Shepherd Machigere

Shepherd Machigere

Associate Partner

+263 (242) 495824

shepherd@absolomandshepherd.com

Board Memberships

Pharmadist Private Limited (a pharmaceutical distribution company)

Qualifications

Diploma in Banking (Institute of Bankers Zimbabwe)

Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators Diploma (now Chartered Governance Institute)

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Master of Commerce in Professional Accounting and Corporate Governance

Master of Laws in Commercial Law (LLM)

Professional Associations

Law Society of Zimbabwe

Institute of Bankers Zimbabwe

Biography

Shepherd has more than 20 years' experience in the financial services sector rising to become the General Manager of a Central Bank regulated entity. He has served in various capacities with one of Zimbabwe's largest financial services institutions. He is an expert in business law and compliance, having worked as a regulatory compliance professional in previous assignments. Shepherd is a qualied Banker with the Institute of Bankers Zimbabwe (IOBZ) and an admitted Graduate of the Chartered Governance Institute (formerly CIS). He sits on the Board of a pharmaceutical distribution company, Pharmadist (Pvt) Ltd. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Laws (LLD) with the University of South Africa and his Thesis focuses on shareholder protection in Zimbabwean company law.

Practice focus

Shepherd has overseen Exchange Control compliance for several of the country's inbound offshore investments and foreign loans. He has advised on matters in business regulation and compliance, banking law, corporate governance, commercial transactions, mining, investments, and Exchange Control.

Publications

Shepherd has made the following contributions to legal academia: The Doctrine of Capital Maintenance in Zimbabwean Company Law: A case for Company Law Reform (Dissertation – Great Zimbabwe University 2018) An analysis of the South African statutory derivative action: Lessons for Zimbabwe in amending its derivative action provisions (Dissertation – University of South Africa 2020)

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