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