Spencer Manguwa has been appointed FS Mining Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Rudairo Mapuranga
In a statement seen by this publication, the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) CEO, Mr Wellington Takavarasha announced that Spencer was appointed CEO of FS Mining, a special purpose vehicle for the Henrietta Rushwaya-led organisation.
“This memo serves to announce the appointment of Spencer Manguwa as the FS Mining Chief Executive Officer effective on the 1st of September 2022. We are eager to have Spencer on Board as he brings along 15 years of vast experience in leadership and management skills from the other companies that he has previously worked for.
“Mr Manguwa is a holder of an Honours degree in Applied Mathematics, A Master’s degree in Business Administration, an Associate Degree in Digital Business, a Diploma in Marketing, and other professional certifications. We are very grateful to have Mr Manguwa joining the ZMF Special Purpose Vehicle FS Mining,” Takavarasha said.
Popularly known as Spencer, Manguwa said his reign will bring tremendous change in the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) formalization revolution.
In an interview with Mining Zimbabwe, Spencer said FS Mining will push to ensure that the ASM sector achieves zero harm and contribute significantly to the US$12 billion revenue by the end of 2023.
“FS will ensure that we promote the Medium and small scale miners through capacitation both from skills and technical point of view. FS will play a key role in identifying partners that add genuine value to miners. Proper planning and safety are some of the aspects we will push as we strive to achieve the 12 billion mining annual revenue target. We want to compliment the work that the bigger players are already doing and it is important that we see each other as partners as we aim to achieve the NDS1,” Spencer said.