Christopher Chileshe 2016

Curriculum Vitae

Christopher Chileshe FCCA, AZICA, AZIM, GRAPA

Lot 3883/M Ngwerere Farms,P O Box 33412Lusaka, 10101ZAMBIA

Direct Line Tel: +260 97915000Mobile: +260 978980111E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

Nov 2015

Christopher Chileshe

First Names and Initial:

Surname: Nationality Work Experience

Christopher Chileshe Zambian 15 years

LANGUAGES PROFICIENCY DATE OF BIRTH NATIONAL REGISTRATION

English, Bemba and Nyanja 17th Dec 1978 203048/31/1

GOAL

To uplift the living standards of Zambians by contributing positively to the Organization I will serve. I will achieve this goal by enhancing a framework of corporate governance, transparency and integrity that results in highly motivated and result oriented teams that achieve the organisational goals using leadership technics and business principles that focus on achieving optimum results.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) awarded by

the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in September 2009 Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) awarded by

the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in November 2005 Associate of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (AZICA) awarded by

the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) in August 2004 Affiliate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) awarded by

the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in December 2002 General Certificate of Education Examination awarded by the Examination

Council of Zambia in January 1996

AWARDS RECEIVED June 1999: Awarded for achieving the highest overall marks in National

Accounting Technician by ZICA June 1999: Awarded for achieving the highest marks in Cost Management

Accounting National Accounting Technician by ZICA June 1999: Awarded for achieving the highest marks in Company law and

Taxation National Accounting Technician by ZICA

OTHER TRAINING – SHORT COURSES/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Executive Development Program, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. General Management Program, University Of Witwatersrand, South Africa. Strategic Management, Leading concepts, Zambia. 360 degree leadership course (Lesson on how to change from good to great), Louis Allen

Worldwide, Zambia. India Institute of Management – Ahmedabad (IIM-A), Business Manager leadership training

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in United Kingdom Associate of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants Associate member of Zambia Institute of Marketing Member of the Global Revenue Assurance Profession Association

SUMMARY OF OVERALL COMPETENCES AND WORK PROFILEChristopher Chileshe Profile Page | 1

I am currently working at Airtel Networks PLC as Country Director for Airtel Mobile commerce which is a subsidiary of Airtel Networks PLC. Financing, Monitoring & Evaluation, Leadership and Change Management, Micro Finance and Income Generating Activities, Preparation and Review of Financial Reports, Financial Accounting and Management, Taxation, Investment advice, Risk Analysis, Asset Management, Financial Training and Mentoring. My expertise further includes Project management, Situational and Sensitivity Analysis, Managing Financial and Business Relationship, Marketing and sales planning. I am competent in Programme planning, Strategic Planning, Human resource Management that includes Job designing and Performance appraisal.

I have designed and development various business tools and standard operating procedures to operationalize internal controls. Bank and cash books manual, bank reconciliation statements, asset registers, payment vouchers, petty cash documents, point of sales manual. I have competent in the use of Sun Systems, ERP Pastel, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Power Point Presentation. This is coupled with my vast experience in facilitating and leading meetings. Other expertise includes good communications at lower and higher levels, professionalism, analytical skills, accuracy and positive attitude towards work

Achievements Summary: Successfully implemented and rolled out the sales management system

(Active Retail) across for Celtel Zambia and Celtel Malawi respectively Successfully Developed internal procedures and managed system integration

between Active Retail system and the Accounting system Successfully spear headed the internal control procedures for Finance,

Commercial, HR and IT for Celtel Zambia Successfully implemented the Fraud and Risk Management tool worth

$4million as Revenue Assurance Manager which was later implemented in Zain Malawi, Tanzania & Kenya.

Successfully lead the team that claimed back $1.9million from Ericsson for their failure to follow the change management procedures during system upgrades

Saved $800,000 for Zain Zambia in an international roaming dispute between Zain Zambia and Econect Zimbabwe.

