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The Board of Directors for the Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has appointed Robert Eiman as the Bank’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 July 2026.
Eiman succeeds Raphael Karuaihe, who retired on 31 March 2026, following his dedicated service and contribution to the Bank, Board Chairperson, Josephat Mwatotele said in a statement on Wednesday.
In the interim, the Board has appointed the Chief Financial Officer, Abel Akayombokwa, as Acting CEO until 30 June 2026.
Eiman is a seasoned Executive with extensive experience across Micro Finance, Commercial, Corporate Banking and Development Finance.
He also has experience in preparing, evaluating and structuring larger deals in various industries as well as strategy development and implementation.
The bank said Eiman holds a Master of Business Administration from the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics in the Netherlands.
He joins Agribank from Nampost Financial Brokers (POSTFIN), where he served as CEO, and has previously held senior positions at the Development Bank of Namibia and First National Bank of Namibia, where he has demonstrated his skills in transformational leadership, strategic orientation, credit risk management, market analysis, banking operations, and client service management, among others.
The Board Agribank board said they welcome Eiman and look forward to leveraging his leadership skills, strategic insights, and financial industry knowledge to lead the Bank into its next phase of growth, sustainability, and impact.
Eiman’s appointment comes at a pivotal time when the Bank is embarking on an organisational transformation to respond to challenges of complex economic dynamics, climate change, low agriculture productivity and fragmented agriculture value chains, the statement said.
“I am honoured to serve in this role and look forward to building on the foundation laid by my predecessors, while steering the Bank towards long-term sustainable growth and contributing to the transformation of the agricultural sector,”Eiman said about his appointment.
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