This curriculum vitae summarizes Christopher Chileshe's professional experience and qualifications. He has over 15 years of work experience in Zambia, currently serving as Country Director for Airtel Mobile Commerce. He previously held several senior management roles in finance and business for telecom companies such as Airtel, Zain, and Celtel in Zambia. He has extensive expertise in financial management, business strategy, marketing, and leadership.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Christopher Chileshe
FCCA, AZICA, AZIM, GRAPA
Lot 3883/M
Ngwerere Farms,
P O Box 33412
Lusaka, 10101
ZAMBIA
Direct Line Tel: +260 97915000
Mobile: +260 978980111
E-mail: Chileshe.1978@gmail.com
Chileshe.christopher@zm.airtel.com
Nov 2015
Christopher Chileshe

2. First Names and
Initial:
Surname: Nationality Work Experience
Christopher Chileshe Zambian 15 years
LANGUAGES PROFICIENCY DATE OF BIRTH NATIONAL REGISTRATION
English, Bemba and Nyanja 17th
Dec 1978 203048/31/1
GOAL
To uplift the living standards of Zambians by contributing positively to the Organization I will serve. I will
achieve this goal by enhancing a framework of corporate governance, transparency and integrity that
results in highly motivated and result oriented teams that achieve the organisational goals using leadership
technics and business principles that focus on achieving optimum results.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
• Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) awarded by the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in September 2009
• Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) awarded by the Association
of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in November 2005
• Associate of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (AZICA) awarded by the Zambia Institute
of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) in August 2004
• Affiliate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) awarded by the Association
of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in December 2002
• General Certificate of Education Examination awarded by the Examination Council of Zambia in
January 1996
AWARDS RECEIVED
• June 1999: Awarded for achieving the highest overall marks in National Accounting Technician by
ZICA
• June 1999: Awarded for achieving the highest marks in Cost Management Accounting National
Accounting Technician by ZICA
• June 1999: Awarded for achieving the highest marks in Company law and Taxation National
Accounting Technician by ZICA
OTHER TRAINING – SHORT COURSES/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
• Executive Development Program, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
• General Management Program, University Of Witwatersrand, South Africa.
• Strategic Management, Leading concepts, Zambia.
• 360 degree leadership course (Lesson on how to change from good to great), Louis Allen
Worldwide, Zambia.
• India Institute of Management – Ahmedabad (IIM-A), Business Manager leadership training
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in United Kingdom
• Associate of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Associate member of Zambia Institute of Marketing
• Member of the Global Revenue Assurance Profession Association
SUMMARY OF OVERALL COMPETENCES AND WORK PROFILE
I am currently working at Airtel Networks PLC as Country Director for Airtel Mobile commerce which is
a subsidiary of Airtel Networks PLC. Financing, Monitoring & Evaluation, Leadership and Change
Management, Micro Finance and Income Generating Activities, Preparation and Review of Financial
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3. Reports, Financial Accounting and Management, Taxation, Investment advice, Risk Analysis, Asset
Management, Financial Training and Mentoring. My expertise further includes Project management,
Situational and Sensitivity Analysis, Managing Financial and Business Relationship, Marketing and sales
planning. I am competent in Programme planning, Strategic Planning, Human resource Management that
includes Job designing and Performance appraisal.
I have designed and development various business tools and standard operating procedures to
operationalize internal controls. Bank and cash books manual, bank reconciliation statements, asset
registers, payment vouchers, petty cash documents, point of sales manual. I have competent in the use of
Sun Systems, ERP Pastel, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Power Point Presentation. This is coupled
with my vast experience in facilitating and leading meetings. Other expertise includes good
communications at lower and higher levels, professionalism, analytical skills, accuracy and positive
attitude towards work
Achievements Summary:
• Successfully implemented and rolled out the sales management system (Active Retail) across for
Celtel Zambia and Celtel Malawi respectively
• Successfully Developed internal procedures and managed system integration between Active
Retail system and the Accounting system
• Successfully spear headed the internal control procedures for Finance, Commercial, HR and IT for
Celtel Zambia
• Successfully implemented the Fraud and Risk Management tool worth $4million as Revenue
Assurance Manager which was later implemented in Zain Malawi, Tanzania & Kenya.
• Successfully lead the team that claimed back $1.9million from Ericsson for their failure to follow
the change management procedures during system upgrades
• Saved $800,000 for Zain Zambia in an international roaming dispute between Zain Zambia and
Econect Zimbabwe.
