PRIME MINISTER, KASSIM MAJALIWA SUPPORTS CEOrt MISSION TO MOULD TANZANIA’S NEXT GENERATION OF BOARD ROOM EXECUTIVES

Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa (right) presents a certificate to Anna Shanalingigwa (centre) one of the participants of a just endend CEO Apprenticeship Programme, as CEO Roundatable of Tanzania (CEOrt) Chairman, Sanjay Rughani (left) looks on.

Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa (right) presents a certificate to Anael Samuel who has recently been promoted to the position of Managing Director of Songas after graduating from the CEO Apprenticeship Program. Left is Sanjay Rughani, Chairman of the CEO Roundtable of Tanzania (CEOrt) which organized the training for 16 participants.

Graduates of CEO Apprenticeship Programme in a group photograph.

Executive Director of the CEO Roundtable of Tanzania (CEOrt), Santina Benson (left) and TPB Bank PLC Chief Executive Officer, Sabasaba Moshingi (right) at the graduation of the CEO Apprenticeship Program.

Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa (right) presents a certificate to Sarah Majengo, one of the participants of the just endend CEO Apprenticeship Programme.

Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa in a group photo with CEOrt officials and graduates at the graduation of the CEO Apprenticeship Program.

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa addressing invited guests and graduates at the graduation ceremony of the CEO Apprenticeship Program, which was hosted by the CEOrt and Strathmore University Business School.

Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa advised graduates of the CEO Apprenticeship Programme (CAP) who were promoted to C-level executive management positions to use their skills in order to accelerate expansion and growth of the Tanzanian economy in a sustainable manner.

When addressing the audience at the graduation of CEO Apprenticeship Programme (CAP) ceremony, he also urged the Board of Directors of CEOs Roundtable of Tanzania (CEOrt), to work with the government and other institutions to identify areas in need of local leaders and provide effective training.

Majaliwa encouraged the Board of Directors of CEOrt to prepare training programs with emphasis in the following industries; mining, oil and gas, construction and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with the goal of building capacity in these key sectors of the economy.

The Prime Minister also called on the CEOrt to work together with the government to broaden the knowledge base of leading experts in the implementation of major national strategic projects.

"This training has come at the right time as it is in line with the government’s philosophy of “Hapa Kazi Tu”, it has also come at a time when the country is now a middle-income economy so these leaders should use their skills and expertise in the implementation of big projects such as Standard Gauge Railway and Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station,” he said.

The Chairman of the CEO Roundtable of Tanzania – CEOrt, Sanjay Rughani, said the programe came out after conducting research CEOrt found that 60 percent of the companies wanted to hire local Tanzanian and African leaders to hold CEO positions but finding these CEOs was a very difficult task.

He said In recognising the existing leadership gap and need for additional investment in Tanzania’s human capital, the CEOrt partnered with Strathmore University Business School (SBS) embarked on a mission to launch a specialised leadership programme – the CEO Apprenticeship Programme (CAP) two years ago.

“For the duration of the programme, the sixteen CAP participants followed a practical goal-oriented curriculum along with strong mentorship and leadership coaching expanding their thought capacity from an operational to a strategic lens preparing them to become future CEOs.

“The main objective of the CAP initiative is to facilitate the succession of CAP graduates into CEO positions over time, and in turn create a pipeline of competent, experienced, and visionary leaders in Tanzania,” he said.

He said The training is aimed at enabling Tanzanians to hold senior positions of Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) and Managing Directors (MDs) in various companies and institutions.

“In just its pioneering year, the CEO Apprenticeship Programme has witnessed the succession of three of its participants who have attained positions at the C-level.

“From Songas Ltd, Mr. Anael Samuel has recently been promoted to hold the position of Managing Director. Representing Access Bank, Mr. Julius Ruwaichi has been appointed as the bank's Chief Executive Officer, and Ms. Anna Shanalingigwa from PASS Trust has most recently been appointed as Acting Managing Director.

In addition, another one of this year’s success stories of the CEO Apprenticeship Programme is graduate, Anna Shanalingigwa, was promoted internally during the training and is now the Acting Managing Director of PASS, said that achieving these goals requires additional strength.

"The CAP program has widened my thinking capacity and knowledge on how I can tackle leadership position," she said.

She said in order to achieve these goals, a woman needs the full support of the community to be a better leader for the benefit of the company and society at large.