The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) has appointed Imanuel Hawanga as General Manager: Capital Markets, effective from the 3rd of June, 2024.
Hawanga joins NAMFISA from the Bank of Namibia, where he was a Deputy Director.
Hawanga holds a Master of Science in International Banking and Finance from the University of Salford, Manchester, a postgraduate certificate in Microfinance from the University of Guglielmo Marconi, Italy, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from UNAM.
Additionally, he has completed various professional qualifications, including a Financial Services diploma in Treasury and International Banking from the Institute of Bankers (SA), a COBIT Foundation Certificate from ISACA, an IMF Certificate in Cybersecurity, a Management Development Programme from the University of Stellenbosch, a Leadership Principles Certificate from Harvard Business School, an Executive Leadership Certificate from the University of Oxford, and a Digital Transformation Strategy certificate from UCT Graduate School of Business.
NAMFISA exists to supervise financial institutions and financial services, and to advise the Minister of Finance on matters relating to financial institutions and financial services in terms of the NAMFISA Act, 2001 (No. 3 of 2001).
