Ms. Patience Mapeza was elected to the SOS Children’s Villages in Zimbabwe Board on 25 June 2021.
Patience is a multi-talented and extensively experienced (more than 10 years) Senior Executive with a history of award winning performance as a visionary leader spearheading profitable business growth, risk management, opportunity maximization, scaling company for exponential growth and digital transformation in the banking industry. An excellent communicator and adaptable leader with a can-do approach to problem solving. .
Patience currently works for a financial institute National Merchant Bank where she started as a Branch Manager from 2007 to 2014 before being promoted to Executive Banking Manager and finally Senior Manager for Business Development. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Africa Leadership University and a General Management Program from Gordon Institute of Business Science.
Patience has a strong passion for children especially the vulnerable.