'Don’t be that cautious in life'

Jo-Mare Duddy Booysen
Wetumwene Shikage - Since Bonifatius Kantori Paulino joined Alexander Forbes Namibia as the managing director of investments, he spent some time to familiarise himself with the areas of responsibility of the position.

He also took time to understand the whole business of the group. This entailed reading a lot of documents and attending several meetings which he says was an exciting journey.

Paulino says that throughout his long career, he has worked smartly and eventually managed to accomplish many of his goals and successes which have contributed to the growth of his professional career. Just like many other career experts and professionals, Paulino also encountered many challenges which helped him to strengthen his character.

“Throughout my career, I have been proud of being a team player, jointly achieving organisational goals and objectives being in the business and sporting fields,” he says.

Paulino’s daily busy workload and schedule also includes watching news on television, reading newspapers, and perusing company documents to prepare for upcoming meetings. He also keeps fit by going to the gym or jogging, and when time permits, he plays a round of golf. Paulino also dedicates time to family.

Educational Background

Paulino’s formal education began at Döbra Roman Catholic School from January 1975 until November 1979. He obtained a National Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemption in English, Afrikaans, German, Mathematics, Physical Science and Geography.

Post matriculating, he studied at the University of Zululand in South Africa from February 1980 to November 1983. Thereafter, he obtained a Bachelor of Law (B.Juris) and also an MA Degree from the University of Warwick in the UK . He also has a diploma in Management Development Programme (MDP) from the University of South Africa (Unisa).

While working at Rössing Uranium Limited, he attended several supervisory, management, leadership and media handling training programmes.

Since he joined Namfisa as an executive, he has also attended various training programmes in strategic leadership, microfinance, unit trusts, securities market development, bond market development and market conduct supervision.

Paulino advises those who wish to follow in this career path to take it as it comes. “Don’t be that cautious in life. Go out and explore the world,” he says.

Kommentaar

Republikein 2025-08-25

Geen kommentaar is op hierdie artikel gelaat nie

Meld asseblief aan om kommentaar te lewer