Johannes Gawaxab

Mr. Johannes !Gawaxab was appointed by President Hage Geingob as Governor of the Bank of Namibia on 21 April 2020 and his term started on 1 June 2020. As Governor, he is also Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Bank. He is an accomplished Namibian business leader with an impeccable background and track record in financial services, finance, financial economics, investments and strategy. Prior to his appointment as Governor of the Bank, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Eos Capital, a Namibian Private Equity firm, from its founding in April 2015. Previously, Mr. !Gawaxab worked as a senior executive in financial services spanning banking, investments, insurance, property and casualty, primarily in Southern Africa, West Africa and East Africa. He also worked in Europe. Mr !Gawaxab has served in high profile, senior leadership positions in business and society such as Chairperson of the High Level Panel on the Namibian Economy, Chairperson of the Boards of Old Mutual Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ghana and Malawi; Chairperson of Rossing Uranium Limited; Chairperson of Namcor and Chairperson of the Social Security Commission.

Mr. Gawaxab has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) and Master of Business Leadership, from the University of South Africa; Master of Arts from the Graduate Business School, Kingston; a Certificate in Global Leadership from the London School of Business and has attended an Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.