Co-founder (Chengetedzai Depository Company Limited); Managing Director (Aura Group)
Samuelle Dimairho started his formal career at the age of 15years trading financial securities on the local stock exchange in his country. He dropped out of high school at the age of 17 years old to pursue an idea of automating the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange whilst pursuing a chartered accountancy professional qualification on a self-teaching part time basis. His vision was to improve the transparency, accessibility and convenience of trading on the stock exchange through electronic technologies and innovations. This led him to co-founding Chengetedzai Depository Company Limited, Zimbabwe’s first Central Securities Depository for the capital markets industry with securities deposits that have peaked at over USD10billion and trade settlement nearing USD5billion since inception. Samuelle also co-founded Aura Group which is in the business of providing ICT Hardware and Software Projects, Management Consulting, Property Investments, Energy Solutions and Strategic Investments across diverse industry verticals. He has been featured in the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 List of 2018, been identified by Africa Youth Awards as one of the Most Influential Young Africans of 2018, was awarded a World Economic Forum Global Shapers Youth Award 2018, Junior Chamber International (JCI) Creative Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2014 and also won the Entrepreneurs Organisation Global Student Entrepreneur Award 2014.
He has been featured in international media programs from various organisations all over the world for his achievements and inspiration to young people in Africa. In addition, Samuelle is a member of Rotary International and voluntarily serves as an advisor to the Graduate Development Agency and Young Entrepreneurs Sanctuary Africa, which is an organisation focused on building the soft skills of graduates and mentoring young entrepreneurs. Samuelle self-taught himself for all his academic qualifications and never entered a single classroom nor had any private tutor as he furthered his education after high school. He currently holds an ACCA Chartered Certified Accountant qualification, ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business, and holds a Bsc (Hons) Applied Accounting with Oxford Brookes University.
Career Highlights
Successful large/national projects implemented
- Establishment of Zimbabwe’s first Central Securities Depository through Chengetedzai Depository Company Limited
- Implementation and maintenance of over 3,000 point of sale and fiscal devices across Zimbabwe for the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Fiscalisation Project
- Successfully project managed the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Self-Assessment of Tax System
• Instrumentally involved in the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Online Payments System project
Key Accolades
- Africa Youth Awards 2018: Most Influential Young African
- Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list of 2018
- World Economic Forum Global Shapers Youth Award 2018: ICT Sector
- Entrepreneurs Organisation Global Student Entrepreneur Award 2015
- Junior Chamber International (JCI) Creative Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2014
- Was one of six Zimbabweans selected on a 5-week Business and Entrepreneurship Exchange Program to the US in October 2014
- Top ICT Project of the Year 2012 (Public Sector) award
- Featured in the Junior Achievement Worldwide, 2011/2012 Africa Annual report on behalf of Zimbabwe
- Top ICT Company Web Developer of the Year 2011 award
- 1st Runner-Up Top ICT Company of the Year 2011 award
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