National Railways Of Zimbabwe appoints its first woman as General Manager
The Board of Directors of the National Railways of Zimbabwe wishes to announce the appointment of Ms. Respina Zinyanduko as the substantive General Manager of the bulky goods carrier effective 01 December 2021. She is the first woman to be appointed General Manager of the National Railways of Zimbabwe.
Her appointment is in line with the approval of the His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Cde.E.D Mnangangwa as provided for in terms of Section 17(2) of the Public Entities Corporate Governance Act (Chapter 10:31) as read with the Railways Act (Chapter 13:09)
Ms Zinyanduko is a seasoned lawyer with over 18 years of technical and management experience across the entire corporate governance and public sector realm. She has distinguished herself as a professional and acute executive. She led the restructuring of the NRZ within a record time to align the structures to business operations. This was a litigation free process that was implemented within the confines of the applicable laws.
Ms Zinyanduko has proved to be an agile leader with great communication, negotiation and stakeholder relationship building skills with both internal and external stakeholders, attributes that are critical in the smooth administration of the NRZ. She is also highly skilled in aligning teams to purpose by ensuring clarity of the bigger picture and where the work of individuals fit in, resulting in robust and efficient teams that deliver excellent results timely.
The newly appointed General Manager worked for various public entities. Her vast experience characterised by strong geographical mobility is certainly of significance to NRZ as the organisation moves towards turning around its fortunes to regain its position as the preferred bulky carrier for the Republic of Zimbabwe. She holds an Executive Masters in Business Administration and is pursuing Doctoral Degree in Business Leadership. The Board of Directors, Management and Staff congratulate Ms Zinyanduko and wishes her the best in her efforts to contribute to the achievement of Vision 2030.
