Chairman
Canaan Farirai Dube
Chairman(LLB; MBA) – CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Canaan Dube joined the board in February 2004 and was appointed as Chairman in August 2010. He is a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees. Canaan is a senior partner with Law Firm Dube, Manikai and Hwacha. He sits on the boards of Edgars Stores Limited, Bata Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd, Surburban Medical Centre, and Quality Corporate Governance Centre (Pvt) Ltd t/a Zimbabwe Leadership Forum. He has previously served on the boards of Barclays Bank Zimbabwe and Midlands State University Council, which he chaired. He is studying for a doctorate, focusing on corporate governance.
Executive Directors
Pearson Gowero
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)(BSc Econ (Hons); MBL) – GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Pearson Gowero was appointed as Chief Executive in June 2012. Mr. Gowero joined the Group in 1997 as marketing director of the then Chibuku Breweries Division, becoming the unit managing director in 2001. He has held various senior positions in the beverage business and became an executive director in 2003. Pearson spent some 5 years on secondment to the SABMiller Group from 2006 to 2011 where he was the Managing Director of Zambian Breweries Group. Prior to joining Delta, he had worked for some prominent clothing retail chains. Mr. Gowero sits on the board of Seed Company Zimbabwe and the boards of the Company’s subsidiary and associate companies notably Delta Beverages, Natbrew Plc (Zambia), United National Breweries (RSA), African Distillers Limited and Nampak Zimbabwe.
Mathlogonolo Mothibedi Valela
Executive Director FinanceB Tech (Accounts), CA (Z) – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FINANCE
Matlhogonolo Valela was appointed as Executive Director – Finance in June 2011. Mr Valela joined the Group in December 1996 as an accountant at the then National Breweries division. He moved up the ranks through a number of operational finance positions to become the Group Treasurer in 2003. Matts sits on the boards of the Company’s subsidiary companies and associates; African Distillers, United National Breweries (RSA) and Schweppes Holdings Africa.
Non-Executive Independent Directors
Emma Fundira
(BSc Econ (Hons)
Mrs. Emma Fundira joined the Board in January 2019. Mrs. Fundira is the Managing Director and co-founder of Finesse Advisory Services, a financial consultancy that provides corporate financing and asset management solutions. She had a career in merchant banking with the country’s leading financial institutions. Emma holds a BSc in Economics (honours) from the University of Zimbabwe where she has also lectured in economics. Mrs Fundira is currently a non-executive director of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Cimas Medical Aid Society, Boost Fellowship, and a Trustee of African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program. She has recently served on the boards of First Capital Bank Zimbabwe (formerly Barclays Bank and Nampak Zimbabwe. She has served on the boards of leading private schools.
Charity Chiratidzo Jinya
Non Executive DirectorB.A Econ; DBS (Hons Causa), Fellow Institute of Bankers
Dr Charity Chiratidzo Jinya joined the board in April 2016 and was appointed to the audit committee in April 2020. She has recently retired from Nedbank where she was the Managing Director of Nedbank Zimbabwe Bank. Dr. Jinya was recently the President of the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe. She joined the board of Old Mutual Investment Group (Zimbabwe) in May 2020. Dr Jinya had a long career in banking, having also served as managing director and executive director of leading listed banks in Zimbabwe and Uganda. She was crowned as the Director of the Year 2015 awarded by the Institute of Directors, Zimbabwe. She is involved with various charities in the education and church sectors and youth mentorship programmes.
Jonathan Andrew Kirby
Non Executive DirectorB. Acc: CA(SA)
Jon Kirby joined the board in August 2012. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee. Mr. Kirby retired from the AB InBev Group in July 2017 where he was the Vice President Finance of the Africa Zone and a long time Finance Director of the then SABMiller Africa, a group he joined in 1992. He has held various finance positions in SABMiller Africa and Asia (now AB InBev) and sat on a number of subsidiary company boards. He is a director on the boards of ZamBeef Products Plc Zambia and Consol Glass (Pty) (South Africa).
Todd Moyo
Non Executive DirectorCHAIRPERSON OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
B Acc, CA (Z)
Todd Moyo joined the board in April 2016. He is currently the Managing Director of Datlabs (Private) Limited. He sits on a number of boards and is currently a non-executive chairman of National Foods and PPC Zimbabwe. Todd participates in a number of charitable trusts and committees in the education, medical services, and civic arenas. He actively participates in the activities of professional associations such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe and industry bodies such as the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries.
Luke Ngwerume
Non Executive DirectorCHAIRPERSON OF REMUNERATION AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEES
BA; MBA;IMS
Luke Ngwerume joined the board in November 2007. He is the Chief Executive of ZimSelector.com and chairs Stiefel Investments Private Limited, an investment entity. He also sits on the boards of Cimas Medical Society, CABS, Old Mutual Nigeria and Standard Telephone & Cables and chairs the board of Axia Corporation. He retired from the position of Chief Executive of Old Mutual Zimbabwe in 2012 after serving the group for a number of years.
Non-Executive Directors – Representatives of Major Shareholders
Andrew Scott Murray
Non Executive DirectorMBA Finance, BA (Maths & Economics)
Andrew Murray joined the Board in July 2017 as a representative of Anheuser-Busch In-Bev. He is currently the Vice President of Finance for AB In-Bev Africa Zone. He joined AB In-Bev in 2013 and was most recently the Global Director for Mergers and Acquisitions, having worked in special projects with a focus on business processes optimization. He had previously worked as a team leader and consultant manager at Bain & Co, a leading global strategy consulting firm.
Richard Rivett-Carnac
BCom BBS CA(SA)
Mr. Richard Rivett-Carnac is the alternate director to the AB InBev representative directors. Mr Rivett-Carnac is a chartered accountant and is currently director responsible for mergers and acquisitions and treasury at the Africa Zone in South Africa. He has spearheaded the company in its divesture from the bottling and sorghum beer entities. He has previously worked for SABMiller in both South Africa and the United Kingdom on mergers and acquisitions, public flotations, and various due diligence processes. He has also worked for an investment bank and as a portfolio analyst.
Lucia Adele Swartz
BA (Psychology & Geography), Dip HR
Ms. Lucia Adele Swartz joined the Board in January 2019 as a representative of AB InBev, where she is the Vice President People at the Africa Zone. Lucia holds a degree in Psychology and Geography from the University of Western Cape and diplomas in human resources and management. Ms. Swartz joined AB InBev Africa (formerly SABMiller Africa) in February 2015, having worked in senior human capital roles at Sappi Limited where she worked for 13 years. She has also worked for leading international companies such as Seagram Spirits & Wine Group, BP, and Reckitt & Coleman. She serves on the boards of AB InBev entities such as Tanzania Breweries and SAB Limited. She has served as a non-executive director of New Clicks and other AB InBev subsidiaries.