LEADERSHIP TEAM
EXPERIENCE THAT MATTERS
Non-executive Chairman
MUNA HANTUBA
Zambian national, Mr. Hantuba, is the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of Chilanga Cement PLC. He was elected to the board in 2003. He holds an MBA from the Stirling University Management School, Scotland and a BA Econ from the University of Zambia. Mr. Hantuba is currently the Group CEO of African Life Holdings Ltd. He has more than 31 years’ experience in the financial services sector. He began his career with Meridien Bank Zambia Ltd in 1986, then joined the Anglo-American Corporation Zambia as head of Corporate Services. In 2000, Mr. Hantuba joined African Life Financial Services Zambia Ltd CEO until December 2015.Mr Hantuba is a past chairman of the Securities & Exchange Commission, Zambia (SEC)and a previous President of the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ). He is a director of various subsidiaries of the African Life Holdings Group, and a member of the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI). He serves on other corporate boards, including REIZ PLC; CEC PLC; Southern Sun Ridgeway, Lusaka; Sanlam Life Insurance Zambia Ltd; and Anglo Exploration (Zambia)Limited.
Chief Executive Officer
JIANPING CHAI
Chinese national, Mr. Chai, was elected to the board in 2021, and has been the CEO of Chilanga Cement PLC since December 2021. Mr. Chai holds a Bachelor’s Degree, Inorganic Non-metallic Materials and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, and a Master’s Degree, Industrial Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. His career with Huaxin spans more than 31 years, his previous roles within the group have included roles in manufacturing up to plant manager, Senior Leadership roles in operations and staff functions: Cement, aggregates, concrete, ECO(Geo-cycle) and Group Human Resources and Administration. Before coming to Zambia Mr. Chai was General Manager for New Building Materials.
His career with Huaxin spans over 36 years, his previous roles within the group have included roles in manufacturing up to plant manager, Senior leadership roles in operational and staff functions: Cement, aggregates, concrete, ECO (Geo-cycle), and Group Human Resources and Administration. Before coming to Zambia Mr. Chai was General Manager for New Building Materials.
Non-executive board member
GANG XU
Chinese national, Mr. Xu holds BA degrees in Corporate Finance and Safety Engineering, as well as an MA in Business Administration. He specialises in project investment, business strategy and development, organisational structure, cement industry processing and safety management, sales, marketing, and commercial activities.
Mr. Xu’s experience spans 24 years, and prior to his appointment as Vice President and General Manager of the Overseas Business Unit (BU) of Huaxin Cement, he served as Head of Growth & Innovation, and as Strategy and Marketing Director for the Yunnan BU arm of Huaxin. He also served as Commercial Director for the Guizhou, Chongquig, and Yunnan Bus, and as Integration Manager and Strategy Manager, and process manager for Beijing Shunfa Cement Plant.
Non-executive board member
QIAN CHEN
Chinese National, Mr. Chen is a Non-Executive Member of the board of Directors of Chilanga Cement. He was elected to the board in 2022.
Mr. Chen holds a BA in World Economics, an MA in Business Administration, and is a Chinese Certified Accountant and a Fellow Member of the Chartered Global Management Accountant.
His experience spans 22 years and prior to his appointment as Vice President and Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Huaxin, he served as Huaxin Deputy Chief Finance Officer.
Before joining Huaxin, he successively acted as Senior Auditor for PriceWaterHouseCoopers, a Senior Consultant for Monitor Consulting Group, as a Chief Finance Officer for Sika Group China, as Chief Finance Officer for IMI Critical Engineering Greater China, the Korea Chief Finance Officer for CIF Bureau Veritas China and the Chief Finance for Terminix China.
Non-executive board member
MANGIZA PHIRI
Zambian National, Mr. Phiri holds a BA in Accounting and an MBA for Stellenbosch University in South Africa. He was elected to the Board in March 2023. He is currently Regional Director for West Africa and Managing Director for Nigeria at Angie Energy Access focused on mini grids and solar home systems.
Mr. Phiri’s experience spans 20 years, and prior to his appointment as Regional Director for West Africa, he held the positions of Director for Angie Energy Access Zambia and Regional for Southern Africa. His career also includes 11 years working at Lafarge Zambia PLC where he held several positions including Commercial Director, Country Sales and Marketing Manager, and Strategy and Business Development Manager until his departure in 2020. He has also worked as a Credit Analyst and Relationship Manager for Standard Chartered Bank Zambia PLC.
