Mwinga appointed CEO, RMB Asset Management Namibia

THE Group CEO of FNB Namibia Holdings and Chairman of the RMB Asset Management Namibia Board, Vekuii Rukoro, this week announced the appointment of Martin Mwinga as Chief Executive Officer of RMB Asset Management Namibia.

After graduating at the University of Namibia, he completed Masters degrees in economics at the University of London and Macquire University in Australia. In addition, he has a CAIB and a Diploma in Unit Trusts Investment from the Institute of Bankers in South Africa.Mwinga started his career as a teacher in 1987 in the Caprivi Region.He was later employed as a mineral economist with the Ministry of Mines and Energy after which he worked for the Bank of Namibia as the Manager of Banking and Finance and later as the Manager of Statistics.Mwinga joined the private sector in 1999 with STANLIB (part of the Standard Bank Group) as an Investment Manager before he worked as an independent economic and investment consultant through Sichaba Consultancy.He also lectured economics at the University of Namibia before joining RMB Asset Management Namibia in February 2004 as a Portfolio Manager.”RMB Asset Management has an active investment philosophy based on fundamental analysis, and has superior skills in managing investments in all the major asset classes.RMB Asset Management Namibia is proactive in its decision-making process and our proprietary research and valuation methodology sets us apart from our competitors,” says the newly appointed CEO.RMB Asset Management Namibia, which is 50 per cent owned by FNB Namibia Holdings, is the fastest growing asset management company in the country.Since its inception in 2004 the company’s assets under management has grown to well over N$3 billion across a diversified base of retail and institutional clients.In addition, he has a CAIB and a Diploma in Unit Trusts Investment from the Institute of Bankers in South Africa.Mwinga started his career as a teacher in 1987 in the Caprivi Region.He was later employed as a mineral economist with the Ministry of Mines and Energy after which he worked for the Bank of Namibia as the Manager of Banking and Finance and later as the Manager of Statistics.Mwinga joined the private sector in 1999 with STANLIB (part of the Standard Bank Group) as an Investment Manager before he worked as an independent economic and investment consultant through Sichaba Consultancy.He also lectured economics at the University of Namibia before joining RMB Asset Management Namibia in February 2004 as a Portfolio Manager.”RMB Asset Management has an active investment philosophy based on fundamental analysis, and has superior skills in managing investments in all the major asset classes.RMB Asset Management Namibia is proactive in its decision-making process and our proprietary research and valuation methodology sets us apart from our competitors,” says the newly appointed CEO.RMB Asset Management Namibia, which is 50 per cent owned by FNB Namibia Holdings, is the fastest growing asset management company in the country.Since its inception in 2004 the company’s assets under management has grown to well over N$3 billion across a diversified base of retail and institutional clients.