THE Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute in Zimbabwe (CGI Zimbabwe) has elected agriculture, insurance and governance consultant Judith Buzuzi as its new president to lead it for the next two years.
Buzuzi replaced Jonathan Dube, whose two-year tenure has ended.
Lifneth Moyo was re-elected vice-president, with Nyaradzo Funeral Group finance director Tendayi Kanjanda being elected as institute’s other vice-president.
“It is the only chartered governance institute in Zimbabwe, having been established by an Act of Parliament and is a division of the global Chartered Governance Institute, which is recognised as the leading governance institute worldwide,” Buzuzi said on her election as the institute’s president.
“The institute has been critical and pivotal in not only shaping governance and accountancy professionals, but also in contributing to thought leadership in both the public and private sector in Zimbabwe. The global institute is also well-known for thought leadership in governance.”
She added: “We contribute to policy through contributions to the national budget and statutory instruments that affect governance and have collaborated with other institutions in working towards the implementation of national blueprints and goals such as Vision 2030.”
Buzuzi said it was an honour to have been chosen to lead CGI Zimbabwe.
Buzuzi was one of the first women agricultural extension and technical officers and a Ciba-Geigy agronomist in the 1980s, CGI Zimbabwe said.
“She went on to hold managerial positions and executive positions with the Agricultural Finance Company, Zimnat Lion Insurance Company, Botswana Insurance Company, Health and Hygiene and Suremed Health Insurance,” it said.
“She was a commissioner with the Zimbabwe Land Commission from 2016 to 2021. In addition to her other responsibilities, she has been providing consultancy services for agriculture, insurance and governance since 2007.”