Zimpapers Logo

Business Reporter
FORMER Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) director for Exchange Control, Dr Morris Mpofu, has been appointed substantive chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC).

The board said in a notice said that the appointment was with effect from March.

“The board of the ZCDC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Mpofu as the substantive chief executive officer with effect from March 2017,” said ZCDC.

Dr Mpofu spent 26 years at the RBZ where he gained considerable senior management experience and advisory expertise in the financial sector, foreign exchange, foreign investment finance and international banking.

In 2005, he was assigned to establish Homelink (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of RBZ becoming the first chief executive officer at its inception.

Dr Mpofu holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Economics from University of Zimbabwe (1990) and a Master of Science in International Economics, Banking and Finance from Cardiff Business School (1995), University of Wales (United Kingdom). He earned his Doctorate in Business Administration from Washington International University.

Dr Mpofu is presently the deputy chairman of Homelink and chair of one of its subsidiaries, Homelink Finance (Pvt) Ltd.

He has also served as non-executive director in Cairns Holdings, Tuli Coal, Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe and ZimTrade.