Lungowe Lutangu
lusaka,Zambia
Summary
The objective of the job is providing strategic leadership, driving profitability, and ensuring operational excellence in supply chain, marketing, and safety (HSE).
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Executive Officer
Victus Energy Limited
Kabulonga, Zambia
06.2025 - Current
- The objective of the job is providing strategic leadership, driving profitability, and ensuring operational excellence in supply chain, marketing, and safety (HSE). They manage regulatory compliance (ERB), financial performance, stakeholder relationships, and business growth within the Zambian and regional petroleum market.
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement long-term business plans to increase market share and profitability, including diversification into new energy streams (LNG, renewables).
- Operational Management: Oversee all aspects of the supply chain, including fuel procurement, logistics, storage terminal management, and retail network operations.
- Regulatory & Compliance: Ensure full compliance with the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) of Zambia, environmental standards, and safety-first culture.
- Financial Performance: Approve annual budgets (CAPEX/OPEX), manage foreign exchange (FX) risks, monitor cash flow, and ensure financial discipline.
- Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary liaison with the Board of Directors, government entities, and key partners, managing the company's public image and CSR initiatives.
- Business Development: Evaluate investment opportunities, mergers, acquisitions, and new market opportunities, particularly within the Zambian context.
- Oil Marketing Company
Privatisation Officer
Zambia Development Agency (ZDA)
Lusaka, Zambia
02.2010 - Current
- Preparing terms of reference of privatisation studies and reviewing study report prepared by consultant.
- Recommending to management strategies and modes of sale of state-owned enterprises.
- Reviewing profiles and confidential information memoranda on companies earmarked for sale.
- Preparing terms of reference for asset valuation of companies earmarked for sale.
- Supervising the opening of bids and preparing board papers for the agency to negotiate sale of state-owned enterprises.
- Undertaking restructuring of management and evaluation of business financial analysis of state-owned enterprises.
- Attending to post privatisation completion matters and enforcing terms, conditions and other commitments by investors under the sales/development agreements.
- Monitoring of progress of companies under receivership and liquidation through scrutiny of the reports from receivers/liquidators and operations and financial performance of parastatals.
- Undertaking Private Public Partnership activities for the Agency.
- Quasi – Government Agency
Director of Petroleum
Government Ministry
04.2022 - 06.2022
- The Director is responsible for the management and development of the petroleum sector in order to ensure security of supply.
- Management of the procurement of petroleum feedstock.
- Facilitate the management of petroleum strategic reserves - both stock and infrastructure.
- Validation of claims and contributions under the Uniform Petroleum Pricing (UPP) mechanism in the country.
- Provision of technical guidance and support to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and stakeholder institutions on petroleum management.
- Coordinating the development and implementation of national, bilateral and multilateral petroleum programmes.
Manager – Economic Regulation – Fossil Fuels
Energy Regulation Board (ERB)
Lusaka, Zambia
06.2011 - 02.2022
- The objective of the job is to manage and coordinate regular analysis and evaluation of all license petroleum undertakings in the country in order to ensure their economic and financial performance achieve anticipated socio-economic benefits for the nation.
- Conducts periodic reviews of the economic and financial performance of undertakings in the fuel Industry, using appropriate key performance indicators and computerized financial models in order to assess their operational efficiency.
- Organizes economic, financial and technical evaluation of new undertakings in the fuel industry to determine their economic value to the nation before recommending them for licensing entailing thorough analysis of their business plans to ensure that they conform to the prescribed standards.
- Review license fees for all regulated entities in the fuel sector so that they keep abreast with economic trends in the country.
- Reviews and regulates rates and prices structures, service charges for all regulated entities in the fuels sector so that they keep abreast with economic trends in the country.
- Maintains contacts with relevant statutory bodies, for example, Competition and Consumers’ Protective Commission to monitor the levels and structures of competition in the fuel sub-sector to ensure fair pricing of commodities.
- Audit undertakings to ensure consumer interests are protected and ensure that only true costs are reflected in pricing.
- Prepare the departmental work plan; and budget; and monitor its implementation and financial utilization to ensure expenses are within approved limits.
