ZB Financial Holdings has appointed Arthur Matsaudza as the new Chief Executive Officer of ZB Bank, effective 1 October 2026.
The Board of Directors announced the appointment in a statement issued on 3 September.
Matsaudza is an accomplished banking and financial services executive with over 17 years of experience spanning banking, fintech and telecommunications across African markets.
The Board said he brings a distinctive blend of executive leadership, commercial acumen and technology expertise.
His appointment is seen as a clear signal of ZB’s push to compete beyond traditional banking and deeper into fintech and digital banking.
Before joining ZB Bank, Matsaudza was Managing Director of O’mari, Old Mutual’s fintech business, which he founded within Old Mutual.
Before that, he served as Old Mutual’s Group Executive for Digital and Data, leading transformation across its African markets.
Earlier in his career, he held senior executive roles at Steward Bank, including Head of Digital Banking and Chief Technology Officer, where he played a key role in the bank’s transformation journey.
He has also held leadership roles in telecommunications, where he led the convergence of mobile network operations, mobile money and banking capabilities at scale to drive growth.
Matsaudza holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Gloucestershire in the UK and a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Computer Science from the National University of Science and Technology.
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