{"id":80059,"date":"2026-03-16T16:19:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=80059"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:19:05","slug":"afrexinsure-appoints-lesley-ndlovu-as-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2026\/03\/16\/afrexinsure-appoints-lesley-ndlovu-as-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"AfrexInsure appoints Lesley Ndlovu as new CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leadership appointment strengthens AfrexInsure\u2019s mission to expand specialty insurance solutions supporting trade and investment across Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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AfrexInsure, the wholly-owned specialty insurance subsidiary of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced the appointment of Lesley Ndlovu as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 2026, replacing Jonas Mushosho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The appointment comes at a critical inflection point for AfrexInsure as it advances its mission to provide tailored specialty insurance solutions for trade and trade-related investments. As the organisation builds momentum in its development, strong executive leadership is essential to guide governance, regulatory compliance, innovation, risk management and market positioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesley Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean national, brings to AfrexInsure a distinguished career spanning some of the world\u2019s leading insurance institutions, including AXA Specialty, African Risk Capacity (ARC) and AXIS Capital. His appointment introduces a unique blend of technical expertise, global market insight and operational leadership precisely forged to support AfrexInsure\u2019s transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout his career, Ndlovu has led multidisciplinary teams in high-stakes environments where robust governance and disciplined underwriting are fundamental to sustainable performance. At AXA Specialty, he developed market-responsive products addressing complex specialty risk segments, experience that will prove invaluable as AfrexInsure designs differentiated solutions for Africa\u2019s evolving trade landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This strategic leadership appointment marks a pivotal moment in the company\u2019s evolution from its start-up phase into a dynamic scale-up stage, positioning it to deliver enhanced trade and investment risk mitigation solutions across Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commenting on his appointment, Ndlovu said: \u201cI am deeply honoured to assume the role of Chief Executive Officer at AfrexInsure at this transformative juncture in the company\u2019s journey. AfrexInsure represents far more than an insurance subsidiary; it embodies a strategic imperative to address one of Africa\u2019s most persistent trade barriers: the scarcity of sophisticated, well-capitalised risk mitigation solutions anchored on the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI extend my gratitude to Afreximbank\u2019s leadership and the AfrexInsure Board of Directors for their confidence in this appointment. Together, we will ensure that AfrexInsure becomes a cornerstone of Africa\u2019s trade ecosystem, supporting the continent\u2019s economic transformation one risk solution at a time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Afreximbank, said: \u201cWith a solid track record in speciality insurance and commitment to Africa\u2019s economic transformation, we are confident that Lesley will advance the mandate of AfrexInsure – managing risks associated with trade through local capacity with an aim to retain premiums within the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leadership appointment strengthens AfrexInsure\u2019s mission to expand specialty insurance solutions supporting trade and investment across Africa. AfrexInsure, the wholly-owned specialty insurance subsidiary of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced the appointment of Lesley Ndlovu as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 2026, replacing Jonas Mushosho. The appointment comes at a critical inflection point for AfrexInsure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":75699,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16131,565,399],"tags":[12670,20007,20004,20006,20009,20008,20005,20003],"class_list":["post-80059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-banking-finance","category-more-news","tag-afreximbank","tag-afrexinsure","tag-african-risk-capacity","tag-axa-specialty","tag-axis-capital","tag-dr-george-elombi","tag-jonas-mushosho","tag-lesley-ndlovu"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80061,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80059\/revisions\/80061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}