Lekani Katandula

Mr. Lekani Katandula is the Managing Director of Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc. He joined on 3 August 2015 as Financial Director and served in this capacity until 1 December 2017 when he was appointed Human Resources Director. He was appointed Managing Director effective 1 April 2020. Prior to joining Illovo, he was employed by Deloitte for 19 years, including 11 years as an Assurance and Advisory Partner. Lekani has over the years served on several private sector boards, including Alliance Capital Limited, Ethanol Company Limited, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi, Phoenix International School, SUCOMA Group Pension Scheme and Malawi Telecommunications Limited. He currently serves as a non-executive director at First Capital Bank (where he chairs the Credit Committee). Lekani is a Chartered Accountant (Fellow of ACCA and member of ICAM), a CFA Charter holder, a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), graduate of the University of Malawi (Bachelor of Accountancy) and recently graduated with an MBA from the University of Bradford (UK). He was appointed to the Board on 2nd April 2020.