FINCA Microfinance Bank serves clients with responsible and affordable financial services, including savings accounts, business loans, group loans as well as education loans.
FINCA Microfinance Bank Management Team
Our management team brings vast experience, professional skills and expertise from various industry backgrounds
Edward Talawa
Chief Executive Officer
Edward Talawa
Edward is the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of FINCA Tanzania, responsible for the development and execution of business strategy and oversight of day-to-day operations of the institution.
Edward has vast experience in the banking industry, in commercial banks and microfinance institutions locally and internationally, spanning over 26 years. He started his career in 1992 as a computer systems business analyst and programmer at ICL Tanzania software house. He later on worked for major banks in Tanzania as head of IT at the National Bank of Commerce (“NBC”), National Microfinance Bank (“NMB”), before joining FINCA International, Inc. Edward served as Director of Information Services for FINCA Africa based in Kampala Uganda. He later joined Accion where he was supported Akiba Commercial Bank Tanzania to work as General Manager ICT. He held the role at Accion from 2012 until 2016. In 2017, he returned to FINCA International, Inc. as Board Member of FINCA Tanzania. In 2019 he transitioned to become interim CEO for FINCA Tanzania to spearhead its transformational changes.
Edward is native to the United Republic of Tanzania and is bilingual in English and Swahili. He earned an MBA in diploma management from the Henley Business School UK.
JALAL UL HAQ
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
JALAL UL HAQ
Jalal is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (“DCEO”) of FINCA Tanzania, who, in conjunction with the CEO, is responsible for the strategy and general management of the institution.
Jalal brings with him proven expertise in microfinance lending, operations and finance. Jalal served as Chief Financial Officer of FINCA Tajikistan from 2015 to 2020. He played an important role in developing and implementing a turn-around strategy where FINCA Tajikistan became profitable after three years in the negative.
Before joining FINCA Tajikistan, he worked as a Partner at BDO, based in Dushanbe, in the Audit & Advisory Group where he managed a portfolio of around 100 external audits and risk advisory clients each year, including many local banks and microfinance institutions. Prior to BDO, Jalal worked at PWC in Pakistan within the area of Assurance & Business Advisory Services.
He is a certified financial consultant from the Institute of Financial Consultants USA and Canada. Jalal also studied chartered accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and ACCA, UK.
Beatus Malawa
Head Of Legal, Compliance And Company Secretary
Beatus Malawa
Beatus Malawa is an advocate of the High Court of Tanzania with over 7 years of experience advising general corporate entities in the areas of banking and finance, general corporate and commercial law, and litigation.
Beatus is the Head of Legal, Compliance and Company Secretary of FINCA Tanzania, as well as serves as a member of the Management Board charged with overseeing FINCA Tanzania’s legal operations and corporate governance. He acts as Secretary to the Board of Directors and respective Board Committee of FINCA Tanzania.
Prior to joining FINCA Tanzania, Beatus worked in a law firm where he started as a Legal Officer with AccessBank Tanzania Limited and grew to Senior Legal Officer. He then joined FINCA Tanzania as Senior Legal Counsel and later became Head of Legal, Compliance, and Company Secretary.
Beatus Malawa holds a bachelor’s degree in laws from Tumaini University, at Iringa. He also earned a postgraduate degree in law from the Law School of Tanzania.
Deusdedith Edward Mulindwa
Head Of Finance
Deusdedith Edward Mulindwa
Deusdedith joined FINCA Tanzania team in December 2018 reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining FINCA, he worked with BRAC Tanzania as the Head of Finance from 2015, before joining BRAC he also worked with KPMG East Africa, from the year 2010 as assistant auditor where he grew to senior auditor at the time of leaving. Deusdedith’s main competency is attributed to his work experience for one of the amongst strong audit firm – KPMG.
Deusdedith also has been vetted and confirmed by Bank of Tanzania to head this position in banking industry, he holds Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor degree in Commerce (Accounting) from University of Dar es Salaam.
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