Lionel Matthews new BAN Chairman

Managing director of Nedbank Namibia, Mr Lionel Matthews, was appointed as the Bankers’ Association of Namibia Chairman from the beginning of April 2015. The Chairmanship of the BAN is held on a rotational basis by the managing directors of the five commercial banks on an annual basis.

Mr Matthews was appointed managing director of NedNamibia Holdings and Nedbank Namibia in 2013. He is a chartered accountant by profession, with a B Compt (Hons), CA (Namibia), CA (South Africa) and an executive MBA from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town. He has more than 20 years’ experience in finance, banking, investments and strategic planning, and has held various executive roles. These include CEO of Old Mutual Investment Group (Namibia), director for banking supervision at the Bank of Namibia and financial director at Namibian Breweries Ltd. He is also the chairman of the board of directors of the Namibian Stock Exchange.

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