NBS Bank has congratulated Matthews Mtumbuka for being appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Eastern and Southern African Research and Education Network, UbuntuNet Alliance.

Mtumbuka, an engineer and scholar, has an experience record of  Airtel Africa in a regional role covering IT Operations and Governance and as a Special Assistant to the Chief Information Officer for Airtel Africa, a role in which he has been managing IT systems, infrastructure, billing, Airtel Money and other projects across 14 countries.

Mtumbuka also served as the president of the Malawi Institution of Engineers (MIE) for two years and as Chairperson for the ConnectIT Network, an association of IT Professionals in Shell in Europe. He was Executive Director of the Malawian Initiative for National Development and President of the Oxford University Africa Society.

A poster on NBS Bank’s Facebook page reads, “The Board members, Management and Staff of NBS Bank, would like to extend their warmest congratulations to their Director Matthews Mtumbuka, on his appointment as CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance, wishing him endless success in his new role.”