Board of directors
The Board’s primary role is to create value and protect the interests of the Group’s shareholders. The Board is accountable to shareholders for the Group performance and its activities. Communication with shareholders is achieved through the Annual Report, Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) and local media where necessary. In addition, all Group announcements and corporate information is available to investors on the Group’s website.
Phibion Gwatidzo – Chairman
Phibion is one of the Growth Experts of Baker Tilly Gwatidzo. His advice facilitated Croco Motors to become Zimbabwe’s leading dealership. He founded, and has overseen Baker Tilly Gwatidzo’s growth into Zimbabwe’s leading accountancy firm.
Phibion holds many important positions outside Baker Tilly Gwatidzo. He holds directorship in Dawn Properties Limited and many other companies and charities (he is Trustee of Hands of Hope).
Phibion’s motto in life: “I want to leave a positive legacy with everyone I speak with.”
Patrick Matute – Chief Executive Officer
Mr Patrick Matute has over eight years’ experience in corporate finance and private equity in sub-Saharan Africa including the African Development Corporation, focusing on the financial and resource sectors at QuestCo. He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Hult International Business School, Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Finance (WITS), Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) (NUST, Zimbabwe) and has completed CFA Level 1 and 2 exams.
Patrick sits on the board of Dawn Properties Limited, Dawn Property Consultancy, and FML Logistics Private Limited.
Valerie Muyambo – Chief Finance Officer
Ms. Valerie Muyambo is a Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe) with over 17 years ‘ extensive auditing, financial management and reporting experience.
She joined Dawn Properties Limited in July 2017 as finance director, having held the same position with Alpha Media Holdings (Private) Limited prior to this appointment. Before venturing into the private sector, Valerie spent 15 years with KPMG, two of which were with the South African practice where she worked as a manager in both the learning and development, as well as the technical accounting departments. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe’s (ICAZ) Accounting Procedures, Women Chartered Accountants Network and Public Relations Committees, along with also being a member of the Zimbabwe Accounting Practices Board’s International Financial Reporting Standards sub-committee. Valerie also sits on the ICAZ Council.
Murisi Mukonoweshuro – Non-Executive Director
Mr. Murisi Mukonoweshuro has served as Non-Executive Director at Dawn Properties Ltd since January 1, 2013. He also serves as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Company. He is a Chartered Accountant (CAZ) and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountancy of Zimbabwe. He has experience in investment management, advisory and consulting services as well as finance and auditing experience. He is a director of Dominion Consulting Group and the Chief Financial Officer of CABS.
Brett Childs – Non-Executive Director
Mr. Brett Childs, a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) originally from Zimbabwe, has over 25 years’ experience in change management, capital raising, public offerings, corporate actions and investment strategy. Brett has spent 15 years in London, where he helped to build a successful venture business, listed assets on the London Stock Exchange and Helsinki Stock Exchange (HEX). Brett has been based in Mauritius for the last 16 years and has managed and been a director of a number of listed and unlisted investment businesses, largely with a pan-African focus, including Maitland International Holdings Limited, Brait, Novare Africa Fund PCC and Tana Africa Capital Limited. Brett has been approved by various regulatory authorities including the Bank of Mauritius, Financial Services Commission (British Virgin Islands), Malta Financial Services Authority, Financial Services Board (South Africa), Solicitors Regulatory Authority (UK) and Financial Services Commission (Mauritius), to be a director of companies they license..
Peter Saungweme – Non-Executive Director
Mr. TPeter Saungweme is a Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe). He holds Bachelor of Accounting Science Honours and Bachelor of Accounting Science degrees from the University of South Africa (UNISA), Certificate of Theory in Accounting (CTA) and an Advanced Diploma in Auditing. He possesses strong financial management background having been the Financial Controller of Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited and Chief Finance Officer at Cell Holdings (Private) Limited – a holding company with subsidiaries and associates with interests in short term and medical insurance. Before assuming the role of the Chief Finance Officer, of Brainworks Group, Peter was the Finance Director at Dawn Properties. Peter has vast external audit background in the banking, insurance, tourism and power generation sectors having worked as an Auditor Manager for both KPMG Zimbabwe Chartered Accountants (Zimbabwe) and KPMG Namibia Inc. for a combined period of 5 years. Peter sits on the board of directors of GetBucks, DPC, and other special purpose entities within the Dawn Properties and the Brainworks Group.
