{"id":63,"date":"2025-06-07T08:29:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T08:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstech-ltd.com\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2025-06-20T15:45:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T15:45:52","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstech-ltd.com\/index.php\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"63\" class=\"elementor elementor-63\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d6ef328 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d6ef328\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10646d13\" data-id=\"10646d13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae582b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ae582b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3a7b1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3f3a7b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-772d9e40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"772d9e40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dc7460e elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3dc7460e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd284d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4dd284d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstech-ltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Picture2-r8jghpqhctgz9xwnl75folbwaa83qfzm2j1yho2enk.jpg\" title=\"Picture2\" alt=\"Picture2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3082117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3082117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Gift Rukezo<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293354d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"293354d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Executive Officer<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce23cbb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7ce23cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e20896f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e20896f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Chartered Geologist | Resource Economist | Financial &amp; Technical Consultant<\/em><\/p><p>Gift Rukezo is a financial and international development advisor with over 20 years\u2019 experience supporting governments, development institutions, and private sector clients on investment strategy, industrial policy, and sustainable development. With a background in finance from Imperial College London and a track record working with development organisations such as the African Development Bank, European Union, and USAID, he specialises in structuring and evaluating high-impact projects across emerging markets. With expertise in financial modelling, value chain development, and advisory on donor-funded infrastructure and green economy initiatives, he has supported many financial institutions and corporates raise capital for business development across Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1256066d elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1256066d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77706d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77706d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstech-ltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/FK-Photo1-r8jghpqhctgz9xwnl75folbwaa83qfzm2j1yho2enk.jpg\" title=\"FK Photo[1]\" alt=\"FK Photo[1]\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78930e90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78930e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Frank Karara<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ecfb2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73ecfb2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Development Executive-Southern\u00a0Africa<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c31c9d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29c31c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017330c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"017330c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Frank is an ex bank official with over 40 years of banking and leadership experience leading teams in Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Treasury, Risk Management, Banking Operations, Administration and Technology. He worked for various local Banks and regional Banks that include Barclays Bank and Ecobank in Zimbabwe where he was responsible for overseeing the Operations and Technology teams in the SADC region. Following his retirement from active Banking, Frank focusses on family businesses in Manufacturing, Transport &amp; Logistics, Farming and Financial Advisory Services. He is an Associate of the Institute of Bankers in Zimbabwe and holds an MBA in Banking and Finance and is a board member and Trustee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Team Gift Rukezo Chief Executive Officer Chartered Geologist | Resource Economist | Financial &amp; Technical Consultant Gift Rukezo is a financial and international development advisor with over 20 years\u2019 experience supporting governments, development institutions, and private sector clients on investment strategy, industrial policy, and sustainable development. 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