Hippo Valley Leadership

LLB; MBA

Canaan (64) is a Lawyer by profession and a senior partner in a leading law firm, Dube, Manikai and Hwacha Legal Practitioners. He has extensive knowledge and experience in Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions and Trade and Investment Law. He is highly experienced in corporate leadership mandates and investment analysis at both national and international level. He serves as a director in a number of companies listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and is the Chairman of Delta Corporation Limited. “Canaan was appointed as a Director to the Hippo Valley Estates Board on 1 August 2020 and subsequently as Independent Board Chairman with effect from 1 May 2021.

CIS, MBA, AMP.

Aiden (57) joined Hippo Valley Estates Ltd in November 1999 as Commercial Executive responsible for marketing and strategy. Over the years he has held various executive roles including being Procurement Director for Tongaat Hulett – Zimbabwe Operations from 2007 to 2012. Aiden further acquired valuable exposure to regional and global commercial dynamics as Team Leader of the Tongaat Hulett Strategic Sourcing Division, based in Durban from 2012 to 2014. On his return to Zimbabwe in October 2014, he was appointed Commercial Director and Operations Executive responsible for commercial, agricultural and manufacturing operations for Tongaat Hulett operations in Zimbabwe. Aiden was appointed to the Hippo Valley Estates Board on 1 November 2018.

Tapera was appointed as Finance Director on 1 April 2022. He is a seasoned Finance Executive with over 15 years of experience in the FMCG, manufacturing and agricultural sectors in Southern Africa. Tapera is a Chartered Accountant who qualified with KPMG at the back of BAcc (UZ) and BCompt (University of SA) Hons Degrees respectively, and currently Finance Executive and Executive Director of Triangle Limited. He has considerable experience and knowledge of the sugar industry that is further buttressed by many years spent in senior financial management roles with Delta Corporation and Unilever Central Africa.

BCom Accounting (Honours)(Cum Laude), CA (SA)

Rob (38) is an experienced senior Financial Executive within Tongaat Hulett Limited and is currently the Chief Finance Officer. He is a qualified CA (SA) with 16 years’ experience, 11 of which have been in the sugar industry and within an organisation previously listed on the JSE. He is well qualified and has the necessary experience and understanding to fulfil this role effectively. He was appointed to the Hippo Valley Estates Board on 1 February 2019.

B Comm, EDP, AEP

Robin (59) is an experienced former Chief Executive Officer of multi-beverage businesses, with 30 years’ experience in SABMiller, initially in commercial roles then transitioning into Managing Director of the East African businesses. Until recently he served as a non-executive director of The Beverage Company, a number two player in the soft drink sector after the recent acquisition of SoftBev. He was appointed to the Hippo Valley Estates Board on 17 February 2021.

MBA

Gavin (50) is an accomplished business executive with considerable experience in diverse and challenging markets within the alcoholic beverages industry. He is currently the Tongaat Hulett Limited Chief Executive Officer. He was previously the Beer Group President and Chief Executive Officer of Anadolu Efes, a company listed on the Turkish stock exchange. Prior to this, Gavin served as the Managing Director of Anadolu Efes’ beer businesses in Turkey and Russia and spent 26 years within SABMiller, holding senior roles both in South Africa and internationally.

He was appointed to the Hippo Valley Estates Board on 1 August 2020.

B Acc (UZ), CA (Zim), FCMA

Ngoni (68) is the founding partner of the first locally owned firm of Chartered Accountants. He has been in public practice for over 35 years and is a past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe. He has served on a number of Boards of listed companies, parastatals and non-governmental organizations. Ngoni was appointed to the Hippo Valley Estates Board on 26 March 2004.

BSc (Psych) & M. Phil (Industrial & Occupational Psychology, UZ);
Post Grad Qualification: Business & Finance – UCT, Emory, Wharton.

Rutenhuro (58) has extensive business and financial experience gained from working with some multinationals locally and in several other countries. He is the Managing Partner at Remoggo PCC (Mauritius), an investment holding firm with a portfolio of private equity investments in Zimbabwe and the Region. He is also a director in a number of companies listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange including OK Zimbabwe Limited and First Banking Corporation Holdings Limited. Rute was appointed to the Hippo Valley Estates Board on 1 August 2020.

BSc (Eng.) Hons, University of Zimbabwe, 1989
MBA, University of Cape Town, 2003.

Godwin (55) is a versatile business executive with a strong corporate strategy, engineering, finance and analytical background. He is the Managing Director of Encorex (Pvt) Ltd, a South African company involved in bulk LPG supply, gas equipment and energy strategy consulting. He currently serves as an independent director of One Gas Resources (Pty) Ltd, a Zimbabwean entity that holds a 20% stake in Zimbabwe’s oil and gas industry. He has extensive international business development, valuation, mergers and acquisitions experience. Godwin was appointed to the Hippo Valley Estates Board on 1 August 2020.

Duduzile has extensive business and financial experience gained from working and directorship positions, in several companies including Schweppes Holdings Africa Limited & the Old Mutual Group. She is currently the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency. She also has experience as a member of Audit committees of companies listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange including Innscor Africa Limited where she is currently a director. She is the current President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and member of the Public Accountants’ and Auditors’ Board (PAAB) Accounting Standards Committee. Duduzile was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2022 and brings to the Board technical skills in finance and strategy as well as relevant business and operational experience.

Nyasha is a human capital professional who has consulting, FMCG and financial services sector experience in the generalist human capital domain, as well as comprehensive specialist experience in remuneration and benefits at both end-market and regional levels. She is currently the Chief Human Capital Officer at CBZ Holdings, Zimbabwe and has demonstrated thought leadership in the field of human capital. Her experience has taken her through various roles within British American Tobacco that have covered responsibilities across 26 markets in Europe and Africa. Nyasha was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2022 and brings to the Board the much-needed strategic human capital management, transformation and diversity.

Tendai Masawi was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1 December 2021. He started his career in the sugar industry in 1988, as a Chemist at Zimbabwe Sugar Refinery (ZSR). From there, he picked up several roles such as Operations Manager and General Manager at ZSR Bulawayo and Harare Refineries; and later as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director for Star Africa Corporation. In 2012, he joined Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe as Milling Operation Director, to be later appointed as Executive Milling Operations & Technical services from 2018 before moving to Mozambique as Managing Director for Tongaat Hulett Mozambique. Tendai holds a MSc (Hons) in Chemical Engineering, Specializing in Sugar Technology and is currently Chief Technical Officer for Tongaat Hulett Limited.