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An independent investment and asset management firm, built around our clients’ goals.

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i. Our firm

A manager whose interests sit alongside yours.

WealthAccess is an independent investment and asset management firm serving institutions, private clients and partners. We protect and grow capital through disciplined, research-led decisions, holding a long-term view through changing markets.

Our investment professionals and analysts bring rigour to every mandate, testing each decision against evidence rather than sentiment. We earn trust through transparency: clear reporting, plain explanations, and an honest account of risk as well as return.

Our Vision

To be the trusted partner of choice for those building lasting wealth in Africa.

Our Mission

To grow and protect our clients’ capital responsibly through disciplined, research-led investment across public and private markets.

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ii. What guides us

The principles behind every mandate.

Independence

Our advice is free of product bias. We succeed only when our clients do.

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Discipline

Every position rests on independent research and evidence, not sentiment or noise.

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Transparency

Clear reporting and plain explanations, with an honest account of risk and return.

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Responsibility

Responsible investing sits at the core of how we assess risk and allocate capital.

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iii. Our team

Experienced hands, aligned with you.

A board and management team spanning central banking, capital markets, law, energy and infrastructure finance.

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Dr. Kupukile Mlambo

Dr. Kupukile Mlambo

Chairman

Former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and Chairman of the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe, with 15 years at the African Development Bank.

Dr Kupukile Mlambo is a former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, serving between July 2002 and 2012, where he was in charge of Economic Research, Policy and Human Resources. As Deputy Governor he also sat on the RBZ Board of Directors, the Monetary Policy Committee, and the Human Resources and Banking Sector Stability Committees.

He spent 15 years with the African Development Bank, most recently as Regional Director responsible for seven countries in East Africa. He also serves as Chairman of the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), Chairman of the Lupane State University Council, and Chairman of Imara Asset Management Company.

Joe Matanga

Joe Matanga

Non-Executive Director

A seasoned banker and investor who has raised credit and investment funding for enterprises across Europe and Africa.

Joe is a seasoned banker and investor who has worked across Europe and Africa, with strong experience in raising credit and investment funding for diverse groups of enterprises.

In Europe, Joe held executive roles at a number of banks including Nord Deutsche Landesbank, Commerzbank, BHF, Meridien International Bank and First Bank. He has sat on a number of boards, including FBC Bank. Joe studied Economics at Trier University.

Ms Rachel Chibaya

Ms Rachel Chibaya

Non-Executive Director

A registered Legal Practitioner and Founding Partner at R Chibaya Law Chambers, and a Councillor at the Law Society of Zimbabwe.

Ms Chibaya is a registered Legal Practitioner and has been in private practice since 2010. She is the Founding Partner at R Chibaya Law Chambers, a vibrant mid-size law firm in Harare.

She is currently a Councillor at the Law Society of Zimbabwe, Council Chairperson at Women’s University in Africa, and sits on a number of other boards. Ms Chibaya holds a Master of Laws in Commercial Law from the University of Zimbabwe.

Fidelis Chimhuka

Fidelis Chimhuka

Non-Executive Director

A Registered Stockbroker and Member of the ZSE, with 16 years across leading stockbroking firms.

Fidelis has worked for several stockbroking firms over a 16-year period after starting his career as a dealer at Continental Securities in 2001. He was involved in the IPO listing of Medtech Holdings Limited and the takeover of Colcom Holdings by its current shareholders, and has worked for FBC, NDH and Platinum Securities.

He was lead broker in various transactions, including Art Corporation and Rainbow Tourism Group on the ZSE. Fidelis holds a degree in Finance and an MSc in Banking and Financial Economics from the National University of Science and Technology. He is a Registered Stockbroker and a Member of the ZSE.

Management

Takudzwa Mhlanga

Takudzwa Mhlanga

Chief Executive Officer

CEO of WealthAccess and a seasoned energy and infrastructure finance professional, with experience across four continents.

Taku is the CEO of WealthAccess, a seasoned energy and infrastructure finance professional with vast experience gained in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

He has held executive positions at TotalEnergies, Enerwhere Sustainable Energy and Cleanmax, among others, where he led significant investments, and sits on the boards of a number of for- and non-profit organisations. Taku is an electrical engineer and studied at Kettering University and Harvard Business School.

Chengetai Katsumbe

Chengetai Katsumbe

Chief Investment Officer

Chief Investment Officer, with an Executive MBA from Stanford University, leading the firm’s financial integrity and regulatory compliance.

Chengetai is the CIO of WealthAccess. She holds an Executive MBA from Stanford University and is responsible for safeguarding the firm’s financial integrity and overseeing all regulatory reporting, ensuring full compliance with SECZim capital-adequacy, client-asset segregation and financial-disclosure requirements.

Group backing

Independent, with the strength of a group.

As a member of the Rulethu Group, an African investment holding and development group, WealthAccess combines the agility of an independent manager with reach across markets, sectors and real assets.

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