Tsvangirai makes key Office Appointments

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has picked a longtime Senior Advisor, a former chief executive officer of a leading insurance company, and officials from the Movement for Democratic Change and the Civic society to run his office and economic initiatives, putting heft into roles likely to dominate the unity government’s policy.

Longtime Senior Advisor Ian Makone, will be the Secretary to the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. Makone,the MDC Director of Elections, had already started on his role before the official announcement yesterday.

Chief campaign strategist and Media Adviser in the March 2008 Election, Andrew Chadwick, has been appointed Communications Director.

Former First Mutual Ltd (FML) chief executive officer Norman Sachikonye was picked to be Principal Director for Finance and Administration. The business leader will be the point man for Tsvangirai ‘s administration team. Sachikonye has a strong financial background, having spent over a decade at First Mutual, a leading insurance group, where he was instrumental in the transformation of the company from a mutual society to a public listed company.

Tsvangirai chose long time aide Ghandi Mudzingwa to be his Principal Director for Infrastructure. Mudzingwa is the former Director of Presidential Affairs in the MDC and was just released last week on a charge of banditry and domestic terrorism.

The rest of the key appointments by the Office of the Prime Minister are:

Secretary to the PM and Council of Ministers: Mr Ian Makone
Principal Director DPM Mutambara’s Office: Professor Paul Mavima
Principal Director DPM Khupe’s Office: Mrs. Thandiwe Nhlabangana
Principal Director Minister of State Gorden Moyo’s Office: Dr. Sabelo Gatsheni Ndhlovu
Chief Spokesperson to the Prime Minister: James Maridadi

PRINCIPAL DIRECTORS IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER
Policy Implementation: Lazarus Muriritirwa
Communication: Andrew Chadwick
Public Affairs: Denis Murira
Special Projects: Valentine Sinemane
Finance and Administration: Norman Sachikonye

PRINCIPAL DIRECTORS IN CHARGE OF CLUSTERS
Security: Dr. Martin Rupiya
Economics: Moses Chundu
Rights and Interest: Ms Rose Zigomo
Social: Abisha Nyanguwo
Infrastructure: Ghandi Mudzingwa

DIRECTORS
Security: Emmanuel Chimwanda

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Posted by Gerald Harper on May 23, 2009. Filed under Main Headline,Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.