- Regulatory Body
Advisor - Private Sector Development
Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV)
Lusaka, Zambia
04.2005 - 01.2010
- Conduct routine supportive economic, social and political analysis of context, sector or expertise area (the private sector in Zambia, Africa and the World).
- Actively participate in strategic positioning meetings (upon invitation) as part of the team and provides input on strategic proposals.
- Identify opportunities/barriers and/threats of advisory practices and ensures proper information transfer to PC.
- Network Development: Analyse and understand the play field, the organisational environment.
- Give input to networking processes.
- Maintain operational contacts with clients within assignments.
- Engagement and Strategic Scoping: Discuss the engagement process with the team.
- Conduct diagnosis at problem level and client level together with PC.
- Propose team composition with PCs and senior colleague.
- Prepare proposal/strategies in consultation with PC or more senior colleagues.
- Discuss proposal with PC/senior advisor in order to get approval.
- Advisory Services: Deliver and hold responsibility for regular assignments independently, within clearly defined processes.
- Account manager for an assignment.
- Coordinate advisory services in a client/activity team.
- Initiate and lead basic client meetings within defined assignment plan.
- Ensure and monitor progress and quality and initiate appropriate actions / back up.
- Ensure client satisfaction during the assignment.
- Review and Evaluation of Advisory Services: Contributes to feedback processes, coaching and evaluation of achieved results.
- Support the collective learning in client/activity team and/or expertise group.
- Manage timely evaluation processes, coordinate and monitor with client.
- Propose corrective measures and lessons learned based on evaluations.
- Contribute to external communication, draft articles.
- Coaching: Coached by more senior colleagues on assignments and professional development.
- Coaches associated partners (LCB) on quality within context of assignments.
- Knowledge Development: Contributes to internal and external knowledge development.
- Participate in knowledge development/expertise groups and in external networks.
- Document and share lessons learned within SNV, clients and/or assignments.
- Development Organisation
Assistant Consultant (Acting Manager) – Economics, Trade and Market Studies
Independent Management Consulting Services (IMCS)
Lusaka, Zambia
05.2003 - 04.2005
- Marketing consulting assignments: Scanning newspapers, web sites, etc for call/request for consulting assignments.
- Following up on communication requesting for consulting services from the company.
- Preparing terms of references for prospective consulting assignments.
- Preparing proposals detailing the background, scope of work, methodology, time scheduling and budgets.
- Submission of proposals/bids to clients.
- Following up on the feedback on consulting proposals.
- Negotiating terms for the provision of consulting services.
- Delivery of Consulting Services: Execution of time schedule of consulting assignment.
- Preparation of updates for clients on the progress of consulting assignments to clients.
- Maintaining contact with clients on the assignment.
- Collection of Payment: Submission of invoices to clients for consulting services received.
- Following up on payments from clients.
- Management Consulting Company
Consultant - Economic and Business Affairs
Southern African Enterprise Network/ Zambia Enterprise Network Association
Lusaka, Zambia
09.2000 - 12.2002
- Making policy recommendations on networking of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Southern Africa. This entailed a study on: Working definition of SMEs; Characteristics of SMEs; Definition and operation of clusters of firms; Identification and description of clusters; Definition, features, benefits and costs, strategy of networking private sector firms; Design of policy components, their implementation structure and institutional responsibility; networking private sector firms; Design of policy components, their implementation structure and institutional responsibility.
- Contributed articles to the SAEN and ZENA Newsletter. So far contributed articles on: COMESA Free Trade Area; Newly Introduced Foreign Currency Controls; Investment Opportunities in Southern Africa; Investor Perceptions of Southern Africa; The Private Sector Development Programme (EU); South Africa and the Southern African Region.
- Searching for and evaluating web sites with content on trade, investment and other business and economic affairs that are of use to the 200 member firms of the Southern African Enterprise Network (SAEN).
- Constructing a section of the web site of SAEN (www.saen.info) with links to each selected web resource. The section is now a directory with links to over 200 extensive world-wide and region-wide directories web sites containing information on Southern Africa and other regions of the world and maintained by highly reputable organisations such as the World Bank and the Common Market for Southern and Eastern Africa.