• Successfully pioneered and rolled out Closely Watched Numbers dashboard ( CWN) for Zambia
which was later rolled out to the rest of Africa
• Successfully rolled out the scientific distribution model for Lusaka North and South which is still
in use todate
• Successfully Restructured and right sized distributors from 21 to 6 to create efficiencies in the
chain
• Successfully groomed and developed four employees from Sales and Distribution executives to
Zonal Business Managers three of which are still in Airtel and one is with Competition as a
Manager
• Recognised as Monthly Africa Zonal Business Manager for three consecutive months
• Lusaka North Zone contributed 27% of revenue to total Airtel Zambia revenue under my
leadership
• Successfully set up the National Partner Model which will see EVD growth from 20% to 70%
With the above-summarised expertise, I am able to offer diverse solutions to Projects, Programs and
business problems including upgrading systems and processes in line with best business practice. As a
Change Leader of today’s environment, my understanding of key market indicators at both micro and
macro level will bring positive experiences to your organisation while ensuring we uplift the living
standards of Zambians. Below is my detailed work experience;
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4. PROFESSIONAL AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Organization Airtel Mobile Commerce Zambia
Position Country Director
Year Jan 2016 to date
Role and Job
requirements
• Define the strategy & roadmap for the Airtel Money business within the existing
& evolving regulatory, industry & technological framework in-country; develops
globally benchmarked strategies aligned to the organization’s long term vision
and competitive landscape · To incubate (conceptualize, develop the product
proposition) & establish Airtel Money as the new, significant and sustainable
revenue stream within the mainstream GSM business. This business will need to
be seen as a cluster of financial services products for adoption by large
consumer, institutional and government segments.
• . Own the product P&L for the Airtel Money business by centrally developing the
product, enabling processes, policy & regulatory framework · Build the Airtel
Money organization with a mix of experts from both Banking, FMCG, Retail &
Telecom sectors to develop expertise in this nascent sector who can deliver short
and long term business results · Secure and manage alliances to ensure
achievement of business goals as per the Annual Operating Plan · Create ‘Airtel
Money’ as salient brand in the mobile money space and drive customer
acceptance & adoption · Liaise with regulators, banks, merchants, agents,
payment companies and other technology providers to develop mobile
payments sector · Build the mobile payments ecosystem by identifying & aligning
partners with our tactical & strategic business goals and ensuring their support
for the business roadmap and customer delight objectives · Support
development of new usage categories using Airtel Money which can transform &
enrich the lives of both retail & business customer · Develop Airtel Money
business plan including constructing and maintaining the critical Airtel Money
Eco System.
• Define product roadmap in-line with Group IT, RA, Finance & Commercial
requirements · Engage effectively with the Airtel country EXCO team plus other
Opco supporting functions · Engage partner banks, group, regulators, consultants
and partners in service development · Monitor competitor activity, banks, MFI
and MTNO’s activities & technological advancements to ensure Airtel Money is
competitive and profitable. · Define product objectives ·
• Coordinate with legal and regulatory teams on effectively managing regulatory
requirements · Oversee, track and make timely recommendations to ensure the
operation achieves the agreed Airtel Money Annual Operating plan KPI’s and
objectives · Ensure all Processes are in-line with defined business processes as
well as legal, banking and regulatory requirements · Provide recommendations
based on understanding of competitor offerings as well as global best practice
including but not limited to banks, MFI and MTNO’s activities & technological
advancements to ensure Airtel Money is competitive · Drive to ensure full
compliance with all regulatory provisions
rganization Airtel Zambia PLC
Position National Partner Country Manager
Year June 2015 to date
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5. Role and Job
requirements
Line of service: Senior Manager responsible for the EVD growth countrywide
Responsibilities:
• People management and development.
• Project planning and execution. Developing the project road map and implementation
plan.
• Ensure that the project meets the business objectives of growing the EVD sales to
80% by 2017
• Project management of various requests from the executive
• Make daily decisions that affect daily operations.
• Competitor analysis and bridge plan execution to attain revenue targets
• Communication of new products cross functionally
• Pushing up staff engagement
• As Manager, I am hands-on and participative and lead and develop internal teams to
support the following areas: Project planning, performance target, activity planning
and budgeting, value for money and accountability, procurement planning.
Organization Airtel Zambia PLC
Position Zonal Business Manager
Year 2012 to 2015
Role and Job
requirements
Line of service: Senior Manager responsible for Distribution, Sales and Marketing for
all Airtel products in Lusaka region.
Responsibilities:
• Developing the business strategy for Lusaka region on Distribution, Sales,
Marketing and HR
• New product development and sustaining the existing products
• Motivating the Lusaka region team
• Meeting the Annual operation plan targets for Sales, Customer Market share and
Revenue market share.
• Project management of various requests from the executive or central team
• Make daily decisions that affect daily operations.
