Mwanawasa’s remit spans Trafigura’s commodity activities and associated logistics in Zambia, with responsibility for engagement with commercial, institutional and government stakeholders. It also includes support for Servara’s logistics, storage and transport operations and Puma Energy’s fuel business.
Trafigura and its subsidiaries employ around 300 people in Zambia, with Servara operating 29,000 square metres of storage space in Ndola and Puma Energy operating approximately 74 fuel retail sites, four terminals and three aviation fuel sites.
- Trafigura has appointed Chipokota Mwanawasa as Executive Director, Zambia, based in Lusaka.
- Her remit covers metals and minerals, energy, associated logistics operations and strategic business development.
- She will lead engagement with commercial, institutional and government stakeholders and support the Group’s subsidiaries in Zambia, including Puma Energy and Servara.
- Mwanawasa joins Trafigura from her role as Policy Advisor to the President of Zambia and previously served as Deputy Head of the Presidential Delivery Unit.
- Trafigura and its subsidiaries employ around 300 people in Zambia, and Servara operates 29,000 square metres of storage space in Ndola.
- Puma Energy operates approximately 74 fuel retail sites, four terminals and three aviation fuel sites in Zambia.
Trafigura has appointed Chipokota Mwanawasa as Executive Director, Zambia, with responsibility for coordinating its activities across metals and minerals, energy and associated logistics operations, including strategic business development.
Mwanawasa will be based in Lusaka and lead engagement with commercial, institutional and government stakeholders across Zambia. She will also support the Group’s subsidiaries in the country, including fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy and Servara, its wholly owned logistics, storage and transport platform, formerly operated under the Impala Terminals brand.
A Zambian national, Mwanawasa brings more than 10 years of experience across mining, energy, infrastructure and agriculture. She joins Trafigura from her role as Policy Advisor to the President of Zambia, where she advised on economic policy, foreign investment and sectoral reform.
Her previous positions include Deputy Head of the Presidential Delivery Unit, where she supported implementation of Zambia’s National Development Plan. She also worked at Konkola Copper Mines Plc, which Trafigura describes as one of Zambia’s largest copper producers.
Trafigura has been present in Zambia for more than 20 years, serving energy, metals and minerals customers. The Group and its subsidiaries employ around 300 people in the country. Through Servara, it operates 29,000 square metres of storage space in Ndola. Puma Energy operates approximately 74 fuel retail sites, four terminals and three aviation fuel sites in Zambia.
Chipokota Mwanawasa, Executive Director, Zambia, at Trafigura, said: “Zambia is central to the world's supply of copper and other metals and minerals, and its energy sector underpins the country's economic development. Trafigura has been present in Zambia for over 20 years – trading and financing commodities, while also investing in assets on the ground through Puma Energy and Servara. I am proud to be joining Trafigura and look forward to working with the team to strengthen our relationships within the country, and to building on the strong foundation the Group has already established in Zambia.”
Gonzalo De Olazaval, Global Head of Metals and Minerals at Trafigura, said: “We are pleased to welcome Chipokota to this role. Her extensive experience across Zambia's mining, energy and policy landscape makes her well placed to lead our activities in the country. Zambia is an important market for metals, minerals and energy, and this appointment reflects Trafigura's long-term commitment to Zambia and to the customers we serve in the region.”
