Business Weekly (Zimbabwe)

About African Sun

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ASun Limited is a Zimbabwe Stock Listed hospitalit­y management company that is involved in the running of hotels, resorts, casinos and timeshare operations in Zimbabwe.

It operates through four divisions; Hotels Under Management, Hotels Under Franchise, Owner-managed Hotels and the Victoria Falls Hotel Partnershi­p.

Establishe­d in 1968 as Zimbabwe Sun Limited, the company has grown in stature to Prestigiou­s hotel brands in African Sun Limited’s expansive portfolio including The Victoria Falls Hotel, Holiday Inn, Great Zimbabwe Hotel and The Caribbea Bay Resort.

Peter Saungweme is the group’s chief executive officer. He is a Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe) and 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.

Peter has vast external audit background in Banking, Insurance, Tourism, and Power Generation sectors having worked as an audit manager for both Zimbabwe

KPMG Inc. and Namibia Inc. for a combined period of 5

KPMG years.

He was previously the financial controller for 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.

Among other roles, he has also previously served as the chief executive officer and chief finance officer of Brainworks Limited.

African Sun’s mix of select hotels includes internatio­nally recognised brands some of which have achieved world status amongst the “Top 100 Hotels in the World” making leisure, business, conferenci­ng and incentives our specialty.

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African Sun CEO Peter Saungweme

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