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Mr. Leonard Mususa (64) is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and the Certified Public Accountants of Tanzania. He was the Country Senior Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Tanzania until his retirement in June 2014 and also served as Regional Head of Risk and Quality of the PwC Assurance business covering the… read more »
He joined the Board in June, 2011 and was appointed the Group Chairman in August, 2013. During his tenure he has served as the Chairman of the Human Resources Committee, Director of KCB Bank Tanzania, and has previously sat in the Audit, Risk, Procurement, Information Technology and Strategy Committees. He has over 37 years work… read more »
Mr. Mathias C. Magwanya has twenty years’ experience in auditing and has carried out various due diligence assignments. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from the University of Dar es Salaam and Master of Business Administration in Corporate Management from Mzumbe University. He currently works as Chief Internal Auditor of TANROADS and is… read more »
Yusuf Said Salim Bakhresa is the Managing Director of Azam Media Limited and is a director in the Group Companies. He is actively involved in the day to day operations of Bakhresa food products Ltd.
Abubakar Said Salim Bakhresa is the Managing Director of Bakhresa Malawi Limited, Bakhresa Grain Milling (Rwanda), Bakhresa Grain Milling Limitada (Mozambique) and Bakhresa SA (Pty) Limited. He’s the Executive Director of Said Salim Bakhresa & Co Ltd. Mr. Abubakar holds a B.Sc in Business Administration, majoring in Finance from Georgetown University, Washington D.C. USA. He… read more »
Omar Said Salim Bakhresa, a Mechanical Engineer, is the Executive Director in charge of the Logistic Division of Said Salim Bakhresa & Co Ltd. He has over a decade of experience in logistics & transportation industry. As the head of most critical service department, his expertise helps the group to function in a smooth and… read more »
Mohamed Said Bakhresa is the Managing Director of Bakhresa Grain Milling (Uganda) Limited and is the Executive Director of Said Salim Bakhresa & Company Limited. He is also holding Director-Ship in most of the Group Companies. Mr Mohamed is a graduate in finance, law and accounting from Southbank University, United Kingdom. He is a well-… read more »
Said Salim Awadh Bakhresa is the founding father and the Chairman of the Bakhresa Group of Companies. He is a well-known industrialist in the region. With a humble beginning as a small restaurateur in the seventies, he created the business empire within a span of four decades. He is the mastermind behind the success of… read more »
Mr Gilbert started his career as an Engineer in the Oil & Gas industry working for major companies, such as Halliburton and National Oilwell Varco, before progressing into leadership roles where he led Weatherford in Tanzania, Mozambique and Angola (2012-2015). Following a 12-year career in the oilfield sector, Mr Gilbert founded Group de Clermont –… read more »
Mr. Massawe holds a B.A (Hons) Finance degree from University of Central England, Birmingham UK, and PGD. (Finance) from the University of Strathclycle, Glasgow, UK. He is also a certified treasury dealer holding a ACI Dealing Certificate. Mr. Massawe was a Treasury Dealer in Foreign Exchange and Money Market Instruments at the National Bank of… read more »
Mr. Balleith is a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA-UK) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA-TZ). He trained and qualified with Ernst & Young in Saudi Arabia and the UK, and recently became a Certified Director with the Institute of Directors Tanzania. Mr. Balleith is a Tanzanian expatriate with over 30 years of experience working abroad who has… read more »
Eng. Harold Temu holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nairobi (1975) and is a founder and Managing Director of Electriplan (T) Ltd, a company involved in consulting in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. His previous experience includes Senior Development Engineer and Technical Instructor with Air Tanzania Corporation, Planning Engineer at… read more »
Dr. Mestres Ridge worked first for Total Oil Marine (1998-2000) and then worked as an independent M&A and business development advisor to oil companies active in the North Sea and North Africa (2000-2006). From 2006-2008 he was a Vice-President at the Royal Bank of Canada, first in the Global Investment Banking Oil and Gas team… read more »
The Hon. Mwinyi worked firstly as State Attorney for the Ministry of Legal Affairs (1996-1997) before joining BP as Supply and Trade Coordinator (1999-2002), Project Manager (2002-2004) and Company Secretary (2004-2005). From 2005 to 2007 he was an Associate with Mkono and Company. From 2007 he has been a Member of Parliament and a Member… read more »