Monica Geingos
Monica Geingos | |
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| First Lady of Namibia | |
| Assumed role March 21, 2015 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Preceded by | Penehupifo Pohamba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Monica Kalondo 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Spouse | |
| Residence(s) | State House, Windhoek |
| Alma mater | University of Namibia |
| Profession | Businesswoman, Lawyer |
Monica Geingos (born Monica Kalondo in 1976) is a Namibian entrepreneur, lawyer and First Lady of Namibia since 2015. She has been a board member and director within many of the country's large companies. She had also chaired the Presidential Economic Advisory Council.[1]
Personal life & career
In 2012, she was voted one of the 12 most influential people of Namibia.[2] She is married to the 3rd and current President of Namibia, Hage Geingob. Geingos is a graduate of the University of Namibia, and spent the early part of her career working for the Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) in Windhoek. Geingos served as Chairman of the Board of eBank Namibia and is the managing director of the financial undertaking Stimulus,[3] and General Director of Point Break.[4]
Geingos holds two legal degrees B. Juris and an LLB.[5]
References
- ^ "Monica Geingos: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ^ "The Villager-2012 most influential personalities". Thevillager.com.na. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ New Era Publication Corporation (2014-07-11). "On the Spot with Chairperson of EBank, Monica Kalondo | New Era Newspaper Namibia". Newera.com.na. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ "Monica Geingos first Namibian speaker at 'Masters of Success'". The Namibian. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ^ "First Lady Masters of Success next quest". New Era Newspaper Namibia. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
