Mathlogonolo Mothibedi Valela

Chief Executive Officer

(B Tech (Accounts), CA (Z) – CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Matlhogonolo Valela was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 July 2021. He had been Executive Director – Finance since June 2011 and assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer on 1 April 2021. Mr Valela joined the Group in December 1996 as an accountant at the then National Breweries division. He has occupied various roles of increasing seniority in operational finance and accounting, becoming the Group Treasurer in 2003. Matts sits on the boards of the Company’s subsidiary companies and associates; African Distillers, Nampak Zimbabwe, National Breweries Plc Zambia, United National Breweries (RSA) and Schweppes Holdings Africa.

Alex Makamure

Executive Director Finance

B. BAcc, FCA(Z), LLB

Alex Makamure was appointed as the Group Finance Director with effect from 1 April 2021. Alex was the Company Secretary and Group Treasurer from April 2011 and had functional responsibility for Corporate Affairs and Supply Chain and other Group Services such as tax administration and executive compensation. Mr Makamure joined the Group in 1998 as Finance Manager at Chibuku Breweries Division becoming Divisional Finance Director in 2002. He served as the General Manager Finance for the combined beverages business from 2003 until his appointment as Company Secretary in January 2006.
He sits on the board of Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited, African Distillers Limited and United National Breweries (RSA) as a company representative. Alex is a board member at Medical Investments Limited (Avenues Clinic).

 

DR MUNYARADZI GODFREY NYANDOROH

Operations Director – Sorghum Beer Business

BSC (HONS) (UZ); MSC (UZ); PHD (KENT)  – OPERATIONS DIRECTOR – SORGHUM BEER BUSINESS

Dr Munyaradzi Nyandoroh was appointed the Operations Director – Sorghum Beer, overseeing the Sorghum Beer operations in Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa in April 2021. He was the General Manager – Lager Beer Business since April 2014. He joined the Group in 1986, working in the technical department of the then Chibuku Breweries Division. He left the organization in 1992 to pursue further studies and re-joined in 1996 as Technical Director for Chibuku Breweries. He was appointed General Manager for the Agricultural Services department in 2002, and as General Manager – Beverages Operations for the Southern Region and thereafter the Northern Region.

Dave Mange

Director IT

BSC (UZ); MBL (UNISA); MSC (BE.ECON) – DIRECTOR ICT 

Dave Mange was appointed to Director Information Technology in 2011. He joined the Group’s IT Internship programme in 1990. Mr Mange held various management positions before his appointment as General Manager Information Technology in 2007.

Roselyn Edith Mbelengwa

Supply Chain Director

B ACC (HONS) CA(Z) – SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR

Roselyn Mbelengwa was appointed as Supply Chain Director in April 2021, becoming a member of the Group Management Committee. Mrs Mbelengwa joined Delta in 2004 as a Finance Executive at Head Office. She moved in the same role to Delta Transport in 2017. She was appointed as Head of Procurement in 2018. Roselyn had previously worked in finance in other service and manufacturing enterprises.

Stanley Machinda Muchenje

Managing Director – African Distillers Limited

BBS (HONS); IMM (SA), MPHIL MARKETING

MANAGING DIRECTOR – AFRICAN DISTILLERS LIMITED

Stanley Muchenje was appointed as the Managing Director of Afdis in April 2021. He moved to Afdis from Delta Beverages in March 2021 having joined the Group at National Breweries (Lagers) as a sales representative in 1997. Stan has held various senior positions in Sales, Distribution and Marketing at Delta Beverages. He spent two years on secondment to SABMiller from 2012 to 2015 during which period he had the opportunity to manage beer brands in various markets across Africa.

Marshall Pemhiwa

General Manager – Sorghum Beer Zimbabwe

BSC. (HONS) PSYCH; HR DIP; DIP OCC. PSYCH; MBA – GENERAL MANAGER – SORGHUM BEER ZIMBABWE

Marshall Pemhiwa assumed the position of General Manager – Sorghum Beer Zimbabwe in April 2021 having previously occupied the position of Human Resources Director since April 2011. Marshall joined the Group in March 1998 as a Graduate Trainee Psychologist & Human Resources. He held various management positions in the field of human resources and industrial relations, assuming the position of HR Executive – Beverage Operations in 2009. He is a past president of the Institute of People Management and is involved in committees at Dominican Convent School Harare.

 

Tichafa Rinomhota

GENERAL MANAGER – LAGER BEER BUSINESS.

BSC ENG; GENERAL MANAGER – LAGER BEER BUSINESS

Tichafa Rinomhota assumed the position of General Manager – Lager Beer Business in April 2021 having been appointed as the General Manager – Sorghum Beer in April 2017. Mr Rinomhota was the Group Technical Director from 2011 to 2017. He joined the group at the then National Breweries Division in 1999 as Engineering Manager and rose through the ranks to become the General Manager – Technical for the Lager Business in 2007. Previously he worked for several mining and construction companies.

 

FAITH NZILANI MUSINGA

(LLB), GIBS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT – COMPANY SECRETARY


Faith Musinga joined Delta as Group Company Secretary on 01 February 2022. She was recently with PPC Zimbabwe Limited as the Head of Legal and Compliance incorporating Company Secretarial role from 2014 to 2021. She previously worked at Ariston Holdings Limited and PG Industries Zimbabwe and as a Magistrate with the Judicial Services Commission.

IRIMAYI MUZOREWA

BBS (MARKETING & MGMT), EMBA – MARKETING DIRECTOR
Irimayi Muzorewa was appointed Marketing Director for Delta Beverages in June 2021. Mr Muzorewa joined Delta in 2011 as a Channel Marketing Executive. He has previously worked at Unilever Zimbabwe, Nelspot Brands, British American Tobacco in and other FMCG entities in sales and marketing.

TICHAONA JOSEPH CHIPANGURA

HND (MARKETING), POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA MANAGEMENT, MBA – GENERAL MANAGER SPARKLING BEVERAGES
Tichaona Chipangura was appointed General Manager Sparkling Beverages in April 2021. Mr Chipangura was the National Sales Executive Sparkling Beverages from 2015 – March 2021. He was the Sales and Distribution Executive for Lagers from 2010 to 2014. Tichaona was seconded on SAB Miller foreign immersion programme to Tanzania Breweries in 2009. Mr Chipangura commenced his career at Delta in 1993 as a Research Officer at United Bottlers (SBs), in 1997 and grew through the ranks to Distribution Centre Manager and then Regional Sales & Distribution Executive (Southern Region) in 2005.

KENNEDY POMERAYI MUNDA

BSC PSYCHOLOGY (HONS) (UZ), DIPLOMA IN PERSONNEL MGMT (IPMZ), MSC STRATEGY (CUT) , MBA (NUST)
Kenny Munda was appointed Human Resources Director in April 2021. He re-joined the Group in 2012, as HR Executive for Lager Beer a position he held until March 2021. He had been with OK Zimbabwe from 1998-2003 before and after its demerger with Delta. He moved from OK to Delta Beverages as Human Resources Manager in 2003 and left to join in 2005 to work for DHL International as HR Manager.