Fact file: Gibson Mapfidza

● Mapfidza is a chartered surveyor with over 15 years of professional working experience in the built environment industry;

● He holds a BSc Rural and Urban Planning (UZ), MSc Construction Management (NUST), MSc. Real Estate (University of Reading, UK) and currently studying a Master of Science in Business Leadership with the University of Cape Town, SA;

● He is an active member of the Estate Agents Council, Valuation Council of Zimbabwe, Real Estate Insitute of Zimbabwe and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS);

● He started his professional career at CB Richard Ellis International Property Consultancy before joining the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe where he expanded his skills and knowledge in corporate real estate management (CREM );

● He later joined Old Mutual Property Zimbabwe in 2010 where he rose to become head of property development, working on several projects in Zimbabwe and a three-year posting to Malawi Property Investment Company (MPICO ), a listed property company owned by Old Mutual Malawi; and

● Prior to joining Mashonaland Holdings in November 2018, he was GM property investments at Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe.