Bank Windhoek assumes BAN chairmanship
The Bankers Association of Namibia (BAN) announces the appointment of Bank Windhoek's managing director Baronice Hans as chairperson.
Hans was elected to serve a one-year term commencing 1 April 2017.
Hans will be taking over from Tawanda Mumvuma, CEO of SME Bank, and is the first women to be appointed as the chairperson of the Bankers Association of Namibia.
“We are very pleased to receive this prestigious honour to chair the BAN and to drive the mandate of BAN for the next year. I look forward to leading the BAN council as chairperson and to work more closely with the CEO's of the banks to address non-competitive issues of common interest.
“The collective background and experience of the BAN council members is invaluable and represents the interests of Namibia's banking sector,” Hans said
Hans has been an active member of the BAN since last year when she resumed her current role as managing director of Bank Windhoek and has a career in banking that spans more than eight years.
“I would like to thank SME Bank for their efforts over the past year; the foundation laid so far will ensure that we keep building the sector together.
“The banking industry is faced with a myriad of challenges, however collectively working towards a common goal will ensure that together with our key stakeholders such as the Bank of Namibia and Government we will build a sound banking industry which is the backbone of our economy,” Hans said.
Bank Windhoek will chair the various subcommittees forming part of the BAN structure which includes Credit, Treasury, Human Resource, Accounting and Tax, Compliance, Legal, IT, Operational and Public Relations.
The Bankers Association of Namibia was established in 1997, in accordance with the Banking Institutions Act, as the representative trade association for the commercial banking sector in the country.
BAN acts as a medium for communication with government, the Bank of Namibia as regulator, and other public bodies and authorities, by engaging with them on matters affecting the different activities of banks.
In addition, through the BAN, members deal with non-competitive issues that are of common interest.
One of the successful initiatives launched was the Code of Banking Practice and Guidelines for Lodging Customer Complaints on all banks' websites.
Hans was elected to serve a one-year term commencing 1 April 2017.
Hans will be taking over from Tawanda Mumvuma, CEO of SME Bank, and is the first women to be appointed as the chairperson of the Bankers Association of Namibia.
“We are very pleased to receive this prestigious honour to chair the BAN and to drive the mandate of BAN for the next year. I look forward to leading the BAN council as chairperson and to work more closely with the CEO's of the banks to address non-competitive issues of common interest.
“The collective background and experience of the BAN council members is invaluable and represents the interests of Namibia's banking sector,” Hans said
Hans has been an active member of the BAN since last year when she resumed her current role as managing director of Bank Windhoek and has a career in banking that spans more than eight years.
“I would like to thank SME Bank for their efforts over the past year; the foundation laid so far will ensure that we keep building the sector together.
“The banking industry is faced with a myriad of challenges, however collectively working towards a common goal will ensure that together with our key stakeholders such as the Bank of Namibia and Government we will build a sound banking industry which is the backbone of our economy,” Hans said.
Bank Windhoek will chair the various subcommittees forming part of the BAN structure which includes Credit, Treasury, Human Resource, Accounting and Tax, Compliance, Legal, IT, Operational and Public Relations.
The Bankers Association of Namibia was established in 1997, in accordance with the Banking Institutions Act, as the representative trade association for the commercial banking sector in the country.
BAN acts as a medium for communication with government, the Bank of Namibia as regulator, and other public bodies and authorities, by engaging with them on matters affecting the different activities of banks.
In addition, through the BAN, members deal with non-competitive issues that are of common interest.
One of the successful initiatives launched was the Code of Banking Practice and Guidelines for Lodging Customer Complaints on all banks' websites.
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