Himba Cheelo

Seasoned senior executive with 20+ years’ leadership in government, regulatory authorities, agriculture and energy

Zambia

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Experience

  • Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Zambia
    Oct 2023 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Controlling Officer at the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, with overall authority to make strategic and policy decisions related to national fisheries and livestock development.

  • Permanent Secretary - Technical Services at Ministry of Energy
    Sep 2022 - Oct 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Responsible for overseeing the promotion and regulation of public energy sector programmes and the implementation of the national energy policy.

  • Chief Executive Officer at Zambia Metrology Agency
    Dec 2014 - Sep 2022 · 7 yrs 10 mos

    Chief Executive Officer of the Zambia Metrology Agency (ZMA), a statutory body mandated to regulate the service provision of Scientific, Industrial and Legal Metrology. Key responsibilities included: a) Provision of superior board secretarial services b) Strategic leadership c) Oversight of day-to-day operations d) Effective mobilisation and management of financial resources e) Development and implementation of Strategic Plans, policies and procedures f) Management of external relationships and memberships of metrology groupings g) Policy advisor

  • Head of Technical Regulation, Fossil Fuels at Energy Regulation Board
    Sep 2001 - Dec 2014 · 13 yrs 4 mos

    Progressive promotion to managerial, technical regulation and compliance oversight roles in the petroleum sub-sector, which included the development, implementation and enforcement of standards in the sector. Also provision of technical input in support of the national energy policy.