- Recommending new directions for the development of the site. Currently the section is being developed to be a full-fledged online Research and Development resource for member firms with features enabling novices to obtain documented reports on information requested on business and economic affairs in Southern Africa.
- Private Sector Association
Intern: Economic Affairs Office
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Lusaka, Zambia
05.2000 - 07.2000
- Multi-lateral Organisation
Consultant
United States Agency for International Development / Zambia Trade and Investment Enhancement Project (ZAMTIE)
Lusaka, Zambia
04.2003
- Conducted a desk research on Angola as a export market for Zambian goods. The study centred on: Economic, political and social conditions Angola; Profiles and contact details of institutions and persons that provide services in licensing and investment, corporate legal services, business consultancy, tax advice, insurance, interpreters, ICTs, Hotels, Travel agencies etc.
- Conceptualised and articulated a study for the construction of an Internet resource for handling online trade enquiries on Zambia. The facility is intended to contain and provide upon query information on: Contact details of any institution in the country; Prices and quantities of each commodity (service or product) purchased or sold in Zambia in Zambia.
- Studied, analysed and made recommendations on the existing institutions and procedures in collecting, packaging and dissemination of information (mainly contact details) on Zambian importers and exporters.
- Evaluated and conducted research for the web site of the Zambia International Trade Fair (www.zitf.org.zm). The collect information was used to convert the web site into a “one-stop-shop” of information for any participant in the trade fair.
- Development Project
Assistant to the Globalisation & Public Policy Liaison Officer
PANOS Southern Africa
Lusaka, Zambia
01.2002
- Conceptualised and recommended two modes or instruments of analysis for determining the role of the media, private sector and other players on the African economy in the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
- Prepared a proposal worth US$ 50 000 for eight (8) workshops on the role and training of the media and the business community in eight (8) Southern African countries.
- Simplified and analysed the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) document for PANOS target groups i.e. policy makers, the private sector, the media, marginalized groups and civil society.
- Prepared profiles on the economic, political and social conditions in ten Southern African countries; Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
- Prepared a file on globalisation intended to be attached to the PANOS web site.
- Media Institution
Education
Masters of Business Administration - Management
Edith Cowan University
AustraliaBachelor of Arts Degree - Economics, Development Studies
University of Zambia
ZambiaSkills
- Familiar with Office automation applications (Ms Word, Access, Excel, etc)
- Highly developed leadership skills based on expert power
References
- Zondo Chulu, 11 Bell Flower Street, Salama Park, Lusaka, Lusaka, zondo.chulu@gmail.com, 211 097 7 646871
- Mwewa Kyamulanda, Director – Investment, National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA), Lusaka, Lusaka, 211 097 611 0523
- Cletus Sikwanda, Plot No. L/23740/M/B, Silverest, Lusaka, Lusaka, csikwanda@erb.org.zm, 211 097 7 492351
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/27/78
- Nationality: Zambian
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Chief Executive Officer
Victus Energy Limited
06.2025 - Current
Director of Petroleum
Government Ministry
04.2022 - 06.2022
Manager – Economic Regulation – Fossil Fuels
Energy Regulation Board (ERB)
06.2011 - 02.2022
Privatisation Officer
Zambia Development Agency (ZDA)
02.2010 - Current
Advisor - Private Sector Development
Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV)
04.2005 - 01.2010
Assistant Consultant (Acting Manager) – Economics, Trade and Market Studies
Independent Management Consulting Services (IMCS)
05.2003 - 04.2005
Consultant
United States Agency for International Development / Zambia Trade and Investment Enhancement Project (ZAMTIE)
04.2003
Assistant to the Globalisation & Public Policy Liaison Officer
PANOS Southern Africa
01.2002
Consultant - Economic and Business Affairs
Southern African Enterprise Network/ Zambia Enterprise Network Association
09.2000 - 12.2002
Intern: Economic Affairs Office
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
05.2000 - 07.2000
Masters of Business Administration - Management
Edith Cowan University
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Economics, Development Studies
University of Zambia