#138 - #Herstory - Getting to know Zama Mkosi

<p class="p1">In this episode I am in conversation with Zama Mkosi.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Bio </p> <p class="p1">Zama is a visionary and transformational leader with more than 20 years’ professional experience in the public and private sector with depth of experience and expertise in the following areas:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">• National Department and parliamentary accountability and reporting.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">• Executive Management and Board level governance.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">• Public entity operation and management.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">• Industrial development funding strategies.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">• Public Funding and Investment management and distribution.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">• Public Entity Legal Compliance and Governance.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">For 12 years Mkosi held executive management roles in legal practice, development finance institution, NPO, National Public Entity, Financial Services Provider, and Media and Entertainment Sector. Mkosi has driven implementation of strategies aimed at achieving and exceeding set business objectives whilst ensuring corporate governance and compliance.</p> <p class="p1">6 years as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an Agency of the Department of Arts and Culture, where Mkosi developed and managed Public Entity strategy, operations and performance. </p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Key to this leadership role was the driving industry economic growth and sustainability, managing public funds and maintaining sustainability and profitability at an organisational and industry level.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Mkosi developed commissioned research on industry investment strategies and led implementation of investment strategy for granting of public funding to approved applicants.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">As Chief Operating Officer of a G