Experience

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  Opportunik Global Fund

  • Mauritius
  • Investment Management
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Executive Head, Treasury and Trading

    • Feb 2024 - Present

    Expanded scope to lead Opportunik’s Treasury and Trading operations, including financial asset management. Key Responsibilities- Collaborate with risk management to implement frameworks reducing financial exposure while optimizing returns.- Manage treasury activities, ensuring effective liquidity, compliance, and strategic alignment.- Execute hedging and investment strategies, improving asset management and financial performance.- Oversee cash management processes, advancing forecasting and planning to support business operations.- Strengthen banking relationships, aligning with corporate finance and compliance standards.- Provide strategic financial reports to the board, driving informed decision-making and long-term corporate planning.- Continue leadership over the Trading Desk, managing high-risk investments across a diverse asset portfolio, including foreign exchange, equities, fixed income, digital assets, and commodities, to deliver over 30% annualized returns.

  • Executive Head, Trading

    • Jan 2023 - Feb 2024

    Led a specialized team managing high-risk investments across a diverse asset portfolio, including foreign exchange, equities, fixed income, digital assets, and commodities. My team continually identified and capitalized on trading opportunities to deliver annualized returns exceeding 30%.

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  Canary Compass

  • Founder and Chief Editor

    • Oct 2023 - Present

    Canary Compass delivers in-depth analysis and insights on macroeconomic issues, financial markets, investments, and fund management, primarily focusing on Zambia and Kenya. It aims to empower professionals and laypeople with the knowledge to navigate today's financial markets. We write and publish articles and reports and host an interactive podcast series, fostering a community of informed and engaged readers and listeners.

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  Gran Valle International

  • Nairobi County, Kenya

  • Non-Executive, Diaspora Director

    • Jul 2018 - Present
    • Nairobi County, Kenya

    Consult with Gran Valle International on international investment prospects beyond the Kenyan market. Gran Valle International is an investment company founded by alumni of Strathmore School's class of 2001.

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  First Capital Bank Zambia

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Head, Trading

    • Dec 2021 - Dec 2022
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    Led the Treasury team in management of foreign exchange and interest rate risk, serving a client base exceeding 500. Deployed innovative pricing strategies that achieved successful execution in over 80% of client engagements.1-yr Trading Desk Performance Highlights (2022)- Headed a trading team that delivered an impressive annualized Return on Equity (ROE) of 63.2%.- Spearheaded the inception and rollout of a fixed income trading division, strategically recalibrating the revenue mix from being solely FX-focused to 77% FX and 23% IR.Furnished timely and insightful updates on Zambia's economic and financial market landscape to a diversified audience, including both domestic and international clients, sales units, executive leadership, risk committees, and local media channels.Industry LeadershipServed as Chair of the ACI Zambia FMA Money Markets (MM) Sub-committee. In a pivotal collaboration with the Bank of Zambia's Financial Markets team, this role was instrumental in establishing a framework to bolster inter-bank liquidity and credit accessibility within Zambia's financial sector.Content and Media Milestones (2022)- Launched the FCB Weekly Market Watch Note, captivating over 500 clients.- Debuted the FCB Weekly Market Watch Podcast which gathered an audience of over 4,000 listeners, and secured the #1 ranking in Zambian Business News on Apple Podcasts.- Rolled out the FCB Quarterly Economic Watch Note, further enriching the analytical resources available to more than 500 clients.

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  Standard Bank Group

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Economist / Fixed Income and Currencies (FIC) Strategist

    • Aug 2020 - Nov 2021
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    Specialized in Zambia economic research, serving a client base of over 5,000. Integral member of the Stanbic Bank Zambia Executive & Support team, working across multiple business lines.Authored recurring Zambia Flash Notes and contributed to SBG's Flagship Quarterly publication, Africa Markets Revealed, reaching an audience of over 5,000 clients.Regularly disseminated Zambia's economic insights to a diverse array of stakeholders, including domestic and international clients, sales and trading teams, executive leadership, risk committees, the SBZ Board, and local media outlets.Awards and Committee Involvement- Part of the SBG Africa Research team that received the 2021 Financial Mail Top Analysts Award for non-Equities Research in Africa, excluding South Africa.- Served on the SBZ Management Committee (MANCO) from 2020 to 2021.Advisory Role- Acted as a Technical Advisor to Zambia's Business Coalition Council Emergency Taskforce (BCCET) from 2020 to 2021.

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  Stanbic Bank Zambia

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Fixed Income and Currencies (FIC) Trader

    • Nov 2009 - Jul 2020
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    Contributed to steering foreign exchange and interest rate risk management for a Global Markets team serving over 1,000 clients. Implemented pricing strategies that ensured a successful execution rate of at least 80% of client interactions.10-Year Trading Desk Performance Highlights (2010 - 2019)- Pioneered a shift in revenue diversification, moving from 72% FX and 28% IR to a more balanced 55% FX and 45% IR.- Instrumental in crafting a growth strategy that achieved a 14.2% annual growth rate for the Trading Desk versus a 12.4% annual growth in Total Global Markets revenue and a 13.7% annual growth in Nominal GDP.- Contributed to robust revenue generation, averaging $3 million per head, notwithstanding an 11.8% annualized depreciation of the kwacha against the dollar.- Helped the team maintain a 90% budget hit-ratio for seven consecutive years (2013-2019) and achieved a 70% YoY revenue growth hit-ratio.Industry Leadership - Chaired the Financial Markets Association of Zambia (ACI Zambia FMA) MM Sub-committee from 2020 to 2022.- Designed and implemented a Mentorship Programme for ACI Zambia FMA spanning 2019 to 2022.- Chaired the ACI Zambia FMA Foreign Exchange (FX) Sub-committee from 2017 to 2019.Content and Media Milestones- Featured as the chief contributor on 87.7 Hot FM’s Property Insights, covering Zambia’s economic and financial market outlook in 2020.- Provided expert insights on 93.7 Money FM's 'Economist at Money' segment every Tuesday from 2018 to 2020, along with daily market audio updates from 2018 to 2019.Awards and Committee Involvement- Delivered a Vote of Thanks on behalf of SBZ staff to SBG board members during their 2017 visit to Zambia.- Contributed to SBZ's Global Markets team, which was recognized by Global Finance as Zambia's best foreign exchange provider for four consecutive years (2013-2016).Additional Experience- Undertook secondments as an FX Trader in Botswana on two separate occasions, in 2010 and 2014.

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  Standard Bank Group

  • South Africa
  • Financial Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Junior FX Trader

    • Jun 2008 - Oct 2009

    Managed the funding of nostro accounts for the Africa Trading Desk, spanning over 10 currencies. Contributed to the management of foreign exchange exposures, focusing on five key currency pairs: Kenyan Shilling, Ugandan Shilling, Tanzanian Shilling, Zambian Kwacha, and Mauritian Rupee.Undertook a three-month secondment at the Africa Trading Desk in Johannesburg from October to December 2008, further honing my expertise in regional financial markets.

  • Sales and Structuring Trainee

    • Mar 2008 - May 2008

    Delivered in-depth research and analysis for a range of financial products on the CEEMEA Sales and Structuring Desk. Supported the team in pricing complex instruments, including interest rate swaps and collars, as well as cross-currency swaps.