Board of Directors
Herbert Nkala – Non-Executive Chairman
Herbert Nkala is a Businessman and a Marketing Consultant. Herbert holds a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree from the University of Wales (U.K.) and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Zimbabwe.
His leadership career in the corporate world began as a Technical Executive with Dairibord Zimbabwe and he subsequently became the Marketing Director for the same company and later joined Delta as Marketing Director for the National Breweries of Zimbabwe.
He continued his leadership growth as Chief Executive Officer and led the transformation of the then Zimbabwe Tourism Investment Company to Rainbow Tourism Group Limited, culminating in its listing on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.
Herbert is currently the Chairman of the boards of FBC Holdings Limited and OK Zimbabwe Limited, both of which are listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. Herbert is a former chairman of African Sun Limited, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), Astra Holdings amongst many other Public and Private entities. He is also a trustee of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Foundation.
Timothy James Graham Fennell - Chief Executive Officer
Timothy is a highly trained and experienced farmer and business leader, with a passion for developing people and Zimbabwean agriculture. A product of Peterhouse, Timothy received tertiary education in Zimbabwe and South Africa. His father was instrumental in establishing the coffee research and the coffee mill in Chipinge and Mutare, and Timothy established his own farming operations in the Chipinge area growing macadamia nuts and coffee.
Timothy was involved in consultancy work in various parts of the world and helped Tanganda establish its macadamia and avocado project initially as a consultant and then in a managerial role. He has led the transformation of Tanganda from a single crop tea company to a diversified entity. He was also instrumental in transforming the beverage division tea packaging by bringing in world class packaging machinery from Germany and Italy.
Henry Nemaire - Finance Director
Henry is a Chartered Certified Accountant and a registered public accountant who served his articles with Deloitte and Touche. He is also the holder of a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) Degree from the University of Zimbabwe and a Master of Professional Accountancy from the University of London. Prior to joining Tanganda, Henry worked at the Lonrho Agribusiness Unit, The Wattle Company and Manica Board & Doors both involved in exports of processed forestry products.
Henry has lectured Tax Law & Practice at Africa University and Zimbabwe Open University and is a non-executive director of listed Fidelity Life Assurance Company of Zimbabwe and a Trustee of the Development Trust of Zimbabwe.
Kwirirai Chigerwe - Beverage & Marketing Director
Kwirirai holds a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe, Masters in Food Processing Sytems Technology, Masters in Business Administration, Masters in Leadership and Management, all three from the University of Zimbabwe and various quality management systems training certifications.
Kwirirai joined Tanganda as a Factory Manager in January 2002 and rose through the ranks to Director of Beverages & Marketing, where he has overseen the development of a diversified product range and modernisation of production. Prior to joining Tanganda, Kwirirai was involved in quality systems management as well as research and development in the engineering sector.
Livingstone Takudzwa Gwata – Independent Non-Executive Director
Livingstone is a holder of a Bachelor of Administration from the University of Zimbabwe and has thirty-seven years of regional and international banking experience, spanning all facets of Corporate, Retail and Merchant banking. He held various executive director positions within the Standard Chartered group in Zimbabwe, Europe, the Far East and several African countries. In 1998, Livingstone joined First Banking Corporation Limited as Managing Director and steered the privately owned bank to a profitable public listed diversified financial services group, FBC Holdings Limited, from where he retired as Chief Executive Officer in 2011.
Livingstone was appointed to the board of ABC Holdings Limited, in September 2015, and became Chairman in December 2018. Livingstone was appointed as Chairman of Fidelity Assurance Company of Zimbabwe in 2022. He has held directorships and leadership positions in several Zimbabwean and multinational companies, including founder Chairmanship of the Rainbow Tourism Group Limited and University of Zimbabwe Council, Vice Chairman of MasterCard International Limited, Middle East and Africa and President of the Institute of Bankers of Zimbabwe. He was the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe until April 2021 and is currently the Chairman of the Zimbabwe Open Golf Committee.
Simon James Hammond – Independent Non-Executive Director
Simon is a Chartered Accountant and seasoned business leader. He joined the Old Mutual Company in 1999 and served in various positions including Company Finance Director for Zimbabwe, Chief Operating Officer for Old Mutual Africa and Managing Director for CABS, a position he held until retirement in March 2020. Prior to joining Old Mutual, Simon was a Partner at KPMG Zimbabwe from 1989 to 1999 and is a past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (“ICAZ”). Simon has held various positions of responsibility for ICAZ, is a past director of Delta Corporation Limited and is the chairman of the Executive Committee of Peterhouse Group of Schools. Simon is also a director Zimswitch Holdings Limited, Old Mutual Investment Group (Zimbabwe) and Border Timbers Limited and a former Director of Meikles Limited. Simon is a member of the Cicada Solar credit committee.
Rufaro Audrey Maunze – Independent Non-Executive Director
Rufaro is a leadership coach, seasoned business leader, finance expert and executive management consultant with experience working in Zimbabwe, Australia, and several countries across Africa focusing on leadership development, inclusive finance, strategic operations, change management, and socio-economic development. She holds both a Specialized Masters’ in Coaching & Consulting for Change from HEC Paris & Oxford SAID Business Schools and a Masters’ in Development Finance from Stellenbosch Business School and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. She also holds a Certificate in Impact Investing from Oxford SAID Business School.
Rufaro is the Chairperson of Imara Fiduciary (Private) Limited and is a former Non-Executive Director of OK Zimbabwe Limited..
Matthew John Stewart Moxon – Independent Non-Executive Director
Matthew holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Stellenbosch University, a Bachelor of Laws and a Masters in Business Administration, both from the University of Cape Town. He joined Shoprite Checkers (Proprietary) Limited in their Management Training programme and had a stint in project management and operations within their Mozambique Division
Mathew is the Managing Director of Thomas Meikle Properties and is a Director of Meikles Limited and TM Pick n Pay
Bruce Hendrik Henderson – Independent Non-Executive Director
Bruce is a Chartered Accountant (SA) with vast experience accumulated over various sectors of the economy which include finance, energy, FMCG, retail and manufacturing. Bruce started his career in audit and assurance with Ernst and Young South Africa. He worked for Clifford Chance and Deutsche Bank UK. He joined IDC Investment, South Africa in 2002 where he was seconded as Chief Executive Officer of the Investee Company for a period of nine years. Bruce moved back to Zimbabwe and continued his career as Chief Finance Officer of Zuva Petroleum from 2011 to 2014.
He established the Willowton Group Zimbabwe as Chief Executive Officer in 2015 and was at the helm of the Company for seven years to 2022. Bruce is currently a Non-Executive Director for Dairibord Holdings Limited, Electrosales Powerspeed and is a past Director of Truworths Limited.
Sharon Nyasha Kodzanai – Company Secretary
Sharon is an Associate of the Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute in Zimbabwe (CGIZ) and is a certified Professional Director accredited by the Governance Solutions Inc, Canada in partnership with the Institute of Corporate Directors (Zimbabwe). She is member of the Public Accountancy and Auditors Board and holds a Master in Business Administration from the University of Gloucestershire and a Bachelor of Commerce Honours Degree in Accounting from Great Zimbabwe University.
Sharon has in excess of twenty years’ experience in Finance and administration. Since joining Tanganda in 2005, she held various accounting and management positions. Prior to joining Tanganda, Sharon worked for a horticultural Export Processing Zone registered enterprise, Kondozi Estate, and also worked in the hospitality industry at Leopard Rock Hotel.