Successfully pioneered and rolled out Closely Watched Numbers dashboard ( CWN) for Zambia which was later rolled out to the rest of Africa

Successfully rolled out the scientific distribution model for Lusaka North and South which is still in use todate

Successfully Restructured and right sized distributors from 21 to 6 to create efficiencies in the chain

Successfully groomed and developed four employees from Sales and Distribution executives to Zonal Business Managers three of which are still in Airtel and one is with Competition as a Manager

Recognised as Monthly Africa Zonal Business Manager for three consecutive months

Lusaka North Zone contributed 27% of revenue to total Airtel Zambia revenue under my leadership

Successfully set up the National Partner Model which will see EVD growth from 20% to 70%

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With the above-summarised expertise, I am able to offer diverse solutions to Projects, Programs and business problems including upgrading systems and processes in line with best business practice. As a Change Leader of today’s environment, my understanding of key market indicators at both micro and macro level will bring positive experiences to your organisation while ensuring we uplift the living standards of Zambians. Below is my detailed work experience;

PROFESSIONAL AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Organization

Airtel Mobile Commerce Zambia

Position Country DirectorYear Jan 2016 to dateRole and Job requirements

Define the strategy & roadmap for the Airtel Money business within the existing & evolving regulatory, industry & technological framework in-country; develops globally benchmarked strategies aligned to the organization’s long term vision and competitive landscape · To incubate (conceptualize, develop the product proposition) & establish Airtel Money as the new, significant and sustainable revenue stream within the mainstream GSM business. This business will need to be seen as a cluster of financial services products for adoption by large consumer, institutional and government segments.

. Own the product P&L for the Airtel Money business by centrally developing the product, enabling processes, policy & regulatory framework · Build the Airtel Money organization with a mix of experts from both Banking, FMCG, Retail & Telecom sectors to develop expertise in this nascent sector who can deliver short and long term business results · Secure and manage alliances to ensure achievement of business goals as per the Annual Operating Plan · Create ‘Airtel Money’ as salient brand in the mobile money space and drive customer acceptance & adoption · Liaise with regulators, banks, merchants, agents, payment companies and other technology providers to develop mobile payments sector · Build the mobile payments ecosystem by identifying & aligning partners with our tactical & strategic business goals and ensuring their support for the business roadmap and customer delight objectives · Support development of new usage categories using Airtel Money which can transform & enrich the lives of both retail & business customer · Develop Airtel Money business plan including constructing and maintaining the critical Airtel Money Eco System.

Define product roadmap in-line with Group IT, RA, Finance & Commercial requirements · Engage effectively with the Airtel country EXCO team plus other Opco supporting functions · Engage partner banks, group, regulators, consultants and partners in service development · Monitor competitor activity, banks, MFI and MTNO’s activities & technological advancements to ensure Airtel Money is competitive and profitable. · Define product objectives ·

Coordinate with legal and regulatory teams on effectively managing regulatory requirements · Oversee, track and make timely recommendations to ensure the


operation achieves the agreed Airtel Money Annual Operating plan KPI’s and objectives · Ensure all Processes are in-line with defined business processes as well as legal, banking and regulatory requirements · Provide recommendations based on understanding of competitor offerings as well as global best practice including but not limited to banks, MFI and MTNO’s activities & technological advancements to ensure Airtel Money is competitive · Drive to ensure full compliance with all regulatory provisions

rganization

Airtel Zambia PLC

Position National Partner Country ManagerYear June 2015 to date

Role and Job requirements

Line of service: Senior Manager responsible for the EVD growth countrywide Responsibilities: People management and development. Project planning and execution. Developing the project road map

and implementation plan. Ensure that the project meets the business objectives of growing

the EVD sales to 80% by 2017 Project management of various requests from the executive Make daily decisions that affect daily operations. Competitor analysis and bridge plan execution to attain revenue

targets Communication of new products cross functionally Pushing up staff engagement

As Manager, I am hands-on and participative and lead and develop internal teams to support the following areas: Project planning, performance target, activity planning and budgeting, value for money and accountability, procurement planning.

