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 qualied 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)