CDH Investment Bank on Wednesday 24^th February 2021 donated various essential medical equipment and supplies worth K27.8 million to the Society of Medical Doctors in Malawi (SMD) to assist in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The items donated include oxygen cylinders, oxygen flowmeters and regulators, pulse oximeters and other equipment and materials. The donation is in line with the bank’s pillar to give back and support the community through social initiatives that make impact.  

CDH Investment Bank has donated K4 million to the Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN), a constituent college of the University of Malawi. The donation was made to support students access online learning equipment, including internet dongles, tables and computers. The equipment will allow nursing students to attend classes remotely as the college enforces social distance learning methods during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic period. 

The board of CDH Investment Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Thoko Mkavea as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) and Head of Investment Banking (HIB) for the bank, effective 2nd October 2020. 

Until his appointment, Mr Mkavea served as the bank’s Chief Investment Banking Officer since 2012. Prior to this, Mr Mkavea held several senior management positions in the group. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the bank in 2012. Mr Mkavea has over 20 years’ experience covering finance, investment banking, asset finance, structured finance and general management. 

Mr Mkavea is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). He also holds an MBA from the University of Derby (United Kingdom) and a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree from the University of Malawi