Organization

Airtel Zambia PLC

Position Zonal Business Manager

Year 2012 to 2015


Line of service: Senior Manager responsible for Distribution, Sales and Marketing for all Airtel products in Lusaka region.Responsibilities: Developing the business strategy for Lusaka region on

Distribution, Sales, Marketing and HR New product development and sustaining the existing products Motivating the Lusaka region team Meeting the Annual operation plan targets for Sales, Customer

Market share and Revenue market share. Project management of various requests from the executive or

central team Make daily decisions that affect daily operations. Competitor analysis and bridge plan execution to attain revenue


targets Communication of new products cross functionally Pushing up staff engagement

Organization

Airtel Zambia PLC

Position Business Planning and Intelligence ManagerYear 2011 to 2012


Line of service: Senior Manager responsible for all Business strategy and marketing intelligence under the MD’s Office Responsibilities: Developing and ensuring implementation of company vision and

objectives Defining the business capabilities, performance and weaknesses Providing in depth understanding of the business opportunities in

the market Planning and managing the execution of corporate projects Developing the Annual Operating plan with the Finance team Keeping a data base for all key activities by the competitors Developing business cases for different products Assist in the preparation and management of budgets (both

OPEX and CAPEX) for different departments. Monitoring all Business KPI on a daily basis.

Organization

Zain Zambia PLC

Position Revenue Assurance Manager Year 2004 to 2011Role and Job requirements

Line of service: Manager in finance looking after all the revenue streams in the business and systems audit. Responsibilities: Developing and managing the integrated processes for

evaluating the entire revenue stream. Analysis and synthesis of solutions for revenue leakage at any

stage of the process Responsible for daily operation and maintenance are performed Monitoring compliance of key revenue processing systems in

terms of completeness, correctness and timeliness Independent risk assessment of all service and product launches.

Initiation of improvement opportunities that lead to the launch of risk responsible products and services within project constrains

Analysis and co implementation of improvement for data collection from network element and data verification

Creating of dashboard for management with information showing the state of the company

Creating of dashboard for management with information showing the state of the company

Develop and maintain productive and responsive relationships with Regulatory, Operations and corporate personnel


Organization

Celtel Zambia PLC

Position Internal Auditor

Year 2004


Line of service: Responsible for internal controls and complianceResponsibilities: Preparation of quarterly audit plans for superiors scrutiny and

approval Review and appraisal of existing internal controls systems in all

the departments and make appropriate recommendation. Undertake special assignment like reviewing the Job profiles and

special investigation in areas which management have concerns Review the risk levels in the company and recommend

appropriate course of action to be implemented after review with management

Act as a link between management and the external auditors Member of the audit committee board and preparation of the

audit board paper Review of monthly management accounts for completeness and

consistence and ensuring that all the variances and exceptional are well explained in the monthly financial notes

Checking that the company complies with legislation within the industry of operation and the general regulation that apply to the company

Drafts annual operating plans for the internal audit function

Organization

Celtel Zambia PLC

Position Financial and Assets AccountingYear 2002 to 2004

Role and Job

requirements

Line of service: Resposible for the preparation of the trail balance and the fixed assest registerResponsibilities: Supervision of accounts officer Reviewing the input to the general ledger Preparation of the trail balance and explaining the monthly

movement Cash flow forecast preparation and the daily flash report Preparation of monthly schedules for external auditors Monitoring monthly actual cost compared to the budget and

explaining variances Monitoring of bank reconciliation Managing the fixed asset register

Organization

Total Zambia Limited


Position Cost AccountantYear 2000 to 2002

Role and Job

requirements

Line of service: Costing of petrolume product and other lubricants Preparation of monthly costing schedules for imported fuel and

locally purchased fuels Analysis of monthly company margins and explanations for

variances due to exchange differences and other factors Preparation of monthly payment schedule for excise duty, VAT

and road levy Stock control and ensuring that stock take were been carried out

on a monthly basis Reconciliation of intercompany accounts Projections of monthly cash outflow on fuel uplift.

OTHER STRENGTHS AND ABILITIES

Multi-skilled through years of exposure to various environments Good business, financial and administrative knowledge Good geographical knowledge of Zambia Team player with vast exposure to working with diverse teams Works with no supervision and a self-starter Possesses both inherent and acquired leadership skills International exposure to systems, environments and cultures Computer Literate in various application packages

REFERENCES

Michael Kachumi Director Grants and ProcurementChurches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ)Mobile: + 260-977-719974Tel: +260-211-229702Email: [email protected];

Kingsley ChandaCommission General Zambia Revenue Authority +260-966 -770317Email: [email protected]

Jussab KaraHead ITMTN Zambia Mobile: +260-966-220010Email: [email protected]


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