The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee is pleased to advise that Mr. Stephen Mudawarima has been appointed CEO / Secretary General, effective 1 January 2021. He takes over from Mrs. Anna Mguni who resigned from ZOC with effect from 31 December 2020.
Stephen who up till this point has been a ZOC Board member is passionate about Protecting Clean athletes. He sits on the WADA Education Technical Working Group-Global Learning Development Framework, is a member of the RADO Technical Working Group on Education, National Anti-Doping Coordinating Committee, and is a certified Doping Control Officer.
Stephen has landed assignments around the world, including Rio Olympics, All Africa Games, Zone VI Youth Games, World Karate Tournaments in the UK and Japan. He has presented at the WADA Global Conference in China and facilitated an Education Workshop in Rwanda.
Amongst other qualifications, Stephen holds an MBA from the University of Zimbabwe, ACCA Diploma in Financial Management, and is on his final Stages of the M.A Olympic Studies with the Germany Sport University Cologne.
In addition to his extensive Sports Admin and Anti-Doping experience, Stephen is also a trained ICT professional, holding a Higher National Diploma in IT, and professional qualifications in Systems Audit, Risk, and Governance. Stephen held various management positions in a career spanning more than 13 years in Delta Beverages. Prior to joining Delta, he had worked for a number of Payments and Business Process Outsourcing service companies. Stephen has consulted for a big four Accounting firm and has worked as an Independent Professional Associate for a national trade development and promotion organization.
Stephen is an avid runner and has completed the Soweto Marathon 2018, holds a Black Belt in Full Contact Kyokushin Karate. He is married to Dr. Louisa Mudawarima and they are blessed with four children 3 boys and a girl.
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Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
