Simba is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited, a member of the Standard Bank Group; the leading banking and financial services group in Africa and largest in terms of assets. He is also member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Entrepreneurship for the 2018 – 2019 and the Shared Value Africa Initiative’s Africa Council of 8.

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Simba has been awarded the prestigious Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellowship by the African Leadership Institute & the Oxford University’s Said Business School. Simba has also played an advisory role as part of expert working groups on renewable energy, innovation, entrepreneurship and SME development for Pan African projects run by the African Union Commission, European Union and World Health Organisation Africa Region.

Simba is also a Member of the Board of Directors & Chairman of the Transformation and Strategy Committee for the Institute of Directors Zimbabwe an affiliate of the Institute of Directors UK and a member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa.

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In both 2018 and 2016 Simba was named by Forbes Magazine as one of Africa’s 30 most promising and inspirational young entrepreneurs in Africa. Simba has also been recognised by the Africa Youth Awards as one of 100 most Influential Young Africans of the year. Afk Insider magazine named him among 12 Most Promising African Entrepreneurs of 2016, whilst in 2017 Africa.com named him among 40 Africans Under 40 – Making It In Africa.