Board of Directors

The Board’s core mandate is to ensure institutional sustainability and business continuity through continuous crafting and provision of strategic direction to the strategic management team. As such the board has an overall responsibility for the business strategy, the financial and capital adequacy and the deployment of competent human capital to ensure effective risk management and regulatory compliance.

Tshoombe Ndadi

Executive Chairman and founder

Tshoombe Ndadi - Executive Chairman and founder - 2007

Tshoombe is a strategic business generalist who is passionate about taking development to communities at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid in a sustainable manner. He has 30 years of executive corporate leadership experience, serving at the helm of commercial enterprises within the print and publishing industry in Namibia and Botswana, presiding as Chairman for DMC Namibia, a diamond valuations company in Namibia, as well as rolling out renewable energy financing and distribution to off-grid rural communities.

Tshoombe holds a Higher National Diploma (BTEC): Business and Finance. Graduate of the London Institute at the London College of Printing 1989, majoring in Printing and Publishing Management. Graduate of the Senior Management Programme, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1997.

A proud product of the Namibian liberation struggle that brought independence to Namibia, Tshoombe Ndadi is an ardent proponent for and is convinced that the deployment of development capital through microfinance intermediaries to finance micro, small and medium enterprises has a greater potential to creating much needed jobs in the informal sector, thereby making a positive dent on poverty and addressing the socio-economic inequalities that characterise the Namibian economy.

Immanuel Puleinge

MD/Principal Officer

Immanuel Tuvangapi Puleinge - MD/Principal Officer

Immanuel is qualified chartered accountant with a sound academic background and a wealth of practical experience in financial management and auditing, spanning more than 15 years. He is an avid financial analyst with a keen eye for detail. His role is to guide effective implementation of financial policy, set performance targets and oversee deployment of functional integrated management information systems, ensuring full reporting compliance, the regulatory framework and upkeep of retrievable and auditable financial records in line with Namibian Generally Accepted Accounting Practice – NAC 001.

Immanuel holds a Bachelor of Accounting and Science honours degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA); a postgraduate diploma in Accountancy (Prelim) from Rhodes University and a Bachelor of Accounting (BACC) from the University of Namibia.

Before joining Kongalend in 2008, Immanuel worked with Deloitte & Touché, as an external auditor. Major assignments applicable have included the auditing of NamDeb (the joint venture between De Beers and the Government of Namibia), the Development Bank of Namibia and the Electricity Control Board, to mention but a few.

Hilaria Graig

Director

Hilaria Graig - Director

With over 10 years of extensive experience in corporate communications, public relations, marketing, and branding, Hilaria is a highly skilled specialist whose areas of expertise include brand strategy, media relations, corporate social investment, events management, advertising and promotion, public education, and social media management. Her career has spanned a variety of corporate fields, such as central banking, local government, public enterprise and insurance industry. A natural leader, with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, she is highly capable of communicating effectively at all levels.

Hilaria holds a Post graduate diploma in business administration from the University of Namibia, an honours Degree in Journalism and Communication technology from the Polytechnic of Namibia now the Namibia University of Science and Technology and is currently pursuing an honours degree in Law (LLB) from the University of Namibia.

Board of Directors