiaries in different countries, including the following: Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Prior to becoming managing director and CEO at Standard Chartered Zambia, she served as Global Head of Development Organizations at the bank's international headquarters in London, UK. [6]

Education

She attended Roma Girls Secondary School, graduating in 1985. After obtaining her first degree from the University of Zambia (UNZA), she obtained the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Henley Management College, of the University of Reading, in the United Kingdom. [6]

Awards

She has been the recipient of the following awards:

Other responsibilities

She is married to Chipepo Melu, an economist and real estate developer. Together they are the parents on one daughter, Ruthmary and one son, Matthew. Mrs. Melu also serves as chairperson of the Zambia Daily Mail . [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lusaka Times Staff (24 February 2017). "Mizinga Melu Heads Back Home As Barclays Zambia Managing Director". Lusaka Times . Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. Staff Business Reporter (17 April 2017). "She's Back! Mizinga Melu commits to Digi-Fin-Clusion and Agri-Finance". Zambia Business Times. Lusaka. Retrieved 11 July 2018.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. Tanzania Invest (21 September 2014). "NBC Bank Tanzania CEO Mizinga Melu Appointed CEO Of Barclays Africa Regional Management". Dar es Salaam: TanzaniaInvest.Com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. Lusaka Times Reporter (10 December 2012). "Standard Chartered Bank Zambia CEO Wins The "CEO of the Year" Award In Zambia". Lusaka Times . Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. Musambi, Evelyne (10 September 2014). "Barclays appoints Zambian Mizinga Melu to head Africa unit". Daily Nation . Nairobi. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 UzaCoona Magazine (23 July 2016). "Spotlight: From Humble Beginnings As A Clerk To Bank CEO Mizinga Melu". UzaCoona Magazine. Liusaka. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  7. Zambia Daily Mail (24 October 2012). "Stanchart Boss Mizinga Melu Relives Experience On Emirates Flight EK 714". Lusaka Times Quoting Zambia Daily Mail . Retrieved 11 July 2018.