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Mr Paul Deo Makanza, Independent Non-Executive Director

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“ “ I believe that driving innovation and change and developing a capable and motivated team is the way to sustainably deliver outstanding business results.” ”

Get to know Mr Paul

Paul is a seasoned business executive with extensive experience in the service and manufacturing sectors. Paul began his career as a Consultant at Coopers & Lybrand in Tanzania from 1992 to 1997 and then served as a Senior Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1998 to 2001. He then became the Director of Corporate Affairs at Tanzania Cigarette Company PLC (JTI Tanzania) from 2001 to 2016, followed by his role as Regional Director of Corporate Affairs for Sub-Saharan Africa at JTI UK from 2017 to 2020.

He currently serves as Chairman of ABSA Bank Tanzania, Tanzania Cigarette Company Plc, Tanzania Startup Association, and the Confederation of Tanzania Industries. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) and a Board member of the East African Business Council. Paul was also recently appointed as Chairman of Serengeti Breweries Limited.

Paul holds a post-graduate degree from The Netherlands Business School in Corporate Finance and a Bachelors’ Degree in Commerce from the University of Swaziland.