1. RESUME
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Last name : KATUBIYA
First Name(s) : BENJAMIN CHIMBALANGA
Date Of Birth : 10TH
JUNE, 1966
Marital Status : MARRIED, with Three children
Nationality : ZAMBIAN
Religion : CHRISTIAN
Contact Telephone : +260-966-752607 or +260-955-439080
Email ID : bukgg12@gmail.com or Benjamin@buktruckparts.co.zm
EDUCATION BACKGROUND:
1982-1986 : CHIWALA SECONDARY SCHOOL (5 YRS OF HIGH SCHOOL)
1988-1991 : COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY (Obtained a National Diploma in Marketing)
2014-2015 : Salford University (Still Studying for my Msc in Marketing).
WORK EXPERIENCE:
1992-1997 : WORKED AS “SOLE PROPRIETOR” FOR A FIRM CALLED MARKETLINKS
AGENCIES.
Responsibilities:
Overseeing and running the whole firm as Manager: Imports, selling of heavy duty truck
parts; managing finances; supervising employees; tax management with the Internal
revenue authority, etc.
1997-TODATE : Founder and CEO of BUK HOLDINGS LTD.
- BUK TRUCK PARTS LTD
- BUK MINING AND CONSTRUCTIONS LTD
- BUK TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LTD.
2. Responsibilities:
Overseeing, Directing and Managing the whole business establishment that is involved
in Retailing of Heavy Duty Truck spares, Quarry Mining and Transport and Logistics
across Zambia. It is a US $30 million Dollar investment.
INTERESTS/HOBBIES:
Travelling the world: been to 37 countries of the world to date.
Reading Business, Christian, and Health books.
Playing Football (Old fellers),and work-outs
Interested in every new technology like new gadgets.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
1985-1986 : Vice-President- Commerce Club of Chiwala Secondary School
1992-TODATE : Running my own Successful business: With Initial Capital of
US $300.00. Current Investment is about US $30,000,000.00.
2009 : Awarded “Marketing Personality of the Year” in Zambia by
Zambia Institute of Marketing.
2009 : My Company recognised as the “Best SME” of the year 2009
2012 : Conferred with “Fellowship” at Zambia Institute of
Marketing.
2012 : American Chamber of Commerce in Zambia : Chairman-
Business Linkage Committee.
2010 : My Company, BUK TRUCK PARTS LTD., Emerged among the
“TOP 15 COMPANIES” for AFRICA AWARDS FOR
ENTERPRENEURSHIP”
2014 Recognised by the USA Embassy in Zambia as a “Mentor” for the
“Mandela-Washington Fellow”.