By JUDITH NAMUTOWE –
ZAMBIA’s renowned corporate governance consultant, Patrick Chisanga
has been appointed as the new Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) director
general with immediate effect.
Mr Chisenga, takes over from Andrew Chipwende who has been at the
ZDA helm from the time the agency became operational in 2007.
This was after the amalgamation of five statutory bodies namely Zambia
Investment Centre, Zambia Privatisation Agency, Export Board of
Zambia, Small Enterprise Development and Zambia Export Processing
Zones Authority.
In a statement obtained by Times of Zambia in Lusaka ZDA Board
chairperson Songowayo Zyambo said Chipwende contributed greatly
towards ensuring the successful amalgamation of five institutions into
One Stop Shop Agency for all investors.
He said the Board was confident Mr Chisanga would transform the agency.
“Having spent over 30 years in the public and corporate sectors of
Zambia, serving as chief executive, chairperson and advisor of many
organisations and companies as well as his active involvement in
Rotary International at global level where he now serves as
chairperson of Rotary in Africa, the board has no doubt that Mr
Chisanga is the right person to transform ZDA,” he said.
