Jim started his career with Deloitte Zimbabwe working as a financial and information systems auditor before moving to Robson Rhodes London, and later with KPGM UK, to specialise in control and systems assurance, risk management and forensic audit in the financial sector. Jim went on to co-found and take on the role of Financial Director of a London based advertising company.

Jim joined the European Investment Bank in 2008. His core role was the delivery of the Bank’s three- year rolling operational plan, a key tool in communicating the Bank’s response to the Member States.

In 2014, Jim moved to the operational team at the EIB and assumed country responsibility for Botswana, Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe working with a wide range of counterparts including CEOs, Ambassadors, Ministers, representatives from other DFIs and leaders in the private sector. He has appraised, structured and negotiated financing for investment projects, leading multidisciplinary teams and lending to sovereign and financial intermediary financing.

Jim holds an Accounting Science degree, is a qualified member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (CISA) and a chartered accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England & Wales (ICAEW).