ZIMBABWEAN lawyer, Zanudeen Makorie has been named as the first recipient of the African Leadership University School of Business (ALUSB) Chairman’s Scholarship — a Pan-African MBA programme based in Kigali, Rwanda.
BY BUSINESS REPORTER
According to the ALUSB statement announced last week, the first recipient of the prestigious Chairman’s Scholarship for Excellence in Business Leadership, a merit-based financial award will cover the full cost of attending their flagship Pan-African MBA programme based in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Chairman’s Scholarship celebrates the best of African business talent particularly within the professional and community leadership.
ALUSB said the selection committee received thousands of applications from across the continent and selected five outstanding finalists for the award who each have an impressive track record of success in business and civil society.
“Of these finalists, Zimbabwean lawyer, Zanudeen Makorie has been named as the first recipient of the ALUSB Chairman’s Scholarship. Makorie is currently General Counsel and Group Secretary at RioZim, a former subsidiary of global mining giant, Rio Tinto, in Harare.
“His responsibilities include managing the company’s litigation portfolio and leading the company’s corporate and strategic policy. Prior to his current role, Makorie was a partner at Coghlan, Welsh and Guest, one of Zimbabwe’s top law firms, where he was admitted into partnership at 27, becoming one of the youngest partners in the firm’s century long existence,” read the statement.
Speaking shortly after the announcement of Makorie as inaugural Chairman’s Scholar, ALUSB founder, Fred Swaniker commented:
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“Congratulations to Makorie and our four finalists for their exceptional achievements in leadership and public service! The Chairman’s Scholarship is an important milestone for the ALUSB in fostering the next generation of African Business leaders. We have been consistently impressed by the calibre of young and driven leaders that choose to be a part of our ambitious vision. I am looking forward to welcoming them in Rwanda along with our second MBA cohort next month.”
The ALUSB MBA programme is an Africa-focused world-class executive development programme offered in collaboration with a number of internationally recognised partners.
The programme blends global best practices in business education punctuated with African case studies to deliver a tailored programme geared towards building critical skills essential for doing business in Africa. The second ALUSB MBA cohort begins in July 2017, the programme runs for over 20 months.
