Tatenda Geeny Zhakata | Chief Financial Officer - Econet AI
Steward Bank

Tatenda Geeny Zhakata is a Chartered Accountant and senior finance executive within the technology and telecommunications ecosystem and with extensive experience leading financial strategy and operations, guiding executive decision-making, and driving business performance and transformation across diverse and complex organizations including banking and agri-value chain business. She currently plays a key leadership role in building and commercialising a portfolio of AI and digital solutions, and developing robust financial frameworks to support scale, profitability, and long-term valuation creation. Her work sits at the intersection of finance, technology, and operations, and she is passionate about building future-ready finance functions that balance technology, people, and sustainable value creation.