Aleksandr-Alain Kalanda is CEO of Opportunity Malawi and is responsible for general administration and supervision of staff, providing leadership and direction for the management team. Aleksandr led in conceptualizing and rolling out Opportunity’s mobile branch services in Malawi. As one of Opportunity Malawi’s early employees and the head of risk and standards, Aleksandr participated in writing the bank’s policies and procedures. He worked for Deloitte as senior manager for the financial services team. Aleksandr has an MBA from Oxford Brookes University (UK), and is a Chartered Certified Accountant and qualified auditor. He was a featured speaker at the 2010 Global Savings Forum hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