Non-executive board member
DR FRANK MUNTHALI
Zambian national, Dr Munthali is a non-executive member of the board of directors of Chilanga Cement PLC and was elected to the board in 2019. Dr Munthali is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Administrator who has attained numerous qualifications; he is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants(ZICA), Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (now Governance Institute) and he holds a Masters of Business Administration Degree and a Doctorate in Business Administration-Finance from Binary University of Malaysia. He is currently the CEO and consultant at FM Consulting Services Limited responsible for corporate governance, Risk Management, Strategic Management and Finance. He has 23 years post qualification experience in Finance, Accounting, Auditing (both internal and external), Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Strategic Management. He has worked for various organisations which include Coopers & Lybrand Chartered Accountants, Mulungushi Investments Ltd (ZCCM), Moores Rowland Chartered Accountants, Koppa Mining Services and Supplies Limited, The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) and Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF). He has served on many boards including: Health Professions Council of Zambia, Examination Council of Zambia, Mukuba Hotel Ltd, Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants and Zambia Open University and is currently serving on the boards of Premium Medical Services Ltd, Human Rights Commission and The Zambia Institute of Mass Communication (ZAMCOM).
Non-executive board member
MWELWA CHIBESAKUNDA
Zambian national, Mr. Chibesakunda is a non-executive member of the board of directors of Chilanga Cement PLC and was elected to the Board in 2008. Mr. Chibesakunda is a lawyer and an advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court of Zambia. He holds an LLM, Masters of Law Degree in International Commercial Law from the University of Bristol; a Bachelors of Laws Degree from the University of Zambia and a Legal Practitioner’s License from the Law Practice Institute. Mr Chibesakunda is currently the Managing Partner of Chibesakunda & Company, a DLA Piper Africa associated firm that he founded in 2006, that is recognised as a premier provider of legal services in Zambia, He has more than 31 years of law practice experience in Zambia. Mwelwa commenced his legal practice at the Ministry of Justice with the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Attorney General’s Chambers from the 1991 to 1996, mainly advising the Government and Government Agencies on international commercial transactions while in the International Law and Agreements Department, a department which the headed. From 1996 to 2006 he worked as a partner at Corpus Legal Practitioners, before leaving to establish Chibesakunda & Company in 2006. He has served on several boards including Afgri, Agricultural and Commercial Show Society of Zambia, Lusaka International Community School, Hybrid Poultry Ltd, Verino Agri Processing Industries Ltd, African Grey Insurance Ltd, Teal Zambia Ltd, Lubambe Mine Ltd and Maamba Collieries Ltd
greatest asset
our people and community
At Chilanga Cement, you will only be met with a wide range of innovative and quality solutions to your building needs. As our business is constantly evolving, we ensure that our customers and stakeholders always embark on a journey of development and growth with us.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TEAM
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. JIANPING CHAI
Chinese national, Mr. Chai is the Chief Executive Officer of Chilanga Cement Plc since December 2021 and was elected to the board in 2021. Mr. Chai holds a Bachelor’s Degree, in Inorganic Non-metallic Materials, from Wuhan University of Technology, and a Master’s Degree, In Industrial Engineering, from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
His career with Huaxin spans over 36 years, his previous roles within the group have included roles in manufacturing up to plant manager, Senior leadership roles in operational and staff functions: Cement, aggregates, concrete, ECO (Geo-cycle), and Group Human Resources and Administration. Before coming to Zambia Mr. Chai was General Manager for New Building Materials.
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. EZRON LESA
Zambian national, Mr. Lesa is the Chief Financial Officer of Chilanga Cement Plc since 2022. Mr. Lesa is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK (CIMA) and a member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has over 14 years of experience in the financial functions of the Mining and Manufacturing industry. Currently pursuing MSc Accounting and Finance.
Before his appointment, Mr. Lesa held the position of Financial Controller, Plant Controller, and Head of Plant controller. Before joining Chilanga Cement in 2017, Mr. Lesa worked in the Mines in different roles ranging from Accounts Payables Accountant, Cost Accountant, Group Insurance Analyst, and Company Financial Accountant.
Human Resources and Communications Director
Ms. THECRA MILAMBO
Zambian national, Ms. Milambo has been a member of the Executive Committee of Chilanga Cement Plc since 2014 and is responsible for Human Resources, Communications & Corporate Affairs. Ms. Milambo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration and Industrial Psychology from the University of Zambia.
She has held several positions in Multinational organizations like Unilever, Nestle, and Lafarge. She started her career with Unilever Zambia as Human Resources Assistant Manager and thereafter as Training Manager for Unilever Zimbabwe and later as Head of Human Resources for Unilever Malawi until 2009. In 2010, Ms. Milambo joined Nestle Zambia in the position of Country Human Resources Business Partner and was promoted to the position of Cluster Human Resources Business Partner from 2013 to 2014.
Ms. Milambo is passionate about Talent development, especially working with young professionals. Throughout her career, she has devoted time to ensuring young people are given a chance to get a good start on their careers. For the last 8 years, Ms. Milambo has led the development and implementation of the Human Resources Strategy for Chilanga Cement. After the merger of Lafarge and Holcim in 2015, as a member of the Regional HR round table, she worked with the Regional Human Resources Head to establish and develop regional policies.
