Board Chairperson
Rachel Kupara is a Chartered Accountant with vast experience in the Financial Services Sector working for various companies at senior management positions, specifically Insurance and Banking; Agriculture & Agro-processing and manufacturing industries. She has served in Boards of several big Corporates. Currently she sits on boards of BAT Zimbabwe Limited, Dairibord Holdings Limited, Financial Securities Exchange (Finsec) as Chair, First Mutual Wealth Management, and Zimbabwe Insurance Brokers.
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Board Member
Leif Reeckmann is the Executive Director of Gadenia Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd, a position he has held since 2025. He previously served as Executive Director/CEO of Kefalos Cheese Products (Pvt) Ltd for 18 years, from 2006 to 2024. He joined Kefalos in 1997 as Production Manager and later served as Technical Manager, playing a key role in the company’s growth and diversification from a small cheese manufacturer into a broader dairy products company. A Danish national with a background in farming, dairy, transport and logistics, Leif is known for his hands-on and unconventional management approach, encouraging innovation, independent decision-making and teamwork. He remains a shareholder and Board Member of Kefalos and serves on the Board of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Development Trust (ZADT). He has also served as Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Denmark to Zimbabwe and was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 2025.
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Tawanda Namusi serves as Chief Operating Officer of Zebu Investment Partners, a pan African Private Equity Fund Manager. A Chartered Accountant with more than 18 years of leadership experience across local and international markets, he has built a distinguished career spanning financial services, assurance, horticulture and the meat sector, including his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of Interfresh, prior to joining Zebu. He brings deep expertise in capital raising, corporate reorganizations, strategic planning, performance oversight, international financial reporting, environmental social and governance, internal controls and corporate governance.
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Kennedy Mugochi is an experienced Development expert whose career spans close to twenty years. Areas of expertise includes Programme/project management; development and implementation of complex multi-stakeholder initiatives; Human rights research and documentation; Local and international human rights and governance lobby and advocacy; Project monitoring and evaluation; Proposal writing and fundraising; Grant making and Team management. He is currently employed by HIVOS Foundation as the Regional Director for Southern Africa with the overall responsibility of managing the regional office for Southern Africa. This includes overseeing programmes and projects, operations and staff in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. He holds a Doctorate in Development Studies.
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Lucy is an international development professional with over 17 years’ experience in management, consultancy and leading development programs in the NGO sphere in East and Southern Africa. Lucy’s areas of expertise include strategic planning, improving operational efficiencies, project management, stakeholder engagement, operations management, donor engagement and management, and budgeting. She joined SNV Tanzania in 2017 as Deputy Country Director. She is currently the Country Representative for Zambia and Zimbabwe. Prior to joining SNV, Lucy was Country Director of D-Tree International for 8 years where she provided strategic leadership to the Tanzania and Malawi offices. Her work experience covered a variety of sectors including women and youth economic empowerment, health, enterprise development, agriculture, renewable energy and Water and Sanitation. She sits on various Boards and consultative committees at national and regional levels with not-for-profit institutions and organizations. Lucy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and an MBA from the University of Phoenix, USA.
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Chief Executive Officer
Godfrey` is a seasoned development expert with many years of experience in strategic planning, programme management, partnership engagement and fund raising and management for the benefit of disadvantaged communities such as smallholder farmers, women, and youth. His expertise overlays the several years that he spent working in the financial services sector where he was involved in development banking focusing on agribusiness, project financing, advisory and trade financing structures. He is employed as CEO at ZADT where he heads the Secretariat which he was hired to establish in 2013 and is responsible for the development and execution of the corporate strategy of the Trust. He also ensures effective monitoring and management of corporate principal risks that the Trust faces. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Agriculture, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) degree.
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Investments Manager
Fortunate is a seasoned Agriculturalist, Development and Corporate banker with vast experience in managing agribusiness and corporate portfolios. Fortunate is currently the Investments Manager for ZADT, responsible for business development and fund preservation. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Agriculture and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA), as well as certificates in Financial Analysis, Project & Credit Assessment and Appraisal, Corporate Workouts and Turn Around strategies, Selling Skills and Account Relationship Development and Management, Investment, Project Management and Risk Analysis
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Finance & Administration Manager
Phillipa is a seasoned professional with experience in financial management, Accounting, Internal and External Audit. Her skills include financial management, financial reporting, tax planning, cost management and risk assessment. She is also well versed with the current International Financial Reporting Standards and International Standards of Auditing attained through continuous professional development. She has worked for several companies in Zimbabwe and Botswana. She is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (FCCA), holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, an Honors Degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University (London UK),
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