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| Monica Geingos is a qualified lawyer. Before assuming the First Lady role in 2015, she was a co-shareholder and Managing Director of Namibia’s largest private equity fund for over a decade. During this time, she served on the Boards of large public and private sector companies as either Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson. | |||
| '''Monica Geingos''' (née '''Kalondo'''; born in 1977) is a ]n ], lawyer and ] 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=289407793&privcapId=26689445&previousCapId=26689445&previousTitle=Stimulus%20Private%20Equity|title=Monica Geingos: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-12-25}}</ref> | |||
| ==Personal life & career== | ==Personal life & career== | ||
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Namibian businessperson| 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 1977 (age 47–48) Ondonga |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Spouse |
Hage Geingob (m. 2015) |
| Residence(s) | State House Windhoek Namibia |
| Alma mater | University of Namibia |
| Profession | Businesswoman, Lawyer |
Monica Geingos is a qualified lawyer. Before assuming the First Lady role in 2015, she was a co-shareholder and Managing Director of Namibia’s largest private equity fund for over a decade. During this time, she served on the Boards of large public and private sector companies as either Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson.
Personal life & career
In 2012, she was voted one of the 12 most influential people of Namibia, and in 2020 she was in the list of 100 most influential African women. 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, and General Director of Point Break.
Geingos holds two legal degrees B. Juris and an LLB.
Geingos married the then-President-elect of Namibia, Hage Geingob, on February 14, 2015, shortly before he was sworn into office. She has served as First Lady since March 2015.
References
- "The Villager-2012 most influential personalities". Thevillager.com.na. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- Siririka, Paheja (21 August 2020). "Geingos, Theofelus among 100 most influential women". New Era.
- 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.
- Geingob, Monica say 'I do', The Namibian, February 16, 2015