• Competitor analysis and bridge plan execution to attain revenue targets
• Communication of new products cross functionally
• Pushing up staff engagement
Organization Airtel Zambia PLC
Position Business Planning and Intelligence Manager
Year 2011 to 2012
Role and Job
requirements
Line of service: Senior Manager responsible for all Business strategy and marketing
intelligence under the MD’s Office
Responsibilities:
• Developing and ensuring implementation of company vision and objectives
• Defining the business capabilities, performance and weaknesses
• Providing in depth understanding of the business opportunities in the market
• Planning and managing the execution of corporate projects
• Developing the Annual Operating plan with the Finance team
• Keeping a data base for all key activities by the competitors
• Developing business cases for different products
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6. • Assist in the preparation and management of budgets (both OPEX and CAPEX)
for different departments.
• Monitoring all Business KPI on a daily basis
.
Organization Zain Zambia PLC
Position Revenue Assurance Manager
Year 2004 to 2011
Role and Job
requirements
Line of service: Manager in finance looking after all the revenue streams in the
business and systems audit.
Responsibilities:
• Developing and managing the integrated processes for evaluating the entire
revenue stream.
• Analysis and synthesis of solutions for revenue leakage at any stage of the process
• Responsible for daily operation and maintenance are performed
• Monitoring compliance of key revenue processing systems in terms of
completeness, correctness and timeliness
• Independent risk assessment of all service and product launches. Initiation of
improvement opportunities that lead to the launch of risk responsible products and
services within project constrains
• Analysis and co implementation of improvement for data collection from network
element and data verification
• Creating of dashboard for management with information showing the state of the
company
• Creating of dashboard for management with information showing the state of the
company
• Develop and maintain productive and responsive relationships with Regulatory,
Operations and corporate personnel
Organization Celtel Zambia PLC
Position Internal Auditor
Year 2004
Role and Job
requirements
Line of service: Responsible for internal controls and compliance
Responsibilities:
• Preparation of quarterly audit plans for superiors scrutiny and approval
• Review and appraisal of existing internal controls systems in all the departments
and make appropriate recommendation.
• Undertake special assignment like reviewing the Job profiles and special
investigation in areas which management have concerns
• Review the risk levels in the company and recommend appropriate course of action
to be implemented after review with management
• Act as a link between management and the external auditors
• Member of the audit committee board and preparation of the audit board paper
• Review of monthly management accounts for completeness and consistence and
ensuring that all the variances and exceptional are well explained in the monthly
financial notes
• Checking that the company complies with legislation within the industry of
operation and the general regulation that apply to the company
• Drafts annual operating plans for the internal audit function
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7. Organization Celtel Zambia PLC
Position Financial and Assets Accounting
Year 2002 to 2004
Role and Job
requirements
Line of service: Resposible for the preparation of the trail balance and the fixed assest
register
Responsibilities:
• Supervision of accounts officer
• Reviewing the input to the general ledger
• Preparation of the trail balance and explaining the monthly movement
• Cash flow forecast preparation and the daily flash report
• Preparation of monthly schedules for external auditors
• Monitoring monthly actual cost compared to the budget and explaining variances
• Monitoring of bank reconciliation
• Managing the fixed asset register
Organization Total Zambia Limited
Position Cost Accountant
Year 2000 to 2002
Role and Job
requirements
Line of service: Costing of petrolume product and other lubricants
• Preparation of monthly costing schedules for imported fuel and locally purchased
fuels
• Analysis of monthly company margins and explanations for variances due to
exchange differences and other factors
• Preparation of monthly payment schedule for excise duty, VAT and road levy
• Stock control and ensuring that stock take were been carried out on a monthly
basis
• Reconciliation of intercompany accounts
• Projections of monthly cash outflow on fuel uplift.
OTHER STRENGTHS AND ABILITIES
• Multi-skilled through years of exposure to various environments
• Good business, financial and administrative knowledge
• Good geographical knowledge of Zambia
• Team player with vast exposure to working with diverse teams
• Works with no supervision and a self-starter
• Possesses both inherent and acquired leadership skills
• International exposure to systems, environments and cultures
• Computer Literate in various application packages
REFERENCES
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8. Michael Kachumi
Director Grants and Procurement
Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ)
Mobile: + 260-977-719974
Tel: +260-211-229702
Email: Michael.kachumi@chaz.org.zm;
Kingsley Chanda
Commission General
Zambia Revenue Authority
+260-966 -770317
Email: Chandak@ciltax.com
Jussab Kara
Head IT
MTN Zambia
Mobile: +260-966-220010
Email: Jussabk@mtnzambia.co.zm
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