British American Tobacco Zimbabwe - Takudzwa Mashanda

Takudzwa Mashanda is a seasoned corporate lawyer, governance, and investment professional. He was appointed Head of Legal for British American Tobacco Zimbabwe (Holdings) Limited (hereinafter referred to as “BAT Zimbabwe” or “the Company”) effective 1 November 2024 with accountabilities for Legal, Governance and Compliance for Southern African Markets. Takudzwa also assumed a further role of Company Secretary of the Company effective 01 March 2025.

Prior to joining BAT Zimbabwe, Takudzwa was a Legal and Investment Counsel at Masawara, a diversified pan African investment holding and management firm with operating units in hospitality, financial services, telecommunications, industrials, healthcare and manufacturing across various African countries where he was involved in complex high value cross border merger & acquisitions, divestitures, capital raising and deal structuring transactions.  Earlier in his career, Taku practiced with two leading corporate and commercial law firms in Zimbabwe where he specialized in all aspects of corporate law. He is holder of a law degree as well as various corporate finance qualifications.