Leadership

Martin has more than 25 year’s experience in the financial industry. He began his career in the financial markets in 1996 spending five years at the Bank of Namibia. In 2000, he joined STANLIB Asset Management and served as the Executive Director and Investment Manager, before moving to FNB Group to establish RMB Asset Management Namibia in 2004. After successfully building RMB Asset Management in Namibia, Martin resigned his position as CEO of RMB Asset Management in 2009 to set up First Capital Treasury Solution. Martin is a Certified Portfolio Manager (CPM), holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from California Intercontinental University; two Master’s Degrees in Economic Analysis (Macquarie University, Australia) and an MScFinancial Economics (University of London – external). Other qualifications include a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Namibia, a CAIB, an Advanced diploma in unit trust investments, a Certificate in Investments and Portfolio Management (UNISA), a Certificate in Government Treasury Management and Debt Administration (the University of Georgia in the USA – distance), and a Professional Certificate in Corporate Treasury Management(CTM) – New York Institute of Finance.

Tafadzwa is a Chartered Accountant (Namibia) and has over 15years financial services experience ranging from financial analysis and accounting, financial and management accounting, financial reporting, taxation, audit reviews and project management. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer, who is also responsible for managing our money market portfolio. Before joining FCTS, Tafadzwa completed his articles with BDO and worked for Deloitte and BDO Namibia as an Audit Manager and Senior Audit Manager respectively. He has gained valuable experience in a dimension of industries which includes Financial Services, Power generation, Health, Mining, Transport and Manufacturing. Notable clients that Tafadzwa worked on include GIPF, Murray & Roberts, Nedbank, Roads Contractor Company, Namibia Institute of Pathology, and DeBeers Namibia amongst others. Tafadzwa has also worked for NAMFISA in the Provident Institutions Division which regulates Medical Aid Funds, Friendly Societies and Pension Funds. His employment at NAMFISA has given him wide experience which made him an expert in the non-banking financial sector (Pension funds, Life and Non-life Insurance, Medical Aid funds/Health Insurance and Finance, Micro-finance/Insurance. Tafadzwa has also served as a member of the Investment Committee responsible for managing the investments at NAMFISA.