Sandra Malupande

- Provides company secretarial services to Atlas Mara Board as well as initially to 4 of the Bank's subsidiaries.

- Provides efficient company secretarial administrative support to the Boards’ committees particularly audit, risk, credit and loans as well as remuneration committees thus providing general corporate governance around all Board and governance meetings.

- Established an effective governance risk and compliance management system that ensures compliance with relevant policies and procedures where appropriate as well as proactively identifies, resolves and/or escalate potential risks.

- Ensures that the Board complies with all the laws that they are required to comply with.

- Act as interface with the Regulators; Bank of Zambia, Security Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

- Spearhead projects such as mergers and acquisitions that the Bank undertakes.

- Joined the Company as Legal Manager and was promoted to the position of Company Secretary.

- Ensured that the Company and the Board was provided with sound Legal advice on all commercial legal issues.

- Verified and ensured that all legal risks inherent in company’s transactions were properly managed and addressed through proper legal documentation.

- Evaluated, cascaded and ensured compliance with all directives, policies, regulations.

- Ensured regular interaction with external bodies including heads of local authorities, licensing authorities or regulators.

- Liaised with all shareholders and provided them with the necessary support as prescribed by law and regulation.

- Drafted and reviewed legal agreements for all contractual matters of the Company particularly lease agreements as well as issued all warrants of distress for defaulting tenants.

- Provided Company secretarial services to the management executive committee.

- Represented the Company in all litigation throughout the country.

- Advised the Managing Director and other senior management on all matters that had legal implications on the Company, provided advise on various legislative issues, as well as human resource issues.

- In consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, provided company secretarial services to the Board of Directors. Drew up the agenda of the meetings, prepared Board papers and minutes for Board and Committee meetings and ensured timely circulation.

- Ensured that all Board resolutions were properly signed and documented.

- Operated an efficient legal department, supporting all functions in the Authority.

- Proactively managed litigation on behalf of the Authority, ensuring the lowest risk or exposure to the Authority.