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STRATEGY AND MATERIAL MATTERS GOVERNANCE REPORT RISK REPORT
Board member profiles
GIDA NAKAZIBWE-SEKANDI (67)
LLB, Accredited Public Relations Practitioner (APR)
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
• Chairperson of the Group BSEC
• Member of the GBITC
Appointed to the board in 2004
Gida Nakazibwe-Sekandi joined the banking industry in August 2000 when she was appointed as executive officer: marketing and corporate communication at Bank Windhoek. In 2008, she was appointed as executive director of Capricorn Investment Holdings Ltd. Gida is a founding member of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (“PRISA”) Namibia. She has served in various executive roles, including as head of industrial relations and communications and head of corporate affairs at Rössing Uranium. She served in the Ministries of Justice in Uganda and Zimbabwe as state attorney and public prosecutor, respectively.
Gida is a director of a number of companies in the Capricorn Group, Capricorn Investment Holdings Ltd and Welwitschia Insurance Brokers. Until recently she served as the lead director of Allegrow Fund, a local unlisted private equity fund. She invests her time pro bono in various social institutions, including MSR and Women@Work.
KEPHAS BRIAN BLACK (65)
Executive and Senior Management diplomas from the University of Stellenbosch
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
• Chairman of the Group board human resources (“HR”) committee
• Member of the Group board Nomco
Appointed to the board in 2007
Brian Black was the national chairman of the Hospitality Association of Namibia, chairman of NCCI Trade and Investment Advisory Committee, and board member of FENATA and PG Bison Namibia. Previous board memberships include the Namibian Employers Federation, the Namibian Tourism Board, Namibia Wildlife Resorts, Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre and Medicity Private Hospital. Brian was also the general manager of marketing and sales for TransNamib Holdings Ltd, managing director of Cernol Chemicals (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd and executive director of Swachem Namibia (Pty) Ltd and Spice and Scale World (Pty) Ltd. He was a member of the Labour Advisory Council.
Current board memberships include chairman of Ekango Salt Refiners (Pty) Ltd, AFS Group Namibia and the Namibian Manufacturers Association. He is also a board member of the Social Security Commission. Among his personal CSR projects is the Kappsfarm Community Police Station.
ESI MALAIKA SCHIMMING-CHASE (50)
LLB (Hons) SC
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
• Member of the Group BSEC
Appointed to the board in 2013
Esi Schimming-Chase was admitted as a barrister at law in England and was subsequently appointed legal officer in the office of the Attorney-General of Namibia. She was senior manager: investment promotions at the Offshore Development Company (Pty) Ltd, where she promoted foreign investment in export processing zones in Namibia. She completed her articles at Koep & Partners and was admitted as a legal practitioner of the High Court of Namibia. She is currently a practising advocate of the High Court of Namibia and member of the Society of Advocates of Namibia. She has lectured part-time and acted as a judge of the High Court of Namibia in 2011, 2013 and 2015. In July 2017, Esi was awarded the status of senior counsel. Her other board memberships include the Legal Assistance Centre.
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