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Mrs. CHIBUYE MBESUMA NGULUBE
Zambia National, Mrs. Ngulube is a member of the Executive Committee of Chilanga Cement Plc since December 2019. Mrs. Ngulube is a practicing Lawyer with over 13 years of experience in the legal fraternity. She started her career in 2010 when she worked for H.H Ndhlovu and Co under Mr. Hlazo Ndhlovu (State Counsel) guidance. Mrs. Ngulube holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Zambia and was admitted to the Zambian Bar in 2012 and began her practice at Theotis Mataka and Sampa legal practitioner as an Associate Advocate.
In January 2014, Mrs. Ngulube was appointed as the Head of Litigation at Victoria Dean Advocates where she obtained vast knowledge on mergers and acquisition inter alia. In September 2019, she was appointed as Litigation Manager at Chilanga Cement Plc, and 8 months into the job, compliance was added to her role, making her the Litigation and Compliance Manager. She was promoted to the position of General Counsel and Company Secretary in 2019. In January 2020 an additional role of Area Compliance officer for the Indian Ocean, East, and South Africa was added to her Portfolio thereby making her in charge of overseeing the Compliance of 14 countries in the area.
Following the Change in shareholding of the Company, she is now the General Counsel and Company Secretary of Chilanga Cement Plc and Legal Advisor of Portland Cement a Sister Company based in Malawi.
Executive Assistant (Supply Chain and Commercial)
Mr. XIANYU CHEN
Chinese national, Mr. Chen, has been a member of the executive committee of Chilanga Cement Plc since January 2022. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administrator on the job. Mr. Chen began his career in 1997 and joined Huaxin in 2021. Mr. Chen has over 25 years of experience in the cement industry in sales, marketing, and supply Chain.
Before he joined Huaxin, he worked as the General manager of the cement Branch in the Supply Chain company of Sichuan Logistics LTD, as area Sales Director of Yunnan Branch Lafarge Cement China, as Supply Chain Manager, Key Account development manager, Area sales manager of Chonging Branch Lafarge China, Depute General Mnager of Sichuang Guanan Cement LTD in Tenghui Group, and also as the marketing manager of Tenghui Group. Since Mr, Chen joined Huaxin, he has worked as an Executive Assistant (Sales) at oversea Bu of Huaxin Cement LTD; before being transferred to Zambia, as an Executive Assistant (Supply Chain and Commerical) of Chilanga Cement PLC
Security, Health, Safety, and Environment Director
Mr. Victor Maambah
Zambian national – Mr. Maambah joined Chilanga Cement Plc in April 2014 as Head of Health and Safety (H&S). In 2017, he was appointed as Head of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) a position he held until 2019 when his scope was expanded to manage Health, Safety, Environment, and Security for the business.
Mr. Maambah began his career as a Mechanical Technician at Tanzania Zambia Railways (TAZARA) Limited in 2001. He then switched to Health and Safety when he worked as a Health, Safety, and Environmental Officer at Anglo American Smelting and Refining business from 2003 to 2004. In 2005, he was promoted to the position of Head of Health, Safety, and Environment for the Smelting and Refining business. In 2010, Victor worked as a Systems (HSE) Implementation Officer at Sterlite Industries in India. Later, he was promoted to the role of Corporate Head of Health and Safety for Konkola Copper Mines.
Mr.
Maambah is currently pursuing further studies in Sustainable Health and
Environmental Sciences. He holds a British International Diploma in
Occupational Safety and Health. He also possesses an Advanced Certificate from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), and
an Advanced Certificate in Heavy Equipment
Repairs (HER).
Chilanga Plant Manager
Mr. JUN ZHAO
Chinese nation, Mr. Zhao, has been a member of the executive committees of Chilanga Cement Plc since January 2022. He holds a college degree on-the-job.
He began his career in 1992 and joined Huaxin in 2004. Since then he has worked as mechanist of Lichuan Cement Plant, mechanical supervisor, deputy secretary of Youth League Committee, deputy director of finishing workshop, deputy director of firing workshop of Lichuan Qingjiang Cement Plant; operator in the control room, shift supervisor of Enshi Company; deputy production manager, production manager, clinker operating manager, deputy general manager in the production of Hefeng Company; deputy general manager in the production of Fangxian Company, executive general manager of Jingzhou Company, assistant deputy director in process of Overseas BU.
Ndola Plant Manager
Mr. MAOSHENG XU
Chinese nation, Mr. Xu, has been a member of the executive committees of Chilanga Cement Plc since January 2022. He holds a bachelor’s degree on-the-job,
He began his career in 2007. Since then he has worked as an intern mechanic at Huangshi company; mechanical and equipment supervisor in the maintenance of Tibet Company; assistant to the head of a project department, assistant to the head of the technology department, assistant to the head of the maintenance department for Tibet Phase II 2000T/D Clinker Production Expansion Project; production management in East BU; assistant to HOD, deputy head and head of maintenance department of Yangxin Company.
