Dr. Noel Joaquim Govene

Executive Finance Director

Education Profile

1998 BA degree in Business Administration Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma City – USA

1996 Associate of Arts degree in General Studies Miles Community College – Miles City Montana - USA

1992 High School degree – Escola Francisco Manyanga Maputo - Mozambique

1987-1997 Member of the Mozambican National Basketball team; Team Captain at Oklahoma Christian University

Sept 2016 to Current -- Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM)

Positions held Executive Finance Director (CFO)

Key responsibilities:

 Build and restructure the finance department

 Performance based approach for the finance function based on clear objectives

 Implement and effective ERP systems

 Resource mobilization for electrification and working capital financing

 Donor engagement for energy investments

 Supply contracts renegotiations to optimize working capital and supplier management

 Trade Financing  Balance sheet restructure

 Tariffs negotiations with the Government  Build and sustain relationship with the Government (Ministry of Finance and MIRENE)

Sept 2010 to Sept 2016 G4S Security Services Moçambique

Positions held Executive Director, Finance and executive Board Member for the largest employer in Mozambique with over 14 thousand employees. 2IC to the Managing Director

Key responsibilities:

 Leadership role responsible for leading and managing all key financial activities such as:

 Management of periodic financial performance

 Implement and comply with group financial policies & procedures  Compliance with statutory and Group accounting and administrative practices, in conformance with legislation and IFRS.

 provide monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting packs and trade reviews within set deadlines

 Coordinate and deliver the quarterly forecasts and annual budgets

 Review and approve monthly accounts, reviewing actual performance against budget, identifying trends and highlighting variances, providing accurate management information to the business

 Treasury management

 Staff management and development: o Performance Assessment o Skills Development o Career path planning

2000-Aug 2010 British American Tobacco Group (BAT)

Positions held 

Executive Director, Finance and executive Board members – BAT Mozambique 2008 – 2010

 Executive Director for Finance and executive member of the Board of Directors – BAT Angola 2006-2008

 Finance Manager – BAT Kenya 2005-2006

 Finance Controller – BAT Mozambique 2004-2005

 Marketing Finance Manager – BAT Mozambique 2002-2004

 Operations Finance Manager – BAT Mozambique 2000-2002

Key responsibilities:

Responsible for driving the performance and strategy of the finance function in addition to supporting the business in delivering sustainable shareholder’s value;

whilst ensuring that a sound control environment was achieved. Key member of the BAT Mozambique Leadership Team. Other key areas of responsibility involved:

 Planning, forecasting, reporting and budgetary control

 Drive pricing strategy

 Excise strategy and management

 Chairman of Tax and Treasury Committee

 Profitability management

 Cash Flow management

 Balance sheet Management