The Zimbabwe Independent

Econet’s Chimanikir­e clinches top award

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ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe deputy chief executive officer Roy Chimanikir­e was named the overall Director of the year at the Institute of Directors Zimbabwe (IoDZ) 2022 Awards held in Harare recently.

Chimanikir­e also scooped the Director of the Year award in the Large and Listed Companies category.

e affable and fresh-looking executive thanked the Institute for promoting excellence and raising the standards of corporate governance best practice in Zimbabwe.

He also acknowledg­ed his companys’ group CEO, Dr Douglas Mboweni, for his leadership and support, as well as the company’s management and staff, for their contributi­on in getting him this recognitio­n.

“I would like to especially thank my group CEO, Dr Douglas Mboweni, for his strong leadership, and the entire Econet family — our management and staff. I also want to acknowledg­e the Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Board for its unwavering support of the company,” Chimanikir­e said.

e IoDZ’s Director of the Year Awards, which were introduced in Zimbabwe in 2005, recognise the achievemen­t of a single individual in Zimbabwe, who has distinguis­hed him or herself as a board member. e award is meant to recognise an individual’s contributi­on to his or her respective board’s direction, strategy, and corporate social responsibi­lity.

is year’s awards event was running under the theme “ESG for Greater Transparen­cy and Sustainabi­lity”.

Chimanikir­e, who also doubles as Econet’s finance director, was instrument­al in helping the telecoms company achieve its corporate goals over the last decade.

During the period under review, Econet launched the country’s first high-speed Fifth Generation (5G) mobile broadband technology. 5G is a key digital infrastruc­ture that is poised to position Zimbabwe as a digital economy, as well as enhance the country’s digital innovation and economic competitiv­eness.

In addition to contributi­ng over ZW$31 billion to the fiscus through taxes, Econet also implemente­d various Environmen­tal, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiative­s in its quest to create a sustainabl­e future in the communitie­s it serves.

A qualified chartered accountant and a former senior partner at Deloitte & Touche who joined the Econet Group in 2009, Chimanikir­e is also a past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountant­s Zimbabwe.

He said the past two years have seen very difficult operating conditions in the country, forcing Econet to review its business model in order to respond to the changes in operating environmen­t.

“In doing so, we have provided major societal and economic contributi­ons to communitie­s right across Zimbabwe at a critical time in our country,” Chimanikir­e said in his brief remarks after receiving the awards.

“At Econet, we remain committed in ensuring we maintain a sustainabl­e business in a challengin­g operating environmen­t, whilst enabling national developmen­t through technology.

“In pursuit of our sustainabi­lity agenda, we continue working closely with all the relevant stakeholde­rs to ensure we are an empowering contributo­r to the social and economic developmen­t of the country.

“We continuall­y hold ourselves accountabl­e for our performanc­e, celebratin­g our achievemen­ts but taking stock of the areas where we can do more.”

Chimanikir­e was appointed to the Econet Wireless Zimbabwe board in February 2016 as finance director. In 2020 he was appointed deputy CEO of the listed company.

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Econet Wireless deputy CEO Roy Chimanikir­e

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